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Circular No. 84 - Building Young Deciduous Fruit Trees, Francis M. Coe
Circular No. 84 - Building Young Deciduous Fruit Trees, Francis M. Coe
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The modern fruit tree in a commercial orchard, to survive in present-day competition, must bear heavy crops. The mechanical strength which determines whether it can hold its heavy load successfully or whether it will be broken down and become a liability to its owner is determined to a large extent by the training it has received the first two or three years after planting.
Circular No. 13 - Fruit For Exhibition, Leon D. Batchelor
Circular No. 13 - Fruit For Exhibition, Leon D. Batchelor
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The basis of a good fruit exhibit is necessarily good cultural conditions to produce good fruit. Then it depends on the exhibitor's ability to select his best fruit. Do not wait until the crop is picked to select show specimens. The successful exhibitor makes his prize selections in the orchard while the fruit i still on the tree. By viewing the fruit as it hangs naturally on the tree, and by carefully surveying the different trees in the orchard a good comparison of a large quantity of fruit can be made. The prize fruit is generally on the outermost branches, …