OPENING UP THE FRUIT FARM. 



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roots may dry out during the winter. We want the mangled end 



of the roots to heal over, and, what is more important, we do not 



prune the roots of fall dug 



stock we plant in the 



spring. If they are pruned 



at all it should be done 



when stored and not after 



they come out of storage, as 



nature has healed the 



wounds, and you should not > 



make new ones. § 



We should plant early, | 

 as soon as land is in good | 

 condition to work and be- "%■ 

 fore the trees have burst 5' 

 into leaf. Should the ter- » 

 minal buds be open, the & 

 tree should be pruned as \ 

 soon as planted to take off 3 

 that source of evaporation o 

 and keep the tree dormant | 

 as long as possible. Our & 

 best success is where the £ 

 pruning and planting are H 

 done early and the trees re- w 

 main dormant till roots g. 

 have started to grow. B 



Pruning. Our rule in £ 

 pruning is three-fourths of f 

 the top should be removed 1 

 in a systematic manner, w 

 spacing the limbs right for ^ 

 after years and leaving I 

 only a few buds, cutting 

 side branches shorter than 

 the leader and to an outside 

 or a side bud, though this 

 is not absolutely necessary 

 to the future shape of ths 

 tree. 



The second year we can rearrange the head somewhat, and 

 after that the good work should continue every spring. 



