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Tables for packing apples in barrels, 134 



in boxes, 137 



Tankage, use of as fertilizer, 24 



Tent eaterpUlar on apple trees, 83 



Thinning of tops of old trees, 31 



"Thinning out" in pruning, 53 



Top-grafting, described, 59 



by budding, 71 



of old trees, . ^ 37 



Trees, apple, age and vigor of, in old orchards, 27 



locating, in planting orchard, 21 



natural shape of, 52 



preparation of, for setting, 22 



proper distance between, 21 



protecting trunks of, . 26 



pruning after setting, 23 



setting, method of, 22 



size of holes for, . 22 



stand of, in old orchards, 28 



types of training, . 52 



central or pyramidal, 52 



methods of development, 52 



semi-leader or modified leader, 52 



vase or open-headed, 52 



peach, method of setting, ' ". 46 



proper age for setting, 45 



pruning of, 48 



after setting, 46 



rate of growth of, 47 



time for setting, 47 



Turnips as a cover crop, 35 



Ungraded apples, under Massachusetts law, 149 



United States, Apple Grading Law, summary of, 147 



text of, . 160-162 



Standard Barrel Law, summary of, 147 



text of, 159, 160 



Varieties of apples, . 13i 



advantages of proper choice of, 13 



Baldwin, . 16 



Delicious, . 18 



discussion of proper number of, 14 



Gravenstein, . 17 



importance of, in old orchards, 2S 



Mcintosh, . . 16 



Oldenburg (Duchess of) , . 15 



Red Astrachan, 13 



AVagener, 17 



Wealthy, 1£ 



Williams Early, IJ 



Yellow Transparent, IS 



