Apples . T*^t*T. Y^ ffi DISTANCE TO PLANT TREES. 441 of this sj:t vlo:iij:;slralco itself then there is ;. decided advan-tage ill the level land for the orchard, so far as the ease andcomfort with which the ie<riilar work of cnlLivation and har-vesting can be carried on. The low ground forces the treeinDre Iapidly during the years immediately following planting,causing a rank growtli of wood and foliage, but at the sametime somewhat retards the period at which the tree commencesbearing. It is also evident that trees on the sandy bottom lands re-quire more fertilizing than those grown on the
Apples . T*^t*T. Y^ ffi DISTANCE TO PLANT TREES. 441 of this sj:t vlo:iij:;slralco itself then there is ;. decided advan-tage ill the level land for the orchard, so far as the ease andcomfort with which the ie<riilar work of cnlLivation and har-vesting can be carried on. The low ground forces the treeinDre Iapidly during the years immediately following planting,causing a rank growtli of wood and foliage, but at the sametime somewhat retards the period at which the tree commencesbearing. It is also evident that trees on the sandy bottom lands re-quire more fertilizing than those grown on the higher andmore retentive sf)ii. As a general rule, too, trees growing onthe more elevated areas, while somewhat more liable to injuryfrom late spring frosts, at the same time possess a greater im-munity from frost than trees in shallow runs, or at the head ofhollows or draws where the aerial drainage is less lands situated in the river valley or upon the slopes bound-ing it, possess almost complete
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