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Show Careful Pruning. Pruning Is not u thing thnt enn bo dono recklessly, although a great many farmers do not seem to realise tho fact. Too much pruning prun-ing will Injure tho vitality of the tree, and this Injury will bo most apparent ap-parent If a sevcro drought comes on. If tho weather Is wot through tho growing season, sometimes tho treo that has been pruned too much will recover Itself. If tho treo is pruned too littlo much of Its strength will go to the development of wood, nnd this means tho llmlling of fruit production. As a general thing, unpruned trees bear but littlo fruit. Pruning Is a sclonco that must bo studied. No rule can bo given in a slnglo sentenco thnt will bo of much value. Tho man' that makes a study of pruning will bo nblo to increase tho production of bis orchard without Increasing tho ox-ponse, ox-ponse, and without Increasing tho .amount of plant food taken out of tho soil. |
