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branches to bring the fruit as low as possible on account of thinning, 

 spraying, and harvesting, see Fig. 19. 6. Never remove side branches 

 if it can be avoided. If it must be done, cut as shown in Fig. 22 B, 

 and cover the injured parts with two coats of linseed oil paint, gas 

 tar or grafting wax ; cover all wounds over one-half inch in diameter 

 with one of the above preserxatives. 7. Remove branches that are 

 too low or resting on the ground as in Fig. 21. 



Ti)iie for Pniiiitig. I'he winter is generally 

 a time of most leisure to the farmer or orchard- 

 ist. and it is a good time to prune, but if the 

 work is done in the early part of the winter, 

 more care must be given to protecting the injur- 

 ed parts, for with the freezing and thawing 

 of several months the cut surface will dry in 

 very deeply and the longer the exposure the 

 greater the injury. If the work can be done 

 the last of winter just before growth begins, the 

 injury will be but little. The above practice 

 will apply about equally to the apple, pear and 

 plum, but perhaps should be applied with 

 some variations to the peach. 



The pruning of established peach trees is 

 shown in the following photo engravings. Fig. 



Fig. 





Fig. 23. 



Fig. 24. 



