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base of the laterals, shorten back according to their strength and 

 ability to produce good fruit from the remaining spurs. No l)ranches 

 should be allowed to cross, and dead wood must be removed and burnt. 



Fig. 11 illustrates the laterals taken from a Jonathan apple tree. 

 "A" shows two seasons' growth with absence of spurs, except a 

 solitary spur on the two-year-old wood ; it was pruned too short. 

 " B " illustrates the advantages of allowing the laterals to lemain 

 uncut — note the fruit spurs; this growth can now be pruned at " D." 

 " C " shows the short type of lateral peculiar to this class of tree — 

 the terminal bud is a blossom bud. 



Fig. 12 gives a clear idea of the spur development which takes 

 place along the main arms of varieties such as Ohenimuri, Stone 

 Pippin, Five Crown Pippin, etc., thus producing a large bearing 

 surface when the top is kept fairly open. 



(A furfhpr ivMalment vnll appear in next VTOvfh'<; iftsve.) 



WORLD CROPS. 



Special Cabled Advice from the International Institute 

 of Agriculture, Rome, respecting the position 

 of certain world crops. 



9th February, 1921. 



* The estimated production is ba«ed on reports sent to the Institute by certain producing 

 countries. At the date of the cablegram the estimated production of the group of countries 

 from which advice was received (as shown above), represented aj)in'oximately the stated 

 percentage of the world's yield. 



