THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



If indiscreet pruning has been practised in 

 the past, large limbs may have to be removed 

 in old orchards, in which event cut close to the 

 trunk or main limb, from which one is to be 

 severed. Saw from the under side upward, 

 about a third through the branch; then start 

 again from the top, 

 about an inch further 

 down the branch. Then, 

 when the weight of the 

 branch bears it down as 

 you cut, the first cut will 

 prevent the bark of the 

 remaining limb from be- 

 ing torn. After the 

 branch is down, trim the 

 jagged stump level, and 

 cover the wound with tar or white-lead paint, to 

 keep out all foreign matter until it heals. Leav- 

 ing short stumps, where branches are cut off, is 

 the cause of trees becoming hollow. Rot starts 

 in the exposed portions, and travels through to 

 the heart of the tree. Whenever any part of 



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