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Show THE PROPER TIME TO DO PRUNING Tho Intormountaln fruit grower prunes nt his leisure, but luckily this conforms rathor closely to tho proper prop-er season, when looked at from n physiological point of vlow. Dr. Leon D. Bntcholor of tho Utah Agricultural Agricultur-al Collogo advises that pruning In tho dormant seuson Incites wood g-owth, whllo pruning In tho growing grow-ing season promotes frultfulnesa; and" slnco trees In a soml arid cllm-ato cllm-ato tend to ovorbear, It Is logical for us to pruno largely during tho dormant dor-mant season. If this work Is dono In February, March nnd April, tho wound hea's over vory rapidly as soon as growth starts In tho spring. There Is also loss likelihood of In-Jury In-Jury from tho wounds drying nnd nuslng winter killing than when pruned earlier In tho season. Tho work can bo dono with much great-when great-when thero Is n light snow on tho ground, than by leaving tho work to bo dono lator when tho orchard Is muddy1, making It laborious to got about from treo to trco. |