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and the pug or wax to be removed. See chapter on Pro- 

 pagation. 



JUNE 



The Brown Aphis on Apple shoots should be sprayed 

 before they cause the foliage to curl. Place a mulch over 

 the roots of those trees which are carrying heavy crops, if 

 this work was not completed in May. 



JULY 



In the last weeks in July some of the early cooking Apples 

 will be swelling to a useful size, and where the trees are 

 heavily cropped it will pay to thin out the largest fruits for 

 market, even if the price realised only pays for the labour, 

 as the thinning will benefit the trees and allow the crop 

 to develop more perfectly. 



AUGUST 



Continue to thin out Apples where the trees need it. 

 Dessert Apples should be coloured before they are marketed. 

 Remove the superfluous inner shoots of Pear and Apple 

 trees which have been planted from two to seven years. 

 The budding of Pears should be done in the second week, 

 following with Apples. Early kitchen Apples are now 

 wanted for tarts, and they often pay to send before they 

 are fully fit. The thinning at three or four times helps 

 the trees, especially bushes on the Paradise stock. 



SEPTEMBER 



Pears and Apples are now the main crops for market. 

 Again we repeat the warning only to send the best to the 

 important markets, selling the " seconds" locally. The 



