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Apples placed on open shelves in a cool, dark attic 

 that is airy will keep longer than if placed in the 

 average cellar, which often is too damp. Packed 

 in clean, dry straw so they will not touch is also 

 another excellent method for preserving them. 



Young apple trees should be well pruned when 

 planted, cutting back nearly a third of each branch. 

 Pruning is a matter of great importance to young 

 trees, and the trees will never do so well if they are 

 not pruned when first set out. 



The ground under the apple trees should be kept 

 free from weeds and grass. The soil should be cul- 

 tivated frequently for at least four years after plant- 

 ing the trees and cultivation twice a year should be 

 given after that. 



A mulch of leaves over the ground around the apple 

 trees during the winter will be very beneficial. In 

 the spring these leaves should be worked into the 

 soil when cultivating. 



Apple trees should be gone over carefully in the 

 spring for grubworms. The ground close to the 

 tree trunk should be dug up for five or six inches 

 and search made for the worm and its larvae. 

 Small holes will be detected where the worms have 

 gone into the wood, and they can be removed by 



