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down invading grass and weeds during the growing season; 

 feed the tree carefully and see that the gro\\1:h is checked so 

 a-s to allow the maturing of the wood before the cold weather 

 C!omes. 



In many of the Gregory orchards this management has been 

 carried on and the results are clearly manifested. 



Let us hope that in 191 5 when the stcond orchards are set, 

 more men will enter the contest and go in with the firm deter- 

 mination that theirs shall be the best, not necessarily the most 

 expensive, for the question of economy enters the competition, 

 and that other crops will not interfere with that work which 

 is the most pleasant and profitable if rightly carried on. 



