. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . ty of certain fruits to the localitywill need to be taken into account. The following plan,providing for a garden ninety by two hundred and fortyfeet, will, however, be suggestive: ooooooooooooo Grapes o ooooooooooo o 1 50 Blackberries o 70 Raspberries o 2 10 Apples o 3 40 Currants *^ 4 10 Peaches o 5 Pears 5 30 Gooseberries ^ 6 5 Cherries o 5 Plums o 5 Quinces__ o 7 Strawberries o 8 Strawberries In regions where the climate will not permit the grow-ing of peaches, pears or quinces, hardy apples can be addedin their stead. Several trees each
. Agriculture; a text for the school and the farm . ty of certain fruits to the localitywill need to be taken into account. The following plan,providing for a garden ninety by two hundred and fortyfeet, will, however, be suggestive: ooooooooooooo Grapes o ooooooooooo o 1 50 Blackberries o 70 Raspberries o 2 10 Apples o 3 40 Currants *^ 4 10 Peaches o 5 Pears 5 30 Gooseberries ^ 6 5 Cherries o 5 Plums o 5 Quinces__ o 7 Strawberries o 8 Strawberries In regions where the climate will not permit the grow-ing of peaches, pears or quinces, hardy apples can be addedin their stead. Several trees each of apricots and nectarineswill make a welcome addition where they are adapted tothe climate. Varieties.—In selecting the varieties, care should betaken to secure both early and late kinds, so that the fruit 182 AGRICULTURE season may be extended as much as possible. Apples maybe chosen to begin ripening at harvest time, and continuetill late fall for winter storing. Cherries and plums maybe selected so that the crop will last during at least two. Apples growing in a Washington orchard. months. The same is true with grapes and many of theberries. THE FRUIT GARDEN 183 List of plants.—The following fruit garden list isrecommended by the United States Department of Agricul-ture for regions of the latitude of northern Ohio: Apples (10 trees).—Two Baldwin, 2 Grimes Golden, 1 Falla-water, 2 Red Astrakan, 1 Bonum, 1 Bough Sweet, 1 Trans-cendent Crab. Peaches (10 trees).—One Alexander, 2 Rareripe (Yellow), 2Early Crawford, 4 Late Crawford, 1 Stephens Rareripe. Cherries (5 trees).—Two Early Richmond, 2 Black Tartarian,1 Allen. Plums (5 trees).—Two Green Gage, 2 Lombard, 1 Willard. Pears (5 trees).—Two Bartlett, 1 Duchess, 1 Kieffer, 1 Seckel. Quinces.—Five Champion. Grapes (50 vines).—Twenty-five Concord, 10 Niagara, 15Brighton. Raspberries (70 bushes).—Twenty-five Gregg, 10 Marlboro, 25Cuthbert, 10 Golden Queen. Blackberries (50 bushes).—Twenty-five Agawam, 25 Tayl
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