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tree is very young. Although the writer's per- 

 sonal opinions upon this subject may be of no 

 value to the public, they 

 may nevertheless be ex- 

 pounded by a concrete ex- 

 ample. 



A Kieffer pear tree is 

 shown in diagram in Fig. 

 116. It is two years set. 

 When planted, it was a mere 

 whip. The first season it 

 sent out four very strong 

 lateral branches, as shown 

 in the picture. At the end 

 of that season the growths 

 were cut back half their 

 length. The second sea- 

 son, two to four shoots 

 started from near the top 

 of each shortened branch. 

 If a similar treatment be 

 given at the end of the 

 second year, still other lat- 

 eral growths will arise the 

 following year, and the tree 116 ' Dia e ram to re P re ' 



sent cutting-back of 



will have far too many young tree. 



branches. Three things can 



now be done. The existing branches may be 

 headed -in as represented by the two long lines ; 

 some of the branches may be cut away bodily, 



