List of Illustrations 



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A Promise of Prosperity .... Frontispiece 



Weeders and Cultivators 7 



Combination Hand Cultivator and Drill . . 15 



Styles of Harrows 20 



Roller 23 



Planker 23 



Planker 24 



Layering 25 



Mallet Cuttings 26 



Root Cutting 26 



Root Cutting 27 



Cutting Bed Flower Pot 27 



Eye Cutting 27 



Marker and Flat 28 



Budding Knife 28 



Styles of Grafting 29 



Tree Setting Devices 40 



Folding Ladder 51 



Box Packing Apples for Fancy Trade . Halftone 



Barrel Presses 55 



Fruit Harvesting Ladders 70 



Bartlett, the Pear for the Millions . . Halftone 



Pruning Young Peach 73 



Fruit Gathering Ladders yy 



Oregon Silver Prune for Golden Profits Halftone 



Fruit Ladder 81 



Plan of Farm Garden and Small Fruits . . 87 



Blackberries Grow Naturally 91 



Field of Lucretia Dewberries . . . Halftone 



Four Years in Grape Training 100 



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