452 Planting Fruit Trees and Bushes. [nov. 



field in both directions with a light plough, such as a double- 

 breasted plough used for ridging. This should be done at the 

 distance of tree to tree, and then a tree hole can be dug at each 

 place where the transverse lines cross, while the place tor each 

 bush hole can be determined by measuring from a tree, the trees 

 being usually planted before the bushes. Even then, great care 

 is needed to prevent a tree or bush from being put more to one 

 side of the hole than the other, and frequent sighting is necessary 

 to insure straightness in the rows. 



If it is desired to angle the trees, so as to allow a little more 

 distance between them across the rows, a tree and a bush can 

 be planted alternately where the ploughed lines cross. The 

 difference between planting on the square and in angled form 

 is shown below, + indicating a tree, and o a bush : — 



Trees Squarely Planted. 



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When the land has been subsoiled only shallow holes are 

 necessar} but they should be at least 4 ft. across each way for 

 a tree and 3 ft. for a bush, in order that the roots may be 



