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William P. Stark. 
William P. Sta 
Trees at 
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Save 30% to 50% 
And Get BetterTrees 
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J. H. Hale Peach—Delicious Apple 
Two grent fruits, J. H. Hide Pench. HtoM larger 
than luberta, rich yellow color tinged with car¬ 
mine, solid flesh, practically fiizzlosa ekin; best 
shipping.peach known; fruit brings double Elberta 
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roses, ornamental and shade trees. Practical 
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return mail if you write today. (62) 
WILLIAM P. STARK NURSERIES 
Box 522 STARK CITY, MO. ' 
Kelly’s TREES 
TITE KIND TnAT “MAKE GOOD/* 
Truk to Namk—Frkk from Dirk ark. 
Applo, Pear, Peach, Plum, Cherry and 
Quince Tteet, nl«o Small Fruita ami Orn* 
menials, shipped direct to your orchard at 
Growers* Frlceft. 27 yaara’experience in growing trees 
enables us to produce guaranteed stock at a low coat. 
Writ© for catalog. Orders shipped promptly. 
Kelly Bros. Wholesale Nnrserios, 18011 ainSt.,Dnnsvllie, N.Y 
You’ll never regret planting Kelly Trees. 
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Propagated from varieties of merit, fresh dug, guaranteed true to name, free from dUeaxe, 
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15 trees and plnnts, value §1.(55 for OSe. x Elberta Peach; i Harvest, I Baldwin Apple; I 
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896 
THE PRUNING OF APPLE TREES. 
Part II. 
The orchard tree is an artificial tree in 
every way. The object in cutting back 
the young growth is to balance the tops 
and remove weak or diseased wood, also 
to remove the terminal fruit bud from 
the leading shoots of varieties such as 
Yellow Transparent apples. Where trees 
are properly fertilized and cultivated 
there should be little call for cutting 
back, aside from occasional pinching 
back of the stronger tips during the grow¬ 
ing season so that the tree will not be 
one sided. This work need not be ex¬ 
pensive and the writer has found that 
removing these growing tips when the 
twig has reached a length of from 14 to 
18 inches will produce better shaped 
trees, with stronger limbs than trees gone 
over once a year after growth has 
stopped. 
By going over the trees twice during 
the growing season the trees can be kept 
in the best shape, and it also gives one 
the opportunity to remove young water- 
sprouts and suckers before they have 
used much of the food needed to produce 
good limbs. That old adage, “an ounce 
of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” 
is just as true in the pruning work as 
in any other. The chief difficulty lies 
in the finding out what to prevent. The 
question of disease is an easy one so 
far as pruning goes. It is only a matter 
of thoroughness and getting at it in time. 
It is the determining and producing the 
ideal shape for a practical tree that puz¬ 
zles the average man who attempts the 
pruning of young trees, as there is much 
discussion between various growers as 
to the proper shape for a fruit tree. 
Some claim that a central stem should be 
retained and series of side branches be 
trained from this at various heights. 
This will do very well for the first 20 
years or so of the tree’s life, but after 
that the top will grow so much faster 
than the lower set of side limbs that 
these lower limbs will be crowded and be¬ 
come worthless unless an expensive sys¬ 
tem of pruning is practiced to restrain 
the growth of the upper limbs. 
There are many reasons why the modi¬ 
fied vase form is the ideal tree. It gives 
a round head with an open center, which 
at once is the most economical to prune, 
spray, and to harvest fruit from. The 
open head admits sunlight to the center 
of the tree, which increases the general 
health of the tree as well as the quanti¬ 
ty and quality of the fruit. If a main 
limb is partly or wholly lost, one can 
fill the gap more easily than he could if 
the tree had a central stem. 
We cannot do efficient work if we do 
not have the proper tools. An ax is 
about the worst tool that could be used 
to prune a tree with. It cannot be used 
with any degree of accuracy or safety, 
and it is almost impossible to do a neat 
job. In spite of this we find many peo¬ 
ple hacking at their trees with an ax 
and thinking they are doing a good job. 
