R. B. Cruickshank Training and Pruning of Fruit Trees

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In general there are two chief ends in View when a man begins to prune a fruit tree; he wishes to shape it or to make it produce in accordance with some definite idea. A knowledge of the science and experience in the art of pruning are almost essential to a satisfactory attainment of the desired objects. Conditions and personal opinions are at such variance that this bulletin will concern itself chiefly with principles that underlie pruning practises.