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Show 'f Gt Bvy and Prurtf . What about that treat; ar tbey li'pt8ned up In tbap? It s that' Kobd, but If uot, let's toe at It qnlok, for It la Retting late, bat better lato than not all. "I reallzo many hate to et Bt it, on afcc'ouot of not knowing jnat bow It abould bo done. Llko most erory-tbloK erory-tbloK eleu thero is u right nnd a wi nng way to trim b treo. Perhaps n few BURjrestloiiB would ho n bolp. Klrat, tho tools to uec. A 8aw Ib the prlnolplo tool for an apple treb, a regular pruning eaw ia miioli better. An bx is eoldotu needed utiles ydu intend to out n tree down. It is a poor tool to prune with lecoese It loavea a rough nnd jaggtd wound to heal oror. A pair of band prnneis or a pair of pruning fbcHra bo found very oonveniont, petieohHy uround ' poaob trees and buslun. Hhnro tonla not only m.ko tbo work easier but qulokor and moro plonsnnt. Ono of tho first things wo nniat un derhtimd In the nature of tho tree we aro going to prune. Apples grow on wood that is at lenst two yeors old, so tho thing to get is a steady growth. Aollutheget too Iniuo mid out of bnliinoH, they should be out out, not topped, or you will got a growth of water shoots that aro of little value. Tho center of a troo should bo koi t open to let the suullgut In to all tho parts. With tho poiioh treo it Is quite dif fereut. Penohos grow beBt on now wood, so the moro now wood we oau got the moro desireable will be our orop. Wo can top tho peHcb ttee without gottlug u young forest of water wa-ter Bhoots. Our ideal should bo to ot n treo woll balanced; whoeo branches nro well spread out, leaving an open center. Wo can treat other treed: according to their natures. 1 A good oloHiiltig up would no k doubt be of benefit, eapeoiBlly if we aaaiatoto'lP0BB of onrfcalt. - - m SAMUEL W. LBiaii. |