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Blake the ground thoroughly mellow at least 15 inches deep and 3 or 4 feet wide each 

 way, if boles are to be dug; thorough plowing of the entire plat is preferable if it can be 

 done. Prune the trees close; straighten out the roots evenly, having the tree standing 

 the same depth it was in the nursery; work fine, mellow soil (but no manure) among the 

 roots, and when they are all covered an inch or two, press the soil firmly down with the 

 foot or a broad ended maul, after which fill up evenly with loose soil, over which place 

 a mulch of rotten straw or manure, 3 or 4 inches deep, extending 3 feet every way from 

 the tree. Whether the mulch is put on or not. keep the soil well cultivated about the 

 tree. In this climate all trees should be headed low and lean a little to the northwest 

 when planted. 



DISTANCES APART TO PLANT TREES, VINES, ETC. 



Peaches, Plums, Standard Pears, Apricots, in light soil, 16 to 18 feet; in strong soil, 

 IS to "20 feet each way. 



Figs should be planted 20 to 24 feet apart. 

 Dwarf Pears, Quinces, etc., 10 to 15 feet apart. 



Kieffer Pear. 



