Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 10! 



have to be staked in order to keep them in 

 place that orchard has many chances against it. 

 When selecting nursery stock and examining 

 the root system thmk of them first as anchors, 

 and secondly as the means of gathering: plant 

 food from the soil. In order to succeed in 

 either or both of these functions it is necessary 

 that the roots extend in all directions. 



Should be Well Grown According to 



Variety. — Planters are frequently to blame foi 

 the poor trees delivered to them. They have 

 demanded trees of a certain size^ regardless of 

 the variety and their habit of growth. It 

 should be kept in mind that all yearling trees 

 are not the same size. For instance, a one year 

 Stark may be as large as a two year Trans- 

 parent. The habit of growth of the diflferent 

 varieties should always be taken into consider- 

 ation. The orchardist who orders Stark, Trans- 

 parent, Grimes, Jonathan, York and Rome 

 Beauty two years old and expects or demands 

 that they all be one size is not only making it 

 possible but is almost forcing the nurseryman to 

 put in a lot of three-year-old trees of the weaker 

 growing varieties in order to have them near 

 the same size, so as to please his customer. The 

 difference in habit of growth of the different 

 varieties should claim more attention of the 



