Show horticultural hints PICKING APPLE TREE TWICE thinning irig at first tends tend to bring about increase in fruit remain ing on trees prepared by tile the united states of 0 aff agriculture ri culture most apple growers remove all the tha fruit from the t trees r ces at one picking many however according to observations of the united states department of agriculture make two or more pickings during the season especially when the fruit Is not uniformly of good color but Is otherwise of high quality the ile advisability of making more than one picking depends upon the extent to which the size and color of the fruit are affected by b the quantity borne by each tree the apples on the outside of the tha tree especially the larger and better colored ones are removed nt at the first picking to permit the limbs to lift and expose the uncolored fruit to the sun bun this thinning alm tends to bring about an increase in size of the fruit remaining on the tres trees in the course pruning trees in season alwy always insures good crop of a week or ten days the second picking Is made when the remainder of the crop usually Is removed in a few instances more than two pickings tire are made especially with early apples two pickings are more expensive than one because of the additional time required though the increase in the market value of the crop often justifies this practice if the crop Is of low quality the value of the returns usually are not sufficient to warrant the extra cost of more than one picking |