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Plate X. — An Oldmixon peach tree about fifty-four years old. 



(Hort. and Pom. files) 106 



Plate XL — A disk harrow and team for orchard tillage. (Farm- 

 ers' Bulletin 631.) A tractor used in tillage operations. 

 Soybeans interplanted in drills as a green-manure crop. 

 (Hort. and Pom. files) 118 



Plate XII. — Red clover, used as a mulch-crop in a peach or- 

 chard. Cowpeas broadcasted as a green-manure crop. 

 (Hort. and Pom. files) 132 



Plate XIII. — Pruned to a low spreading head. A one-year- 

 old tree cut back to a straight stem when planted now in 

 July of its first season's growth in the orchard. (Hort. 

 and Pom. files) 154 



Plate XIV. — A tree in July of its second season's growth. 

 The details of pruning during a series of years. (Hort. and 

 Pom. files) .166 



Plate XV. — Buds in singles — Chili variety. Buds in pairs 



— Waldo and Angel varieties. (Hort. and Pom. files) . 180 



Plate XVI. — Fruit-buds of peach starting into growth with 

 leaf-buds at base of fruit-buds also starting to grow. (Hort. 

 and Pom. files) 194 



Plate XVII. — Pruning. The Hmbs have not been cut back 

 but the side branches at base of Hmbs have been removed. 

 Skillfully pruned Levy peach tree with good bearing surface 

 throughout the top. (Farmers' Bulletin 632) . . .206 



Plate XVIII. — Well-pruned, spreading heads. (Farmers' Bul- 

 letin 632.) Limbs "leggy" and not well formed for sustain- 

 ing heavy crops of fruit. (Hort. and Pom. files) . . . 220 



Plate XIX. — Salwey trees well pruned with a view to develop- 

 ing large bearing surface. (Farmers' Bulletin 632.) An open 

 head but bearing surface largely at the extremities of the 

 limbs. (Hort. and Pom. files) 232 



