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the longest whips fruit is often formed, but will not de- 

 velop into fancy fruit, so they had best be removed, allow- 

 ing only the fruit on the spurs to remain, thinning out to 

 only one on a spur. 



Pears have about the same habit of fruiting as do the 

 apples, and need to be thinned in the same way. With 

 young trees and with trees that are not carrying a very 

 heavy load of fruit, thinning is not always a necessity, as 



Apples at the Right Stage for Thinning. 



if thinned on such trees the fruit may become larger than 

 is most desired for market fruit. Very large pears are 

 not wanted by the average market, as when they have to 

 sell at a price above 5 cents each the demands are not 

 sufficient to warrant most dealers handling them. 



Peaches, plums and cherries are thinned to a large 



