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new growth. Watering a transplanted tree 

 every day, letting the surface dry hard with the 

 sun and wind, is too much like basting a joint 

 of meat before the kitchen fire to be looked upon 

 as decent treatment, for any thing living when 

 you water do it after the sun sets. If you find 

 your fruit trees barren from too great running 

 to wood_, (about the first of June is the time) 

 clip or pinch off the ends of the side shoots, so 

 as to expend its substance in making buds in- 

 stead of wasting all the sap in over growth. 



HOW TO KEEP APPLES, 



Spread on the floor oats to thTOepth of about 

 two inches; the oats should be good and prop- 

 erly cured, and then place your apples side by 

 side on the oats until they are covered over with 

 them. Then cover your apples again, and con- 

 tinue laying a course of apples and oats until 

 you have finished your crop. If they are prop- 

 erly put up they will keep better in this way 

 than any other way. Farmer try it and con- 

 vince yourself. 



