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Question 6. I have had them to stand 5° below zero, 

 cannot stand it long ; never had them killed in the 

 winter ; I have had them injured some. 



Question 7. Plough as early in Spring as the land 

 will permit, from 3 to 4 inches. Plough twice a year till 

 the orchard is 4 years old, and plant in Dwarf, corn, an^ 

 cultivate three times ; five years old, plough once, and 

 harrow and cultivate once ; six years old, plough once, 

 and harrow, and let it go. 



Question 8. Kainit, 300 lbs. broadcast, after fruit 

 comes off, and plough down in Spring. 



Question 9. In fall, as soon as leaf falls ; cut back 

 one-half every year. Hand-thin fruit sometimes ; it does 

 not pay. Cut back one-half until the orchard is five or 

 six years old, or according to the growth. 



Question 10. Excess of growth will cause sap- 

 blight, or putting manure on your orchard. Cut it three 

 inches below the blight, and burn the blighted wood. 

 Do not let it lay in your orchard. Body-blight is more 

 serious. 



Question 11. Late in fall, with knife and hoes. It 

 is seldom ever regarded, only in light land. In heavy 

 land you never will have any worms. 



Question 12. Sometimes eats leaves of the trees 

 and kills fruit. *Spread rotten potatoes under the trees, 



Bad advice. |. J. B. 



