. Agriculture for southern schools. Fig. 144.—Picking Apples in Arkansas fruit trees. In the collection of fruits there could bestrawberries, raspberries, grapes, scuppernong grapes,peaches, plums, apples, pears, Japanese persimmons, 215 2l6 A(;ricultuke pomegranates, and pecans. It costs but little to buy thetrees and other plants needed. Make selections from thecatalogues of reliable nurserymen, not too far away. For success in fruit growing there must be (i) wise selec-tion of suitable varieties, (2) careful planting, (3) regular. 111 I L i s M ckmt sh Fig. 145. —\oiN( Pr\LH Ori h\rd with C
. Agriculture for southern schools. Fig. 144.—Picking Apples in Arkansas fruit trees. In the collection of fruits there could bestrawberries, raspberries, grapes, scuppernong grapes,peaches, plums, apples, pears, Japanese persimmons, 215 2l6 A(;ricultuke pomegranates, and pecans. It costs but little to buy thetrees and other plants needed. Make selections from thecatalogues of reliable nurserymen, not too far away. For success in fruit growing there must be (i) wise selec-tion of suitable varieties, (2) careful planting, (3) regular. 111 I L i s M ckmt sh Fig. 145. —\oiN( Pr\LH Ori h\rd with Clcimbers between the Ruws and intelligent pruning, (4) cultivation and fertilization,and (5) spraying to destroy injurious insects and plantdiseases. A small orchard for home use should containa number of varieties, so that there may be early, medium,and late fruit. Cultivation and fertilization. — Before planting fruittrees the land must be deeply plowed and well trees are generally set about 16 feet apart each FRUITS 217 way and apple trees 25 to 40 feet. On rather poorland fruit trees ought to be fertilized when set and eachyear afterwards. For young trees a complete fertilizeris best. In later years a mixture of phosphate and someform of potash may be sufficient. Nitrogen should thenbe supplied by cow-peas or some othercatch crop grownas a fertihzer be-tween the the fertili-zer as far out as thelimbs extend andwork it in with acultivator or a few years alow-growing, culti-vated
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