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rosetim variety of cotton is sometimes grown, doing apparently no harm.'to 

 the tree. So also jmoar and bajri are grown in severe famine years, -when 

 they may be allowed. Whatever crop is taken it should in no way cast its 

 shade on the orange trees. It must be grown a little away, say 2 feet, from 

 the tree. This ensures adequate space for the plant to grow. No inter. 

 crop should be taken for more than four years at the most, preferably for 

 three \ears only. If the ground shows a tendency to be sticky or weedy it 

 is better to grow sann-hemp in the rainy season and plough it in the ground. 

 By adding such bulky manure the soil is made porous ; the sann-hemp will 



rup the lower portions of the soil and will add to its fertility. It would 

 be advantageous to add two to three baskets of farm yard manure per 

 tree at the commencement of the rains. 



From the time of planting, each tree must be carefully examined from 

 time to time and if any shoots bearing thorns start from ihe stock they must 

 be immediately removed Occasionally a vigorous branch from the scion 

 may bear thorns ; such a branch need not be removed, for, as the branch 

 grows it will not produce any more thorns ; such a thorny branch must not 

 be mistaken for a shoot from the stock. Leaves from the Jambttri stock emit 

 a strong acid scent on crushing, while oiange leaves have a sweetish and 

 pleasant smell. One can with a little experience readily distinguish the 

 leaves both from their look and scent. Again it is also desirable to train the- 

 plants in their early stage by pruning for two years some of the crowded 

 short branches so as to open the centre j the remaining b'anches make a 

 vigorous growth and come to bearing age at an early peri-d. Pruning 13 

 practised in Khandtsh where the plants show a decided advantage over un- 

 pruned plants in shape, size and in bearing. In P.ioua and o'her places 

 plants are rarely pruned and as a result thej bear a c msiderablem;iss of small 

 Stunted and ciow*ded branches, which struggle among themselves for light 

 and air. It is also necessary to see that every dead part is pruned clean, 

 from the tree at least once a year. 



