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(d) Planting plan. 



(e) Soil, and soil management. 



(f) Drainage. 



(g) Intercropping, 

 (h) Fertilizers used, 

 (i) Pruning done. 



(j) Orchard pests common. 



(k) Spraying done. 



(1) Estimated, amount of fruit. 



(m) Disposition of the fruit. 



Decay in apples. Select three ripe apples of the same 

 variety and of equal degree of ripeness and bring them before 

 the class. 



Strike against the side of one so as to bruise the surface 

 without breaking the skin. 



Bruise the second apple so that the skin is broken. 



Leave the third apple uninjured. 



Place the three apples away somewhere in the room where 

 they will not be disturbed, and observe the results from day 

 to day. 



Which apple decays first? 



Of what use is the skin of the apple? 



Note It should be understood that lists of trees and shrubs to be 

 planted in special localities not having the average conditions 

 described for the central Middle West, should be secured from the 

 experiment station of the state wherein the school is located. 



