. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 107 Professor F. H. Ballou, Wooster, Ohio: ''Should be located on elevated lands ad- jacent to large bodies of water if pos- ; Professor H. C. Thompson, Agricultural College, Mississippi: "A northern slope in Mississippi is ; Professor J. R. Shinn, Moscow, Idaho: "Apples have been grown at elevations of 6,000
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. APPLES 107 Professor F. H. Ballou, Wooster, Ohio: ''Should be located on elevated lands ad- jacent to large bodies of water if pos- ; Professor H. C. Thompson, Agricultural College, Mississippi: "A northern slope in Mississippi is ; Professor J. R. Shinn, Moscow, Idaho: "Apples have been grown at elevations of 6,000 feet, but the profitable commercial orchards are below 3,000 feet. A loca- tion near to markets is very desirable.'* Professor R. W. Fisher, Bozeman, Mont., thinks that the best soils are rolling lands on hillsides because soil drainage and air drainage are better on these rolling situa- , tions, and there is less danger of frosts. Market Conditions Professor F. H. Ballou, Wooster, Ohio: "The orchard should be near a good ship- ping point, a large town is better than a small ; Professor H. C. Thompson, Agricultural College, Mississippi: "Locate the orchard near a good road and near a railroad, for the danger of bruising fruit and the cost of hauling are ; PREPARATIOIV OF LANDS FOR OR- CHARDS Timbered or Rocky Land In the case of land that has been cov- ered with timber or of rocky land, it is better before planting the trees to remove all the stumps and large rocks, because if the trees are to be properly lined in straight rows, stumps or rocks may inter- fere with the setting. I saw an orchard of several hundred acres in the Ozark mountains that was set on land where the underbrush had been grubbed and the large timber cut down and allowed to lie on the ground to rot while the apple trees were growing. This was not a sat- isfactory arrangement, because there could not be a proper alignment of trees, and the land could not be cultivated and
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