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Show HILLSIDE APPLE ORCHARD. An Ideal Place for the Setting of Fruit Trees. If possible, solcct a hlllsldo for tho now applo orchard. Havo It on tho sldo of tho hill thnt gots fewest of tho heavy windstorms. This will often suvo tho applo crop. Plow tho land deeply, running tho furrows across tho hill to provent washing. If the soil Is very light. lonvo nn unplowod strip hero nnd thoro to further act as a check to washing. If tho trees aro to bo sot out this spring, mnnuro heavily In tho furrows. This will sccuro tho full boneflts of tho mnnuro and provent somo of it bolng washed away. If tho supply of barnyard manuro Is short put In phosphorus, potassium and nltrogon In somo form or othor, Olvo tho trees a good start so they can mako good roots tho first year. Uso varieties that havo been demonstrated demon-strated to bo tho best for tho locality and go slow on tho kinds that havo not boon sufficiently tried. Head tho trees low, says the Farmers' Farm-ers' Itoview. This Is tho moro necessary neces-sary It thoy aro on high locations exposed ex-posed to tho winds. Low headed trees loso fowor applos than high headed ones. On tho hlllsldo do not plant othor crops oxcopt grass, It tho land- is vory sloping. Tho ground should bo encouraged en-couraged to grass ovor and form a good sod as quickly as possible |