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material from the soil. Leaf area will 

 be regulated by the pruning which the 

 tree receives. 



This pruning should be such as to 

 stimulate as far as is consistent with 

 tree form, the formation of that portion 

 of the tree which produces the greatest 

 leaf area relative to the amount of 

 wood growth. With most kinds of 

 fruit, this is the spurs. Any type of 

 pruning which tends to reduce the 

 number of spurs, tends to reduce the 

 relative leaf area, and reduces the 

 tendency to form fruit buds on spurs. 

 Winter pruning reduces the potential 

 leaf area by removing buds that would 

 otherwise have formed leaves, hence 

 tends to delay bearing. No pruning at 

 all will usually result in the largest leaf 

 area, and consequently an entirely un- 

 pruned tree will usually come into 

 bearing first. Needless to say, however, 

 we cannot afford to allow our trees to 

 become badly out of shape to get a 

 small amount of fruit somewhat earlier. 

 Our pruning should be such as to allow 

 the largest number of leaves possible, 

 per unit of wood present, with the best 

 possible light exposure, and still keep 

 the tree in shape. 



Pruning is not the only consideration 

 in bringing about the formation of fruit 

 buds. One of the easiest ways to in- 

 crease the relative amount of elabo- 

 rated food is to lessen the intake 

 through the roots. If irrigation is prac- 

 ticed, allow the ground to dry out 

 somewhat during late summer. If 

 clean cultivation has been given, dimin- 

 ish it for a year or two. If the soil is 

 very rich, and the trees vigorous, it 

 may be advisable to plant a grain crop 

 for one or two years. Anything that 

 will cut down the moisture supply for 

 the trees will tend toward fruit-bud 

 formation. This kind of treatment, 

 with pruning that will leave a good 

 leaf area, should be successful in in- 

 ducing fruit-bud formation in trees that 

 do not bloom. 



2. But how about the treatment for 

 those trees which tend to produce a 

 great crop of bloom, but lack vigor to 

 mature a good crop of fruit? Usually 

 in such trees we find a large number of 

 spurs, with a considerable leaf area, 

 while the soil is somewhat depleted. 

 The leaves receive enough raw food 

 from the roots to manufacture some 

 elaborated food, and fruit buds are 

 formed, but the large number of buds 

 with the small raw food intake renders 

 the elaborated food supply too small 

 to mature fruit. Again, the treatment 

 must be two fold. The number of buds 

 must be reduced, and the root intake 

 must be stimulated. Rather than re- 

 moving all the buds from certain parts 

 of the tree, it is essential that we re- 

 move some of the buds from nil over 

 the tree. In other words, instead of 

 removing a few big limbs, we must re- 

 move a large number of small twins 

 and spurs from all parts of the tree. 

 The stimulous of the pruning comes in 

 that part of the tree in which the prun- 

 ing is given, and if the buds thai are lel'l 

 are to receive more food from the roots, 

 other buds adjacent to them rnusl be 

 removed. 



The Final Test 



Are you producing clean 

 fruit at low cost? 



This is the final test of 

 your methods. 



In the fall it is too late to 

 repair errors. 



Now is the time to review 

 last season's results and 

 plan for the future. 



Latimer's Dry Arsenate of Lead 



Will help you produce cleaner fruit. 



We can convince you of this. 



Use Latimer's Dry on only a part of your orchard the first 

 year. Compare your results. Then you will know. 



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Uniformity in composition assures uniform results. 



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