TROLS OVER-BEARING, 25 
draining, are referred to books published on the 
subject. 
On light sandy soils, having an open sub-soil, 
froit trees will thrive without under-drains, provided 
the land is kept in good “heart,” and thoroughly 
worked before planting the trees. Land that will 
produce forty or fifty bushels of shelled corn to the 
acre, prepared in the way described, will give satis- 
factory returns In pears, and produce new wood 
enough to sustain the tree in a healthy condition. 
When a young pear tree is heavily laden with fruit, 
and has no new wood, it is fair to suppose that the 
tree is not in a healthy state. This is subsequently 
proved by the fact, that this over-bearing has 
brought on premature death. Pear culture is fre- 
quently condemned as being unprofitable, and the 
trees short-lived, when the facts show mismanagement 
on the part of the owner in neglecting to provide the 
necessary food, and an entire want of knowledge of 
the principles that shonld govern the use of the 
pruning knife. 
