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south where growth is ranker. 
spacing is often permissible. 
SIZES THAT DO BEST 
For the home orchard, the 5- to 6- 
foot, branched tree is generally con- 
sidered best, though the careful 
planter will have success with the 4- 
to 5-foot, branched tree. Commetcial 
planters often use the 4- to 5-foot and 
3- to 4foot sizes because they have 
more time to care for them than the 
average home orchardist does. 
LAND O' LAKES strongly advise the 
larger sizes but list the smaller ones 
for those who can spend ai little extra 
time in their care. 
























VARIETY SELECTION 
Partly select varieties by personal 
tastes and partly by adaptability to 
your location. Read the descriptions 
carefully as to zones where they can 
be grown and then be sure to have 
one or two early Apples of different 
varieties, one or two fall or early win- 
ter Apples and a like number of win- 
ter keepers. 
Apples need cross pollination, so 
by all means buy at least two va- 
rieties unless there are older trees 
already planted in your orchard. 
Select the numbers of each type 
of Apples you will need for all pur- 
poses according to family size and 
tastes. Six trees are about the min- 
imum number that will cover all 
season and most culinary uses. Trees 
when young will supply about a peck 
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HPP LES 
for Healih 
Apples are recognized as being 
the healthiest of fruits. They supply 
bulk, energy, minerals and vitamins 
to the diet. All are important and 
while the Apple is not a "perfect" 
food it does supply many a missing 
link in the average diet. 
Grown in your own orchard, they 
will appear more often in the diet. 
Besides they are awfully nice for 
that late evening snack in winter and 
to help pack the kiddies dinner pail. 
Ftow to Grow (Apples in the Farm Orchard 
An instruction booklet on planting, first pruning and spraying is included 
with each shipment, but before you order, one of the things you should consider 
() is space so that you can determine how many trees to order. 
Spacings of 25 feet or 20 by 25 feet are suitable for Zones V and VI. Space 
30 feet or 25 by 30 feet in Zones III and IV. Space 35 feet or 30 by 35 feet in 
Zones I and II. Spacings of 40 feet or 35 by 40 feet are often used in the area 
Where one row of trees is planted in the home orchard, or two rows, closer 
For best pruning practices, secure a bulletin from your local county agent. 
Spraying and other detailed information can often be secured there also. 
of Apples per tree after about three 
to five years in the orchard, depend- 
ing on care, etc., and when mature 
from ten to twenty bushels per tree 
with good care. Larger yields are gen- 
erally confined to the more southern 
areas. 
HOW TO PLANT TREES 
Trees should be heeled in on the north side of 
a building or kept wrapped in an otherwise 
cool, moist location until ready to plant. Trees 
will be shipped when it is felt that planting time 
has arrived in your area. 
When ready to plant, dig a hole larger than 
you think necessary and deep enough so that the 
tree will set 2 or 3 inches deeper than it grew in 
the nursery. Deeper is better than shallower. In 
the meantime, the trees can be unwrapped and 
set in a bucket or tub of water to pick up all the 
moisture they can before setting in the hole. 
Clip the root ends slightly just before placing 
the trees in their holes, fill in with earth and 
TRAMP with your feet just as hard as possible. 
A good drink for the trees, at this time is very 
appropriate. Fill up the hollow that has been 
left for that purpose a couple of times and more 
if the soil is dry. Better yet, fill the hole with 
water first if the season is unusually dry. 
Sift drier, looser soil over the surface after the 
water has soaked away. This prevents crusting 
of the surface. 
Follow instructions on pruning that accom- 
pany your order, or prune more severely than 
indicated. Side branches should be spaced from 
10 to 12 inches apart along the trunk, and 
distributed as evenly about the trunk as possible. 
All excess branches should be cut off. Get a 
good pruning bulletin from your county agent to 
proceed from there. 
