' The first farmer was the first man. and all historic 

 nobility rests on possession and use of land." 



— Emerson. 



LIPPINCOTT'S 



FARM MANUALS 



EDITED BY 

 KARY C. DAVIS, Ph.D. (Cornell) 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE, SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE 

 3EORGE PEABODY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 



PRODUCTIVE ORCHARDING 



MODERN METHODS OF GROWING 

 AND MARKETING FRUIT 



By FRED C. SEARS, M.S. 



PROFESSOR OF POMOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



