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1 online resource (226 pages) |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Illustrations in Color; Preface; Contents; Chapter I. Starting an Orchard: Planning; Chapter II. Seed-Growing, Grafting and; Chapter III. Setting Trees; Chapter IV. Pruning and Early Care of Newly-Set Trees; Chapter V. Later Pruning; Chapter VI. Cultivation. Fertilization. Thinning; Chapter VII. Spraying; Chapter VIII. Scale Pests: San Jose, Oyster-Shell, Scurfy, etc.; Chapter IX. Cover Crops. Fall, Winter and Spring Care; Chapter X. The Apple; Chapter XI. The Cherry; Chapter XII. The Peach; Chapter XIII. The Pear; Chapter XIV. The Plum. |
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Chapter XV. The Quince and Dwarf PearChapter XVI. Nut Trees; Chapter XVII. Citrus and Other Fruit Trees; Chapter XVIII. Picking Fruit; Chapter XIX. Grading and Packing; Chapter XX. Cold Storage and Marketing. |
| Summary |
?The first thing to do about starting an orchard is to plan for it," Jacob Biggle, the author of this handy little book, advises.?Put on your thinking-cap, study into the matter, and do not jump in the dark. A slow start is much better than a poor start. Harriet says that an orchard set in the right place, at the right time and of the right varieties, is worth just eleven times more than a hit-or-miss orchard. Where she secured the data for such exact figures, I do not know; but I am willing to admit that she is about right in this statement."Once you've followed Harriet's advice. |
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Fruit-culture.
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Fruit-culture.
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GARDENING -- Fruit.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Geophysics.
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Fruit-culture. (OCoLC)fst00935739
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Biggle, Jacob. Biggle Orchard Book : Fruit and Orchard Gleanings from Bough to Basket, Gathered and Packed into Book Form. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., ©2014 9781626361461 |
| ISBN |
9781628739138 (electronic bk.) |
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1628739134 (electronic bk.) |
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