. Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture;. Agriculture. 142 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE Arithmetic: 1. If one plants 4 rows of raspberries 100 ft. long, with 2 plants per hill 2 ft. apart in the row, how many plants are required? 2. If one has four 100-ft. rows of raspberries, rows 7 ft. apart, how much space do they occupy? 3. If raspberries yield 2,500 qts. per acre, how many quarts should one get from a patch 28 ft. by 100 APPLES Adaptibility.—By selection and grafting, varieties of apples have been obtained which are very hardy and adapt thems
. Elements of farm practice, prepared especially for teaching elementary agriculture;. Agriculture. 142 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE Arithmetic: 1. If one plants 4 rows of raspberries 100 ft. long, with 2 plants per hill 2 ft. apart in the row, how many plants are required? 2. If one has four 100-ft. rows of raspberries, rows 7 ft. apart, how much space do they occupy? 3. If raspberries yield 2,500 qts. per acre, how many quarts should one get from a patch 28 ft. by 100 APPLES Adaptibility.—By selection and grafting, varieties of apples have been obtained which are very hardy and adapt themselves to wide ranges of territory and vast differences in temperature. Apple-growing is no longer confined to the warmer portions of the South, but is a possibility in the colder sections of the North. Some very choice apples are raised in districts of short summers and cold winters. Soil.—The chief re- quirement of soil for apple production seems to be that it contains an abund- ance of plant food. The poorer the soil, the more careful man- agement becomes nec- essary. The best con- dition for apples seems to be a rich, well-drained soil that will retain moisture. Preparation of the Soil.—Some prefer to raise apples in a sod- ded tract. Where such is the case, good clover or prairie sod need not be broken up. Holes should be dug large enough to accommo- date the tree without Figure ant)le3. Note care crowding itS rOOtS. taken to prevent bruising, as bruised ^ , . , » apples do not keep well. Where Cultivation ot. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875-; Wilson, E. W. , joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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