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In the summer pruning the trees were not cut nearly so severely as> 

 in the winter, because the green foliage served as a guide, and not 

 the blighted patches upon the branches. The average length of the- 

 summer prunings was not far from three feet, while that of the winter- 

 was perhaps three times as long. 



The following table shows the amount of pruning each tree received- 

 in terms of branches for the four years : 



Seven of the trees died during the four years and their places were, 

 reset with young specimens of the same variety. 



The following table shows the total crop, tree by tree, for the four 

 years, in terms, of baskets holding five-eighths of a bushel. 



