8 
and sprinkle in the soil, so as to fill up all the space, shaking 
the tree gently while the soil is being put in. 
Mulching with long manure is very useful. It should be 
spread around the tree to a distance of several feet. It pre- 
vents evaporation and shields the tree from the severe 
droughts of summer and the extreme cold of our winters. 
Distances for planting. 
Standard Apples 30 feet apart each way. 
20 
do 
do 
Cherries (strong growing sorts). . . . 
25 
do 
do 
20 
do 
do 
Plum, Peach, Apricot and Nectarine, 
10 to 
18 
do 
do 
10 
do 
do 
Apple, Pear, Cherry and Plum, 
(dwarf) 8 to 
10 
do 
do 
Currant, Gooseberry and Raspberry, 
4 
do 
do 
5 
do 
do 
Grapes on trellis (strong growing 
10 
do 
do 
6 
do 
do 
Straw berries 2 \ feet between rows, and 1 foot in the rows. 
Number of trees on an acre when planted at stated distances : 
30 feet apart each way 49 
25 
do 
do 
20 
do 
18 
do 
do 
15 
do 
do 
12 
do 
do 
10 
do 
do 
8 
do 
do 
6 
do 
do 
5 
do 
4 
do 
do 
3 
do 
do 
