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The suggestion is that tlie part be pruned out in the center, so 

 that the year before you would cut back severely, you would 

 get a lot of new suckers and new growth inside, and then by 

 cutting back you have a new top without heavy pruning. I 

 did not intend to convey the idea that we would approve of 

 heavy dehorning of orchards of trees that were in good condi- 

 tion, — six or seven years of age, — but only after they were 

 very, very weak and ready to go out. 



