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as to protect them, and at the same time allow room for the 

 working- o c the ground and the application of m mures. This 



FIGUKE IX. 



is not necessary if the field is fenced and cropped with corn 

 or cotton. If a crop is growu, it should not be allowed to 

 grow too close to the young tree, for in this case the pecan 

 tree represents the permanent crop, and as sucii should be 

 .allowed full freedom below the surface of the Around as 



