Thinning a Prune Tree 



In Mr. Burbank's orchards the superabundant fruit on 



the prune tree is shaken off by lightly tapping the branches 



with a piece of rubber hose adjusted on the end of a fish pole. This 



treatment does not injure the tree, and is particularly 



valuable for first thinning. It may be desirable 



subsequently to thin further by hand. 



