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always to be preferr'd, then you 

 ihould plant large-growing Timber- 

 trees at fome Dillance from the Or- 

 chard, to anfwer this Purpofe. 



Vou mould alfo have a great re- 

 gard to the Diftance of planting the 

 Trees, which is what few People 

 have rightly confider'd ; for if you 

 plant them too clofe, they will be 

 liable to Blights ; and the Air being 

 hereby pent in amongft them, will 

 caufe the Fruit to be ill- tailed, having 

 a great Quantity of damp Vapours 

 from the Perfpiration of the Trees, 

 and the Exhalations from the Earth, 

 mix'd with it, which will be imbi- 

 bed by the Fruit, and renders their 

 juices crude and unwholfome. 



Wherefore I can't but recommend 

 the Method which has been lately 

 practifed by fome particular Gentle- 

 men with very good Succefs j and 

 that is, to plant the Trees fourfcore 

 Feet afunder, but not in regular 

 Rows. The Ground between the 

 Trees they plow and fow with 

 Wheat, and other Crops, in the fame 

 manner as if it were clear from 

 Trees ;and they obferve their Crops 

 to be full as good as thofe quite ex- 

 pofed } except juft under each Tree, 

 when they are grown large, and af- 

 ford a great Shade ; and by thus 

 plowing and tilling the Ground, 

 the Trees are rendered more vigo- 

 rous and healthy, fcarcely ever hav- 

 ing any Mofs, or other Marks of 

 Poverty, and will abide much longer, 

 and produce better Fruit. 



If the Ground in which you in- 

 tend to plant an Orchard has been 

 Pafture for fome Years, then you 

 mould plow in the Green fward the 

 Spring before you plant the Trees : 

 and if you will permit it to lie a 

 Summer fallow, it will greatly mend 

 it, provided you ftir it two or three 

 times, to rot the Sward of Grafs, and 

 f revent Weeds grooving thereon, 



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At Mkhaelrr.as you fhould plow it 

 pretty deep, in order to make ic 

 loofe for the Roots of the Trees, 

 which mould be planted thereon in 

 Ottober y provided the Soil be dry ; 

 but if it be moilt, the Beginning of 

 March will be a better Seafon. 



When you have finimed planting 

 the Trees, you Ihould provide fome 

 Stakes to fupport them, otherwife 

 the Wind will blow them out of 

 the Ground ; which will do them 

 much Injury, efpecially after they 

 have been planted fome time j for 

 the Ground at that Seafon being 

 warm, and for the moll part moift, 

 the Trees will very foon pufh out a 

 great Number of young Fibres ; 

 which, if broken off by their being 

 dilpj.ased, will greatly retard the 

 Growth of them. 



In the Spring following, if the 

 Seafon mould prove dry, you mould 

 cut a Quantity of green Turf, which 

 muft be kid upon the Surface of the 

 Ground about their Roots, turning 

 the Grafs downward ; which will 

 prevent the Sun and Wind from dry- 

 ing the Ground, whereby a great 

 Expence of Watering will be faved : 

 and after the firft Year they will be 

 out of Danger, provided they have 

 taken well. 



Whenever you plow the Ground 

 betwixt thefe Trees, you muft be 

 careful not to go too deep amongft 

 their Roots, left you mould cut 

 them off, which would greatly da- 

 mage the Trees : but if you do it 

 cautioufly, the ftirringof the Surface 

 of the Ground will be of great Bene- 

 fit to them ; tho' you mould obferve 

 never to fow too near the Trees, 

 nor fuffer any great-rooting Weeds 

 to grow about them, which would 

 exhauft the Goodnefs of the Soil, 

 and ftarve them. 



The Soil of your Orchard mould 

 alfo be mended once in two or three 



Years 



