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be necessary, even in attempting to revive an old orchard, to let the 

 trees stand in sod, yet, as a rule, to get them into satisfactory condition 

 cultivation is the prime requisite, and will do more than any other one 

 thing to start the orchard on the right road. It is usually difficult 



Fig. 1. — Type of tree which should be cut back severely in renovating, 

 10 or 12 feet at least could be removed to advantage. Except for poor trunk 

 (see Fig. 2) this tree could be very successfully remodelled. 



in an old orchard, such as we are considering, to do anything like a 

 thorough job of ploughing. If one can secure an ox team they will 

 do the work better than a team of horses, as they will be able to get 



