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well established should cultivation stop. Even then 
your trees will respond to fertilization and cultiva- 
tion. . 
Careful and proper setting of trees ‘arid plants 
is necessary but is only the beginning of a success- 
_ ful orchard or beautiful home grounds. Cultiva- 
tion, mulching, and watering, as well as spraying 
and pruning, must be carried on consistently or 
first investment will fail. Cover crops planted in 
the orchard and turned under with the plow at the 
right time will give both feed and humus to the 
soil; and thorough cultivation, intelligent fertiliza- 
tion, careful pruning, and seasonable spraying will 
give abundant returns for money, labor, and time 
so expended. To have good things for home re- 
quires thought and effort in all things, and trees and 
plants are no exceptions. 
Where plants have ball of earth burlapped around 
roots, avoid breaking this ball. Set in a hole that 
is plenty large to receive without crowding, setting 
about one inch deeper than the surface of the 
ground, then cut the burlap loose from around the 
top of the ball and allow it to fall back in the hole 
without removing. Fill in around the ball as you 
would around the roots of any other plant, tighten- 
ing thoroughly, and using plenty of water to settle. 
For shrubs and roses, etc., handle in the same 
way, though it is usually more desirable to prepare 
special bed for roses, selecting location that will 
have plenty of open air and sun, and particularly 
one that is well drained. It is ‘usually better to 
remove the soil from the bed, filling in with good 
loam that is fairly rich, or using fertilizer in the 
soil. Plant so that plenty of room is given between 
the plants for cultivation. Remember that roses 
like lots of food and water during the summer 
months, and that you cannot hope to get blooms 
without this. — 
These suggestions are brief, their purpose being 
to impress on the home planter that good care and 
cultivation is necessary in order to secure best re- 
sults, whether this be in the orchard or the 
grounds around the home. We shall at any time 
be glad to give instructions which may be needed 
for special planting and to help in any way pos- 
sible to make a success of the trees and plants you 
purchase from us. Special bulletin on the care and 
cultivation of trees and plants will be sent upon 
request, as stated above. Your State Entomologist 
will supply you with a spray calendar for the ask- 
ing, and will advise you where to get spraying ma- 
terials at nearest point to you. Be sure to take any 
special problems you may have up with him. He 
will gladly help you. 
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PRUNING 
Apple and Pear. Select from three to five of the 
branches to form the permanent head of the tree. 
These branches should be well distributed around 
the trunk and at a safe distance apart up and down 
the trunk. If two branches come out, a split may 
occur at this weak point in later life when the tree 
is full of fruit. Shorten these selected branches to 