On the other hand we find people spend¬ 
ing much money on tools they cannot use 
to advantage on a practical job. There 
is almost as much money wasted on need¬ 
less and unpractical pruning tools as has 
been wasted on the worthless iron spray 
outfits found on nearly every farm. It 
is amusing if not at times pathetic to 
see someone climbing around an old ap¬ 
ple tree, cumbered with an assortment of 
saws, shears, and numerous hindrances 
to rapid and efficient work. A good nar¬ 
row bladed saw, with teeth on only one 
edge is the best tool to use for the most 
of the work in the older trees. For very 
large limbs or stubs, an ordinary carpen¬ 
ter’s hand saw with about seven teeth 
to the inch should be used. This makes 
a clean smooth cut and does the work 
with a fair degree of rapidity. A pair 
of the best quality .hand shears is the 
most efficient tool for work on young 
trees. Cheap ones are worse than use¬ 
less on a practical job. A pair of long- 
handled clippers are useful where suck¬ 
ers are to be removed from around the 
roots of the tree. 
Pole pruners with a 12-foot pole are 
useful to help remove brush as well as 
to cut small twigs and branches that 
cannot be reached easily from the inside 
of the tree. A ladder and paint outfit 
will be needed for work on lai’ger trees. 
Experience has taught that these tools 
are all that will be required on any job 
one might be asked to do, excepting the 
treating of decayed places in limbs or 
trunk. When young trees are being 
pruned only the hand shears and small 
saw are used; while in old trees each 
one of the whole outfit will come in play 
at sometime or other. Above all things 
get the best tool of its kind that can be 
bought. The buying of proper tools is 
not a hard task; it is the using of these 
tools properly that taxes mind, body, and 
last but not least, patience. Patience 
and lots of it is an important factor in 
all lines of fruit growing. The tools 
should be kept sharp if one expects re¬ 
sults. B. B. GILMAN. 
New Jersey. 
Spring Rye and Clover. 
I am thinking of sowing a small field 
with Spring rye, seeding with clover, in 
the hope of getting some grain for feed¬ 
ing and a crop of clover to turn under 
the next Spring. What would you ad¬ 
vise? Can we expect a fair crop of grain 
from the Spring rye? H. c. 
Our advice would be to sow beardless 
barley in place of the spring rye. This 
barley will give you more grain to the 
acre and feed of a higher quality. It 
gives also a better crop to seed the clover. 
Spring rye will do very well in some 
localities. It grows through a longer 
season than the beardless barley, and 
makes such a rank heavy growth that the 
clover does not have a fair chance. 
“Why do you insist upon having the 
biggest share of the pudding, Harry?” 
asked the mother of a small boy. “Isn’t 
your older brother entitled to it?” “No, 
he isn’t,” replied the little fellow. “He 
was eating pudding two years before I 
was born.”—Tit-Bits. 
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Also all standard fruit trees 
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W. L. McKAY, Prop. Box P, Geneva, N. Y. 
Successful 
Fruit Growers 
The largest, most suc¬ 
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their trees from us year 
after year. They have found that our stock 
is the best adapted to this soil and climate. 
Back of every tree and plant we sell is 
our 31 years’ reputation. This record pro¬ 
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BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO. 
Box 8 Yalesville, Conn. 
Roses, Plants, Seeds, 
llulbs, Vines, 
Shrubs, etc., 
by mail, post¬ 
paid. Safe ar¬ 
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faction guaran¬ 
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of fair dealing. 
n n d reds of 
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it and Or- 
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Trees. 1,200 
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greenhouses of Palms, Ferns, ltejjonias, Gera¬ 
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the queen of bedding plants. Large assortment 
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The Slorrs & Harrison Co., Box 309, Painesvi|le,'.C. 
EXTRA-STRONG, VIGOROUS NURSERY STOCK 
Our stock for 1914 is as good as there is on the market, and our assortment complete. Good, cleau, 
healthy stock of our own growing and guaranteed true to name. There are no better goods to bo 
offered at less money. They can’t be grown cheaper. Complete assortment of small fruits 
tree fruit-*, ornamental trees, plants, vines anti roses. Get our prices before you 
order elsewhere; you will save money by so doing. Our illustrated catalogue is tree. YVrito 
for it today. We do Landscape Work in all its branches. 
