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BETTER FRUIT 



Volume XIV 



DECEMBEE, 1919 



Number 6 



FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE: 



Pruning tKe Apple and Pear 



Restoring tKe OrcKards of France 



Measuring Irrigation Water 



TopvJorking Inferior OrcKaras 



Greater Small Fruit Production 



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SOME OF THE FINE FRUITS OF FRANCE 



Before 6\e war &\e orchards of Nor<hern France produced large quantities of tKe finest of deciduous fruits. During the great 

 conflict an immense orchard area lOas de%la5tated by German troops. It is estimated that the destroyed territorjl de'Joted to 

 agriculture covers 6,000 square miles, 250,000 acres of which was rendered absolutel>l useless for cultivation. The loss to 



soil and crops is estimated to be $2,000,000,000. 



Better jfruiti^istjes 



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