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show little tendency toward fruit production. Pruning of any kind at this 

 particular stage is more likely to delay than to encourage production, and it 

 should not be regarded as a means of bringing the tree into bearing. To 

 bring the vegetative tree into bearing, it is frequently necessary to alter 



Figure 19. An orchard pruned after this fashion is worth 

 $100 to $200 per acre less than before pruning. Before prun- 

 ing the trees were similar to the one shown in Figure 17. 



cultural practices. Nitrogenous fertilizers should seldom be applied, and it 

 may be necessary to discontinue the growing of crops requiring inter-tillage 

 and to sow the orchard to clover or alfalfa, or, in case of very vegetative trees, 

 to grass. 



