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Show ORCHARD NOTES. Fruit which Is handled tho leas WiSm kcops tho best. Fi9 Look aftor tho grafts put In la rWi spring; cut nwny unnecessary growtl J'JSf or suckors. 'jMys Now Is 11 good tlmo to dig borer Mmzl out of tho trunks of fruit trees. Use a small, sharp knlfo and a piece b wire W&S Mnko a noto of tho trees which d( Jrl not benr satisfactory varieties. Then 'l next spring you will know Just where to do somo grafting. rf Fix up tho ladders boforo It Is time Y?iki to pick apples. Moro accidents nt np rfUl' plo-gatherlng tlmo como from poor Ind ft? dors than In nny other wny. .. tlti Somo careful growers pick tholr or tJ3i chnrds more thnn onco, gathering the kSj? fruit ns soon as It is well colored , loavlng tho poorly colored nnd Imma sPli) turo fruits until they havo become Stfli well colored. Farm Journal. B |