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Show Pear Growing In Iowa. H Pear growing In Iowa has not, In a M gonernl way, proved a success. That M the failure Is largely duo to tho mis- M takes of the cultivator thore Is no H doubt, but to lay It wholly to this causo would bo unjust. Pear growing H Is a trado or business which must be learned. Blight, tho great enemy, M must ho combated by selecting soils H and exposures, following thoso moth- fl ods of cultivation and shading of tha sLH ground which will causo n slow growth H early In the season, so that the tree H will begin the winter with woll-rlponed H wood. Choose high, welldrnlned, rath- H or thin soil, and nvold low or level, H rich soils. A enrcful study of the soil H and mothods ot those who have mado H pear growing a success will convince tho most skeptical that, with proper H caro and management, any ono can H produce this most luscious of fruits. H Head them low; cut hack straggling H shoots ono-hnlf every spring, to com- H pel dense tops; mulch or plant straw- berries or raspberries to shade the H ground; set them six Inches doopor H than they stood in tho nursery. Pears Bhould bo gathered at least ten days H beforo they are ripe. Winter varieties H may bo left on quite late, placed In a H dark room nnd ripened in tho house. H M. J. Wragg. H |