RENOVATION 



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practical fruit men consider it an advantage to dis- 

 tribute this part of the work over two or three 

 years rather than to do it all at once. As the graft- 

 ing itself requires the removal of a certain number 

 of branches, it should be done before the pruning 

 in order that the graftsman may intelligently choose 

 the positions for his grafts. 



FIG. 61-^-OU3 TREE MODERATELY HEADED BACK 



Oyster-shell louse and San Jose scale should also 

 be attacked at the time the campaign is opened. 

 They should receive thorough spraying early dur- 

 ing the first spring. Probably the best all-round 

 treatment for these insects will be the thorough 

 application of lime-sulphur wash, which should be 



