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Show URGES SPRAYING OF ALL TREES BEFORE PRUNING Spraying of fruit and shade trees before pruning Is recommended by J W. Fox. county crops snd pests ln-fpector. ln-fpector. who Issued a bulletin today. Peaches are born only on new wood, j that of last season's growth, accord- i ing to the bulletin, while apples are borne on spurs of three or more years , of age. j "Peach trees should le pruned to produce as much new wood as possible, pos-sible, each season and apple trees should be pruned to produce as little lit-tle as possible," Mr. Fox says. He! continues: "This does not pPl to I tree that have not yet reached the ) bearing stage. Heavy winter pruning j produces abundant new growl h. and light pruning or summer pruning discourages it. " Never leave stubs of limb. These i grow into a broomlike bruvh that is j useless for fruit or shade. Cut the : branch back tn the trunk or to an j intersecting limb so that its direction' of growth is changed." , |