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with a fine-tooth saw, a hammer or a mallet to aid 

 the splitting process, a very sharp knife to trim the 

 scions, and a supply of good grafting wax. 



As soon as the fruit has dropped from the apple 

 trees, usually in June, thin out the apples. Each 

 tree should be studied in order to leave a well bal- 

 anced tree. Merely pulling off some of the apples 

 will not serve the purpose, and thinning must be 

 done properly if the fruit left is to be large, lus- 

 cious apples. 



It is a good practice to thin the fruit from the 

 bottom upward as the fruit near the lower part of 

 the trunk will naturally not get as much sunlight 

 and air as the fruit nearer the top of the tree. 



To rid an apple tree of the codling moth and the 

 apple worm, spray with ar senate of lead within a 

 week after the petals of the blossoms have fallen, 

 and again two or three weeks later. 



The gypsy moths hatch into caterpillars and 

 do a great deal of damage to apples. All parts of 

 the tree affected should be painted with creosote 

 during the winter, and after the petals have fallen 

 the tree should be sprayed with a solution of five 

 pounds of arsenate of lead dissolved in fifty gallons 

 of water. 



