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Show Soil for Apple Growing. M A good fertilo soil, porous, loamy, M with plenty of humus, potash and M lime, so as to glvo fair to good crops YM of grain or graBs, Is tho most to bo, " " I H desired, while tho nearest approach H to theso requirements would bo my H next choice a soil that dries out quickly, so that it can be plowed soon H after a rain, ono that works easily, M so as to get tho host results with tho fl least labor; a soil that will glvo a H good crop of corn whilo wo aro grow- jH Ing tho trees; a soil that will not bake H too easily, Is tho ono that Is always H desirable Now comes a rocky or gravelly soil, which Is nearly always - H good, tho only drawback being that H It takes moro work to get results. H Vheso soils aro found In abundnnce In .fl nl our mountain districts, and nearly always thoy aro good fruit boIIs. L. H A. Goodman, M |