. 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. which are most difficult tocultivate are the ones whifli ;m lust cultivated. The Apple was early intr(«hiifil inu. this country. Inthe early days it was priztil i-hie(ly for cider. It is anancient and common notion that any Apple is good enoughfor cider ; and this is one reason for the neglect in whichthe Apple plantatio
. 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. which are most difficult tocultivate are the ones whifli ;m lust cultivated. The Apple was early intr(«hiifil inu. this country. Inthe early days it was priztil i-hie(ly for cider. It is anancient and common notion that any Apple is good enoughfor cider ; and this is one reason for the neglect in whichthe Apple plantation is commonly allowed to stand. Thebest results in Apple-growing are to he expected whenthe land is tilled. The reasons for tilling the orchard arethose which apply to other crops, —to make plant-foodavailable, to extend the area in which tlic roots can grow, hot and sunny country, that 11].- ro< its ex tend deep enoughto escape the disastrous ettrcts of drought. The idealtreatment of orchard land is to tit the ground deep beforethe trees are planted, to plow deep for a year or two orthree in order to force the roots down and to thoroughlyameliorate the soil, and to practice shallow tillage in orderto conserve moisture. {See Tillage.) Since trees make APPLE 77 1^. 105 A Eood New York Apple orchard at 25 years most of their growth early in the season, the tillage shouldbe begun as soon as the land is fit in spring; and it may bediscontinued by midsummer or August. This cessationof the tillage allows of the growing of some cover cropor catch crop (see Cover crops) late iu the season, inorder to secure humus and to improve the physical tex-ture of the soil. If the laud is well handled in the firstfew years, it will not be necessary to turn a furrow in theorchard thereafter, but merely to loosen the surface inthe spring with a spading harrow, spring-tooth harrow,or other tool, in order to reestablish the surface only reasons for turning a furrow will occur whenthe l
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