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building. Thus one would be securing better returns for the 

 investment in the evaporator. A certain amount of general 

 farming and handling of chickens and hogs would lend itself 

 nicely to this above named combination. With the family cow 

 and a good garden, such a combination should very largely 

 meet the requirements of the family table and, at the same time, 

 bring in a splendid cash income. 



Where irrigation is possible, it would be advisable to at- 

 tempt to grow such crops as clover after the orchard has come 

 into bearing, watering it sufficiently to produce both clover and 

 walnuts abundantly. The clover could either be turned into 

 hay or could be pastured over by live stock, such as sheep, for 

 example. 



The walnut should be more adopted as a home tree. It 

 makes a most excellent shade tree for the yard, and can be 

 developed into a satisfactory street tree; but where this is at- 

 tempted, I would advise the growth of first, the American 

 Black, or California Black, and later the top-working of such 

 trees to selected English strains. Thousands of trees in the 

 state have been so top-worked and are becoming very valuable. 



Where walnuts are used as home 

 or street trees, care should be 

 taken not to crowd them very 

 much with such trees as maples, 

 oaks, etc., as invariably the wal- 

 nut does not seem to thrive as 

 well under such conditions as 

 when it has plenty of room. 



Pruning. 



We have already treated the 

 subject of pruning at the time of 

 setting the trees. After the trees 

 have made their first year's 

 growth, one should choose the 

 branches which are to form 

 the framework of the trees. 

 Walnuts on the trees. Four or five branches should be 



