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A great many problems will undoubtedly come up in reno- 

 vating an old orchard besides those which have been dis- 

 cussed, and modifications will have to be made to suit special 

 fruits, such as peaches and plums, but if a campaign along 

 the general lines indicated could be made among the old, and 

 at present profitless, orchards of the State, either cleaning 

 them up or cutting them down, it would certainly do a great 

 deal toward putting Massachusetts fruit on a better footing 

 with both dealers and consumers, and it would make an addi- 

 tion to the income of the farmers of the State by no means to 

 be despised. 



