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matter of time before canker and other diseases will find a 

 lodgment and there will be an injury that will more than offset 

 the extra profit you would get from the thinning. 



Question: When do you thin? 



Mr. Yeaton : At the first thinning I wanted to be with the 

 man, so we did a little work. At that time the apples were 

 very small and we could see if there was any insect injury, 

 for if there was, it would have formed, and we could see it 

 at that time, take them off and allow the bud to develop. By 

 taking them at that time the results were better — more satis- 

 factory fruit earlier in the season. Sometimes it is well to 

 make a second thinning. Those that you have left on the tree 

 will increase in size and in that way every apple you pick will 

 be a fancy. It is almost impossible for us to get help ; that is 

 the only thing. We are working with sweet corn, potatoes and 

 other crops, and our haying is coming right at this time when 

 we should be thinning. We have not 20 men in the state who 

 are specializing in orcharding. The thinning comes at such a 

 time that it is impossible for us to get the required amount of 

 help. 



Question : Is it necessary to pick up the apples after they 

 are one inch and a half in diameter? 



Mr. Yeaton : No, at this stage there is no need. The 

 worms are at an immature stage. When the fruit begins to 

 wither the food supply for the worm is exhausted, and it does 

 not mature in a withered apple. 



