134 PRUNING 



three thousand peach trees four and five years old, and an equal 

 number of apple trees varying from one to five years ; after which 

 the shears were still in good working order. 



A good knife completes the outfit for most work. A heavy 

 knife, with a wide blade and a good hook on the end of the 

 blade, is best. The one shown in Figure 64 suits the work admir- 

 ably, though a man will use a pair of shears a thousand times 



Fio. 64. Fia. 65. 



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FIG. 64. A good type of pruning knife. Long hooked blade and large enough for heavy 



work. 



FIG. 65. A good combination knife; pruning, budding and ordinary blades. 



for every time he uses a knife. The second knife shown in 

 Figure 65 is a good one, with a budding blade and an ordinary 

 blade, in addition to the pruner. Where a man wants to do 

 various things with the knife it is probably worth having. 

 Usually, however, the workman prefers to have his blade in 

 different handles, and carry only the type of knife for which he 

 has immediate use. 



