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In the accompanying dia- 

 gram, an attempt has been 

 anade to illustrate a woi-k- " 

 able plan of handling a 

 crowded orchard . In the 

 upper sketch, the time has 

 arriveL. f.r re.-ovin^;^ e\'ery 

 other diagonal row of filler 

 trees. I^or several yes.rs„ 

 however, some heading back 

 of these filler trees has 

 been practiced, as indicated 

 \!y the dotted lines, there- 

 by permitting unhindered 

 'development of the m.ore per- 

 manent trees. In the lov/er 

 sketch, after a few yoars 

 of vigorous grovrth the time 

 has again arrived for tree 

 removal. But ever since the 

 romcval of the filler trees 

 the somi-pormanants have 

 been headed back to avoid 

 intorfaroncc with the 

 nornancnts. 



Kow let us svippose that 

 the so-called permanent trees were 

 planted less than 40 feet apeirt . ^oon 

 after r ei;oving the semi-pormansnts, 

 the permanents mil begin to crowd » 

 ■"-ne n3;:t step is a generous heading 

 back ox trees in every other diagonal 

 row to provide aiaple space for a good 



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"cnere is no su^n tnxng e 

 mansn.'rs cind real fillers, -'-nstead, 

 we hc.-^Q trees of two sizes, every 

 other diagonal row being cut back 

 syste;?r.tically . ilnd when heading 

 back no lon.^or provio :;s the neces- 

 Sc.ry s'^aco for unhindered spraying 

 the ax is again sharpened and Videldcd 

 effectively o A thorough trial of 

 this system will convince any grower 

 that it is entirely practical and 

 that quality fruit may thereby be 

 "rrcducod at lo\/or cost. 



