CHAPTER III 



ESTABLISHING THE ORCHARD 



A mistake in establishing the orchard is much more serious 

 than in the case of annual crops, where the error may be re- 

 paired at the close of a single season. Careful planning and 

 preparation for an orchard over a reasonable period of time 

 will pay large dividends. 



Operations : 



1. Selecting the region. ^ 



2. Determining the size of the enterprise. 



3. Selecting the land to be planted. 



4. Determining time of planting. 



5. Determining varieties to plant. 



6. Determining planting distances and planting plans. 



7. Purchasing trees. 



8. Caring for trees on arrival. 



9. Preparing field for planting. 

 10. Planting the trees. 



1. Selecting the Region. One of the first things that the 

 prospective grower must do is to decide upon the region in 

 which he will carry on his fruit enterprise. Certain areas have 

 come to be known as favorable to this type of agriculture. The 

 answer then is to look about you. The best source of in- 

 formation available about fruit growing is often from those 

 who are growing fruit successfully. If none such are to be 

 found in the region, then there is generally a good reason for 

 it, because the region either is poorly adapted to the fruit 

 enterprise or is better adapted to some other. 



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