Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . esent quarters, and the fourth of their age, givean average of a quarter of a peck from each tree, so thatwe might have, from 4840 trees, growing on one acre ofground, 302 bushels of fine Api^les, which, even this abund-ant season (1864), would be (if Coxs Orange), worth 5s. perbushel, or ^75. In 1866, the trees then averaging half apeek each, would double this sum, and make an acre ofApple trees a very agreeable and eligible investment. Thekinds likely to sell best in the markets, and which arc mostproductive, are the following
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . esent quarters, and the fourth of their age, givean average of a quarter of a peck from each tree, so thatwe might have, from 4840 trees, growing on one acre ofground, 302 bushels of fine Api^les, which, even this abund-ant season (1864), would be (if Coxs Orange), worth 5s. perbushel, or ^75. In 1866, the trees then averaging half apeek each, would double this sum, and make an acre ofApple trees a very agreeable and eligible investment. Thekinds likely to sell best in the markets, and which arc mostproductive, are the following;—Coxs OrangePippin, BeinetteVan Mons, Eibston Pippin, Sturmer Pippin, Scarlet Non-Ijareil, and Dutch Miguonne. These are dessert following are valuable kitchen Apples, and abundantbearers:—Hawthomden, New Hawthornden, Smalls Admir-able, Coxs Pomona, Keswick Codlin, Dumelows Seedling,Lord Suffield, Norfolk Bearer, Duchess of Oldenburgh, andForge Apple. Such large varieties as Bedfordshire Found-ling, Blenheim Orange, and Warners King, should have. more space, and be planted 4 feet apart, and be thinned outby removal, as recommended for those planted 3 feet apart,I refer the reader to pp. 53, 54 for the proper method ofplanting these bush Apple trees, wliich is exactly that re-commended for bush Pear trees on quince stocks. • It may be by some made a question of expense, for al-though the return must be large and profitable, the purchaseof nearly 5000 Apple trees would involve a large outlay. Tothis I reply—first, that stocks costing only a small sum perthousand may be planted and grafted where the trees are togrow permanently; and, second, that a large demand, whichmy method of planting would create, wiU also create a cheapsupply. The preparation of the ground should be as follows:—It should, previous to planting, be forked over to a deotliof 20 inches ; if very poor and exhausted, from 30 to 40 tonsof manure may be forked in—not more, as trees such as Ih
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