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Show j CHOC'SiftS SITE FG!, ORCHARD Gre?t Caution Should Be Exercised in Selecting Location Soil Is Most Important. A person planning to set out an orchard or-chard in the future should exercise great caul ion in choosing the site because his success -depends largely upon it. The first thing to consider is the soil, lie should examine both the surface and the subsoil as to the sourness and the ease of working and fertility. He should examine the surface sur-face and the sub-drainage. Another important point that few-people few-people consider Is the air drainage. If the orchard is at the foot of a long slope it is more liable to frost damage. dam-age. It is also Important which way the orchard slopes. If It :ts so the sun can shine directly upon it in the early morning the frost is apt to do more injury. The slope also has much to do with the coloring and ripening of the fruit. The land should not slope toward the prevailing wind because the winds will do the trees much injury. Not of the least importance are the windbreaks. Do not select a site where cedar trees are near, as they harbor the apple rust You also must . consider who owns it, because your neighbor may not choose to leave it there. If a prospective orchardist will consider these points carefully he Is sure of success as far as site is concerned. |