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have been condensed and only the essential facts retained, 

 to bring them within the space of one small book. The 

 publishers have for a long time felt the need for such a 

 book as this, and it is their hope, as well as the hope of 

 the writer, that it will be of assistance to many persons in 

 paving the way for more profitable orchards and better 

 homes. 



January, 1911. E. H. FAVOR. 



