1 8 SOUTHERN ORCHARD PLANTINGS 
An apple orchard is five times as valuable as the same land planted to wheat, com or cotton 
Fruits for the South 
Apples 
If there is any fruit that may be called a general favorite all over the country, 
it is the Apple. The trees are hardy, easy to grow, and the fruit is one of the 
most pleasing. For home use Apples will give you fruit from early summer 
until the following spring, if vou plant the right varieties. If you grow for 
market, you will always get excellent prices for choice fruit, for there is an ever- 
increasing demand for good Apples. An orchard does not cost much to plant 
and keep up, is easy to handle, and a good one is a money-maker; in fact an 
apple orchard is worth five times as much as grain on the same land. No matter 
whether you grow for your own use or for sale, you should have an Apple orchard. 
In selecting varieties, you should get some that ripen their fruit in early 
summer, others in late summer, and more in fall. This will give you fresh 
fruit over a much longer period. The leading summer Apples for either home 
or market use are Red Astrachan, Red June. Yellow Transparent, Early Har- 
vest, and Hor.se. .Among Apples that ripen in autumn. Bonum. Fall Pippin, 
Grimes, and Buckingham are the best for general use. There are numerous 
winter Apples. For the home orchard Delicious, Kinnard, Paragon (Mammoth 
Black Twig). Rome Beauty. Stayman Winesap. Yates, and York are among 
the best. Anv of these are good commercial sorts. 
Apple trees like a .soft mellow .soil where there is adequate drainage. Almost 
any soil that will grow good corn or cotton will give excellent results under 
Apples. The trees should be set out when dormant. The fall is a good time. 
The hole to receive the tree should be about 3 feet in diameter and 18 
inches deep. Work the soil until it is mellow. See that all roots lie as they did 
in the nur»cr>' and then firm the earth about them. If any root» are bruised or 
