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theories, don't be a block head and let these theories 

 prevent you from using your best judgment and com- 

 mon horse sense, the latter is what it takes to be a 

 successful citrus grower. 



Shot No. 11 Did you ever stop to think that life 

 is represented in the same manner and form with a 

 tree as with everything else that exists, lives and dies, 

 and the body is the house that contains the machine? 

 If you don't believe this, you make a mistake, and you 

 are the loser. Keep your house well preserved and 

 your machinery working fine. 



Shot No. 12 The above are eleven commandments. 

 If you respect them, you will honor the writer. 



FERTILIZATION 



A word in regard to fertilization; the writer is 

 the first man in the United States to produce a tree 

 fertilizer. This fertilizer was especially compounded 

 for the production of apples. Later he compounded a 

 similar fertilizer for citrus trees, but has never placed 

 it on the market. 



It is a fact that citrus trees require a much 

 stronger fertilizer than is required for apples, as the 

 citrus trees have three distinct periods of growth and 

 continued foliage. The difference between the apple 

 tree and the citrus tree is as follows: the citrus has 

 three descensions and three ascensions every twelve 

 months, therefore the citrus practically feeds all of 

 the twelve months, while the apple only feeds six 

 months, lying dormant the other six months. 



I am sorry to say that with all of the scientific 



