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sitions are large enough to 1)ud, and then running the risk 

 (it failure of the buds tu "take" and uf possible loss through 

 accident or disease. New trees require only three or four 

 }ears to come into bearing; but at least as much time is 

 required with top-worked trees plus the likelihood of 

 luuing poorer trees in the end. 



