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is manifested in the form of a severe 

 splitting of the trunk, usually on the 

 southwest side of the tree. 



Die-back, for the most part, is the 

 result of mistreatment of the tree 

 during summer and can be prevented 

 by proper irrigation only. By irriga- 

 tion is meant the maintaining of a uni- 

 form moisture condition of the soil 

 during the growing season of the tree. 

 Each orchardist must determine the 

 condition of the soil at intervals during 

 the summer; different soils demand 

 different treatment. This determina- 

 tion can be made only by digging to a 

 depth of three or four feet with a 

 shovel or by using the soil augur at 

 rather close intervals (not to ex- 

 ceed three weeks during the growing 

 season.) 



The cause which produces a diseased 

 tree suffering from die-back has not 

 been completely proved from an exper- 

 imental standpoint. Observations of 

 all workers, however, seem to indicate 

 that it is the burning off of the root 

 hairs or root feeders. Root hairs are 

 the tender watery rootlets — soft and 

 extremely delicate — by whose aid the 

 plant draws food and water from the 

 soil. These root hairs are very sensi- 

 tive to heat and drought and if the 

 soil — even though it be for a few days 

 only — is permitted to become thor- 

 oughly dried out, these small rootlets 

 are killed, resulting in a tree suffering 

 from die-back the following spring. 



Increasing soil fertility and neglect- 

 ing the proper irrigation of the trees 

 will work havoc in our orchards unless 

 more attention is given to the proper 

 use of water. By increasing fertility 

 the number of root feeders is increased. 

 The tree responds to this stimulus, 

 forming a vigorous top which requires 

 much moisture to maintain in a normal 

 condition. If this supply of root feed- 

 ers is all wiped out at one time, the tree 

 undergoes a tremendous shock and the 



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THE ORIGINAL 



Tliatt Does All Farm Work 

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WHEN you begin to consider the purchase of a tractor, whether 

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—Will it CULTIVATE as well as plow? Will it do ALL my farm work without horses? Will it work 

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 help ? Is it really a ONE-MAN tractor ? Will it handle a3 easily as a team of horses, rather than 

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This is the original Two-Wheel Farm Tractor. It 

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 horses; do it quicker, easier; and with less hired help. It 

 weighs only 2800 lbs., but all its weight being on itsttwo wheels 

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 easier than a team will back. You can turn around in a small 

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