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POME FRUITS 



orchards should be tilled in order to kill weeds and 

 reduce the loss of moisture. Usually trees begin to 

 bear five years after setting out ; and with proper 

 care they will continue to live and bear fruit during the 

 farmer's lifetime. 



APPLES SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE 



Uses. Apples are eaten raw and are cooked in 

 many ways. They are boiled for sauce, baked, roasted ; 

 and made into pies, butter, jelly, preserves, and pickles. 

 They are ground up and the juice pressed out for cider, 

 and the cider is allowed to ferment into vinegar. 

 Many apples are dried for winter use. Apples and the 

 pulp from cider mills may be used for feeding stock. 



