Freight and Express Rates 
First class large size trees can be sent from Dansville, N. Y., to any of these points by freight for 
less than lc per tree. Small orders should be sent by express which can be done for about 2c per 
tree. Add this to our price and you know just what your trees will cost delivered to your station. 
However, no order can be sent by express or freight for less than 35c., therefore if your order is 
less than seventeen trees, you are to send 35c. for transportation charges; if over seventeen trees 
when sent by freight it will be 35c plus one cent for each additional tree ; if over seventeen trees 
when sent by express 35c plus two cents for each additional tree. 
Express rates Freight rates 
for 50 lbs. for 100 lbs. 
$ .57 
Albany, N. Y. 
$ .22 
.81 
Augusta, Me. 
.37 
.57 
Baltimore, Md. 
.25 >4 
.69 
Concord, N. H. 
.30 
.69 
Columbus, Ohio 
.31 
.57 
Cleveland, Ohio 
.26 
.62 
Dover, Del. 
.34 
.66 
Hartford, Conn. 
.30 
.81 
Indianapolis, Ind. 
.36 
.83 
Oakville, Ont. 
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.69 
Providence, R. I. 
.30 
.57 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
.26 
.75 
Richmond, Va. 
.39J4 
.90 
Springfield, Ill. 
.45 
.58 
Trenton, N. J. 
.25)4 
.53 
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 
.25>4 
Express rates 
Freight rates 
for 50 lbs. 
for 100 lbs, 
$ . 38 
Albion, N. Y. 
$ .24 
.38 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
.16 
.43 
Bradford, Pa. 
.23 
.84 
Charleston, W. Va. 
.34 
.81 
Cincinnati, Ohio 
.34 
.66 
Detroit, Mich. 
.31 
.62 
Greenfield, Mass. 
.30 
.53 
Harrisburg, Pa. 
.25 
.88 
Muskegon, Mich. 
.3614 
.58 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. .3814 
.62 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
.2514 
.66 
Rutland, Vt. 
.3814 
.53 
Scranton, Pa. 
.25 >4 
.38 ' 
Sodus, N. Y. 
.22 
.66 
Worcester, Mass. 
.30 
.62 
Washington, D. C. 
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ESTIMATE WEIGHT OF TREES AND PLANTS BOXED 
Trees, XXX, 5 to 7 feet, 200 to 250 lbs. per 100 trees 
Trees, XX, 4/4 to 6 feet, 150 to 200 lbs. per 100 trees 
Trees, X, 4 to 5 feet, 100 to 150 lbs. per 100 trees 
Shrubs, Roses, etc., No. 1 size, 75 to 100 lbs. per 100 plants 
Grapes, Berries, etc., No. 1 size, 25 to 50 lbs. per 100 plants 
Orchard Planting Plans 
SQUARE PLAN for Setting an Orchard. Open circle 
represents permanents, 40 ft. apart and dots fillers; 20 ft. 
apart. The latter to be removed in twenty years. These 
are distances adopted by most planters. 
Number of Trees or Plants to an Acre. The fol¬ 
lowing table will show how many trees or plants 
are required for an acre at any distance apart. 
Square Method 
Triangular Method 
40 feet apart 
27 trees 
31 trees 
35 feet apart 
35 trees 
40 trees 
30 feet apart 
50 trees 
55 trees 
25 feet apart 
70 trees 
80 trees 
20 feet apart 
110 trees 
125 trees 
18 feet apart 
135 trees 
155 trees 
15 feet apart 
195 trees 
225 trees 
12 feet apart 
305 trees 
350 trees 
10 feet apart 
435 trees 
505 trees 
8 feet apart 
680 trees 
775 trees 
6 feet apart 
1,210 trees 
1,600 trees 
5 feet apart 
1,745 trees 
2,010 trees 
4 feet apart 
2,722 trees 
3,145 trees 
3 feet apart 
4,840 trees 
5,590 trees 
2 feet apart 
10,890 trees 
12,575 trees 
1 foot apart 
43,560 trees 
50,300 trees 
TRIANGULAR PLAN for Setting an Orchard. A per¬ 
manent, set 40 ft. apart. C and B fillers, 20 feet apart. C 
fillers to be removed in fifteen years. B filler to be re¬ 
moved in 25 years. These are the distances adopted by 
most planters. 
Suitable Distances fssh Planting 
Apples, Standard 
30 to 40 feet 
Apples, Dwarf 
8 to 10 feet 
Pears, Standard 
18 to 20 feet 
Pears, Dwarf 
10 feet 
Peaches and Apricots 
16 to 18 feet 
Cherries, Sweet 
18 to 20 feet 
Cherries, Sour 
15 to IS feet 
Plums 
16 to 20 feet 
Quinces 
10 to 12 feet 
Grapes 
8 to 10 feet 
Currants 
3 to 4 feet 
Gooseberries 
3 to 4 feet 
Raspberries 
3 to 4 feet 
Blackberries 
5 to 7 feet 
Strawberries 
1 '/z by 1 }4 feet 
Asparagus, in beds 
1 by 1 )4 feet 
Asparagus, in fields 
1 by 3 feet 
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