' 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) 



PRODUCTIVE ORCHARDING 



MODERN METHODS OF GROWING 

 AND MARKETING FRUIT 



By FRED C. SEARS, M.S. 



PROFESSOR OF POMOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLKGB 



