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d 1 d 0n the barren. rough areas of a t`ar‘m poor selections ot xarretres for p ant-
u 9 and be expected to succeed. As with l¤;¥· A ¤0\}` §’l`O“`€‘l` Wlll Pwm Swat'
_ . other crops, fruits respond to fertile. ly   S€UlDS lmm the Expemmem
this well-drained. well-cared-for Soir Station a lrst of recommended vari-
.oI·{cd Under present conditions there is no PUQS QT bYd$$€k_k¤g tl`*€`_ 8€%YlCi Cixi? `
such thing as simply planting trees 0>U€$vbUl §€“€1all3’ lh9$€ _
given special and regular care to in- that are doing well rn a given section
[gc St.1l`e rapid growth and early prgduc- a1`€’COiil})EtTEtt1\'€l}’ f€‘\\'. Of l.l1€· pQ&Cl1
_k€d hon, The game i5 true for black- \'H1`lGt1€S, Red Bird. Golden Jubilee.
al berries, raSpbgr;·j€g_ and gr-apps Halehaven. South Hayen. Jul)
nount gomo cxppct heavbr production too Hoatlr Champion. Georgia Belle. and
ge on quickly from fruit plantings. It Elberta. rn their order of ripening.
;xtCht Should be remembered that straw- are the most outstanding. proven
Why berries. dewberries. blackberries, Kentucky peach varrctres. Most ot
_ ‘ and raspberries will produce a crop these have certain shortcomings.
emcal One year after planting while grapes For instance. Red Bird has low qual-
.e. On can be expected to have a fair crop ity and is highly subject to brown-
; like the third year. Peaches generally rot losses. South _Haven and Cham-
rscmc Start bearing from 3 to 5 years of pion also are subject _to brown rot.
_ age and apples from 5 to 7. Halehaven and Georgie Belle. while
lrmng Ol`Chl1I‘d Equipment: New Q_l`(l\\`L‘l`S generally hardy. tend to ll8\`O·SlllHll ,
res to should realize that it is impossible to fruit unless the trees are thinned.
l>1`0ClllCC satisfactory crops of com- While the Elberta is still the lll05l
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