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pruned every year, by cutting off five or fix of the 

 largeft knots or fprays each year, and not nnany 

 more in one year, as it would make the flock grow 

 top-heavy and throw out more branches. This 

 pruning Ihould be done in the fpring feafon, as the 

 wounds will heal fooneft when the fap is rifing; but 

 if pruned in autumn or winter, the wounds will be 

 long in healing, and be very black, and continue fo 

 for years. 



Stocks ought to be ftrong for planting orchards 

 that they may the fooner grow out of the way of 

 cattle, which very often does them great injury. 

 The fize I choofe to plant is from one inch and a 

 quarter to one inch ^nd a half in diameter at the 

 grafting place; that is, about five feet fix inches, 

 from the ground. 



The method I purfue in planting orchards is, 

 firft lay out the field by fetting up ftakes equidiftant; 

 20 or 22 yards from each other, I look upon as the 

 befi: diflance. After they are properly arranged, 

 dig a hole confiderably larger than will take the 

 roots of the (lock, that the earth may be foft and 

 mellow for them to ftrike therein more freely ; have 

 your flock ready with the roots and head pruned, 

 particularly thofe that werebruifed in raifingi place 



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