HOW TO PLANT 
In planting in yard, garden, or field, the ground 
should be well prepared, and stock should be handled 
with least possible exposure. We offer the following 
suggestions on some of the more important plants. 
How to Plant Balled 
Wrong Way 
Eight Way 
How to Plant Boses 
Evergreens 
PLANTING DISTANCE OF FRUIT TREES 
Usual recommended 
Best average 
Number per acre at 
distance 
distance 
average distance 
Apple . 
25 to 32 feet 
30 x 30 feet 
48 
Plum and Apricots. 
16 to 22 feet 
20 x 20 feet 
108 
Pear ... 
22 to 30 feet 
25 x 25 feet 
69 
Cherries and Peaches.... 
12 to 16 feet 
14 x 14 feet 
147 
Raspberry — (Hill). 
4 x 6 or 5 x 5 feet 
4 x 6 feet 
1815 
(Hedge).. 
1*4 x 3 by 6 to 7 feet 
2x6 feet 
3630 
Blackberry . 
1 V 2 to 3 x 7 feet 
2 x 7 feet 
3110 
Gooseberry . 
4x6 feet 
4 x 6 feet 
1815 
Currant ... 
4x6 feet 
4 x 6 feet 
1815 
Grape ... 
8x8 feet 
8 x 8 feet 
680 
Strawberry— 
Everbearing. 
. 15 to 18 in. x 3 to 4 ft. 
1V^ x 3 feet 
9680 
June bearing . 
18 to 24 in. x 4 ft. 
2 x 4 feet 
5445 
To determine the number of plants required per acre for any distance multiply the two 
plant distances and divide the product into 43,560 (the number of square feet per acre). 
Before and After Planting 
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