. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. owthe surface, or when it is desirable to turn under a green-manure crop. Even hard lands may be got in such con-dition, by means of tillage and green-manures, that theymay be worked up with harrow tools when the orchardcomes into bearing. Plowing the orchard, therefore, hastwo legitimate objects : to mellow and ameliora
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. owthe surface, or when it is desirable to turn under a green-manure crop. Even hard lands may be got in such con-dition, by means of tillage and green-manures, that theymay be worked up with harrow tools when the orchardcomes into bearing. Plowing the orchard, therefore, hastwo legitimate objects : to mellow and ameliorate theland to aconsiderable depth, so that the roots may foragedeep ; to turn under a cover crop. The former purposeshould not be necessary after the first few plowings. Anincidental object of plowing is to facilitate the makingof the annual surface mulch ; and this mulch is to savethe moisture. The Apple thrives in a variety of soils, but it is mostproductive and longest-lived on land which has a con-siderable original admixture of clay: that is, in a clayloam. Iiands which yield good crops of wheat and cornmay be expected to be good Apple lands, if other condi-tions are right. Rolling, inclined, or somewhat elevatedlands are generally considered to be most Their value lies in the better drainage of water and trees may be set in either fall or spring. Forty feetapart each way is the standard distance for Apple trees •but some varieties, as the Wag-ener and the crabs, may be set ~ closer. In the .South and on thePlains, trees may be set closer,as they do not attain such greatsize as in the northeasternstates. In general, it is best todevote the land to Apples alone;but persons who are willing togive the plantation the best ofcare may plant other treesbetween theApples, as fill-ers. The more diverse thekinds of trees which areplanted together, the moredifficult it is to give theproper care to each. Someof the shorter-lived varieties of Apples make excellent
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