APPLES 
Apples are unquestionably the leader of all the fruits grown in the United States. The 
trees are equally as productive in the South as in the North, prov.dmg the proper varieties a e 
Selected The standard sorts will begin bearing when from six to ten years old, and continue m 
profitable fruiting condition for forty years or more. 
THE SOIL. While the Apple is a tree that can be successfully grown in almost any soil 
when proper attention is given to cultivation and fertilizing, the most gratifying results are 
Tbta ne I on a d e"' g,,^elfy or clay loam. Sandy loam will likewise produce prohtable bearing 
?ee a d som ve'rv stony fields furnish ideal conditions for orchards. Practically any soil that 
w-U produce a good'crop of grain, corn or wheat, will be entirely suited to growing Apples^ 
Too much attention cannot be given to the initial preparation of the land. If the soil is 
a stiff clay or clay loam, it should be deeply plowed and well harrowed. Care shou d be taken to 
provide good dr.4age, as the trees are impatient of a wet soil; this can be done by selecting a 
iTaUonlith a slight Natural slope, or by underdraining with ^^^-^^^'^[^^^.^l^^Z 
the ground should be liberally fertilized, either with barnyard manure, «':,=7"^ ^ 'f^'™^^^^^ 
that contain the elements needed by your particular soil, a matter very easily determined through 
your slate agricultural experiment stations. 
THE TREES. The first essential point in successful fruit-growing is the selection ot the 
varietiefadapted to your location. As before stated, we shall be please to J-'^- ^ 
such varieties of Apples as are best for your plantings; just tell us what the sod is, where the 
orchard is to be located, the height above the sea-level, and we know we can give you valuable 
Two- and three-year-old trees are used almost exclusively in the East and we believe these 
are best The trees have had more time in the nursery row, with careful cultivation and training, 
and arc from 5 to 7 feet high. , , 
It is customary with some nurserymen to allow a tree to grow two or three years from bud 
