Show aa SLOPING SITE FOR frequently low lying grove ar are less lois fruitful than those planted on an higher levels every fruit grower whether whether ft a practical or theoretical man should realize from the very baegl beginning ning that to succeed in fruit growing he lie must work hard with both head bead and hanu in the planting of an orchard there are many features to be considered 11 II 11 of which are equally important I 1 in tae success of fruit growing site air drainage oil soil plan election selection of varl ties selection lection Be source and care of trees time ume of planting cultivation irrigation pruning praying spraying and ing whatever the a aze zo of the or chard there are several point points which should be considered before tle trees are planted writes fabian garcia in the denver field and farm the first of these Is the bite site or location and slid this la Is of much importance whenever possible the i should select a gently eloping sloping site as such a locality provides good air drainage this while not generally considered Is very important in ch cold air la Is heavier than warm air and for ahli reason it will settle in the lower places which are most likely to be the frosty ones frequently tha the low dylag orchards are lesa less fruitful than that thode planted on tl tt e 9 sloping or higher levels in all other irrigated di districts iritts the land must be as level as possible in order to facial tate irrigation and for this reason it Is almost impossible to secure an ideal site so far as air drainage Is 13 concerned conc c arned perhaps the best fruit belts consid ering them from the air drainage proposition ue he on the first level of our mesa lands if it enough water could be developed on an those these high lands the damage caused by the spring frosts would be largely mitigated old time fruit growers and many writers lay great etess ess upon the soil and one would think from their descriptions concerning these requirements of the different fruits that thit there would be no hope of success unless a soil of exactly such and such character could be found it Is true that while most fruits are partial to certain kinds of soil 11 most 1 of them will do well on many kinds provided it Is deep enough and care Is taken of the trees ily by proper attention to tillage ana and utilizing the many different methods of changing the cha character ratter of tha the soil one need not bo be discouraged if it Is not typical in every way for this or that fruit of 0 course better success at less expense and labor may be had if the boil soil Is adapted to the fruit planted oftentimes the greatest sue cess depends more upon the individual who cares for the trees than upon the oil soil in which they are grown some men succeed in poor soil while others all fall or have acor results on good soil A very large percentage taga tage of the young trees which die dle per perish h principally on account of not having bad had proper care |