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SOILS AND PLANT LIFE 



Apples are usually borne on wood older than two years, 

 and frequent use of the pruning saw and knife must be 

 made to induce the fruit spurs on these trees to develop 

 where we want them. 



Fig. 130. — 

 A peach twig 

 as it looks in 

 spring. 



Fig. 131. — A cherry 

 twig as it looks in 

 spring. 



Fig. 132. — An apple twig 

 as it looks in spring. 



227. The Reasons for Pruning. — We have studied 

 about pruning in connection with the training of the 