T. J. DWYER & CO., ORANGE COUNTY NURSERIES, Box 1, Cornwall, N. Y. 
FRUIT TREES 
For a quarter of a Century we have been represented here. Otir exceptional Values accepted direct 
without the aid of Middlemen, will save you many dollars. Our purpose is to grow and deliver, not 
the cheapest but the best tree plus a true label We are prepared to give you the first and last word 
of proof covering this statement. Semi for catalog together with our useful ISooklet on suggestions. 
Watch Wiley's trees bear H. S. WILEY & SON, Beach Street, Cayuga, New York 
When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply 
and a “square deal.” See guarantee editorial page. 
Fruit Trees Direct from the Grower 
All best varieties grown in our own nursery, 
so we absolutely guarantee correct varieties; 
tree from San Jose scalo; healthy, strong 
roots; flrst-class in every way. AlTl.li, * I 'i 
per 100; 1‘KACII, per 100—also Pear, 
Quince, Cherry, Plum, Small Fruits and 
Ornamentals direct to you at wholesale 
prices. Wo omploy no agents. 
Write for finely illustrated OATALOO and 
our Special Prices, freight prepaid. DENTON, WILLIAMS 8 
DLNTON, Wholesale Nurserymen. 226 Elm St.. Dansville, N.Y. 
200,000 /lppleTf < ees“tf Efl , t D T , i N s G 
To offer for Spring—While they last, will sell 
First-class, 2-yr. 5 7 ft.. 20c. each, 100 lor SI 1.00 
Medium Grade. 4-5 " 15c. “ 100 “ 8.00 
Third Grade. 3-4 " 10c. " 100 ” 5 00 
60 at 100 ruto. Send for my free catnlocue of all kinds of Nursery 
stock.John W. Finn's Wholesale IViirscries,nox 11 l,I>univlII»,N.Y. 
TREES 
HALF AGENTS’ PRICES. ... 
Wc have no agents—wo sell direct to you. Our 
prices one-half agents’prices. Why? Because we 
save you the agents’ profits. That’s dollars In your 
pocket, Mr. Fruit Grower. 
All our trees are absolutely the finest stock. If any 
tree is not true to name and healthy, we replace 
it. Apple, Peach, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Quince, 
Shade and Or-amentalTrees; shrubs, berrybushes 
and plants—all at money saving prices. 
We pay freight 
Ourcataloguels brimful of prac¬ 
tical, valuableinformation—ho w 
to plant and care for all kinds 
of fruit trees. It will pay you 
to get it—absolutely free. Write 
today. 
WM. P. RUPERT * SON, 
Box 20. Seneca, N. y. 
NORWAY MAPLE 
Best block in Pennsylvania; 10,000 trees to select 
from ; sizes 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 feet. 
Let me quote you delivered prices. 
JAS. A. PATTERSON, 
(Old Patterson Nurseries) Stewartstown, Pa. 
Grand New Year Book 
1014—just printed; shows fruits in actual'colors and size. Full of valuable 
orchard information. Tells what, when and how to plant. Mailed Free. 
CT ADI/" ni7I ir'ini TQ The Most Amazing Apple 
D X DUiLilv/Iv/UtJ Production in Two Centuries 
(Trade Mark) 
is fully described—its glorious record of twenty years in the American orchard is accu¬ 
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fruit. Of exquisite flavor—large, brilliant, waxy red. The book is free. Write for it. 
Stark Bros. Nurseries and Orchards Co., • Box 123, Louisiana, Mo. 
Okf New England 
NURSERIES 
OtoroRO Massachusetts 
HARDY TREES 
OUR 1914 CATALOG IS OUR SOLE AGENT 
Send for a copy 
‘A Volume of Real Interest to Plant Lovers” 
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Plants, write us. 
We grow in Quantity everything for Carden, Forest and 
Landscape Planting 
THE NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES CO., bedfVrd.'W 
