Practical Orcharding On Rough Lands. 1 1 7 



advantages that we have practiced spring plant- 

 ing almost exclusively. 



The soil in which we have planted was such 

 as could be much better fitted by winter work, 

 as already described under "Preparation of the 

 Orchard Site." Then we found that we could 

 take care of the trees better, easier and cheaper 

 in the trench than we could if they were set in 

 place over the orchard site, exposed to the 

 ravages of the field mice and rabbits, thus 

 necessitating the wrapping of the trees the first 

 winter. Again on this hilly land we find the 

 orchard sites frequently very much exposed to 

 the wind, and if the trees are set in the fall 

 they are often shaken about a good deal during 

 the winter as the roots have not had a chance 

 to anchor the tree by getting a hold on the soil. 

 We sometimes find that they have been worked 

 about until there is a funnel-shaped space 

 around them, and the ground might freeze 

 while in this condition. If there should come 

 a rain, this space may be filled with water and 

 then when another freeze follows as frequently 

 happens, the bark on the body of the tree is 

 bursted, either killing the tree or making it a 

 cripple. The progressive orchardists of the 

 future cannot afford to have many cripples to 

 nurse. Another reason for not setting in the 



