Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . omes to bearing age bythe third or fourth spring after planting. Because of this quick-maturing feature the trees are often planted with apples, whichmature more slowly. The plan usually followed in this fillersystem of planting is shown in figure 136. There are three times asmany peach fillers as there are permanent apple trees. When the peach trees are about ten or twelve years old they 208 THE PEACH ORCHARD may be cut out and the ground will be fairly well occupied withapple trees. Inter-cropping.—The sam
Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . omes to bearing age bythe third or fourth spring after planting. Because of this quick-maturing feature the trees are often planted with apples, whichmature more slowly. The plan usually followed in this fillersystem of planting is shown in figure 136. There are three times asmany peach fillers as there are permanent apple trees. When the peach trees are about ten or twelve years old they 208 THE PEACH ORCHARD may be cut out and the ground will be fairly well occupied withapple trees. Inter-cropping.—The same principles regarding mter-croppingmentioned for the apple orchard apply here (Fig. 135). If cropswliich require thorough cultivation are grown between the trees,then the trees will receive the cultivation they need. Do notgrow tall crops, such as corn or sorghum between the trees. Thistends to shade the trees too much unless wide spaces are betweenthe crops and the trees. Early varieties of Irish potatoes aresuitable, if the soil is favorable. It is well to let the orchard have. Fig. 133. -Fruit trees should be heeled in as soon as received or when dug from the the soil well about the roots. (Indiana Station.) very little if any cultivation during the latter part of the summerand early fall. Cover Crops.—It is more important, perhaps, with peaches thanwith any other orchard trees to have a cover crop sown late in Julyor early in August to remain during the fall and winter (Fig. 137).The growth of this crop will tend to check the growth of the treesin the fall, cause them to ripen their buds and bark in time forwinter and prevent some winter killing. The cover crop will alsotake up and hold available plant food for the use of the trees thenext summer. It will prevent leaching and washing of the cover crop also keeps a carpet over the ground which is muchappreciated during the .winter pruning and spraying operations. For the cover crop sow rye, winter
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