. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Figure 1. each large limb. Proper thinning will reduce to a minimum the number of props that are necessary and usually enables the tree to carry its load un- aided. Bleeding Wounds. The accumulation of gum on the trunk and large branches is the result of bleeding, which is usually caused by mechanical injuries, breaking the bark, winter injury, insects or disease; or by a combination of two or more of these conditions existing at the same time. The most common treatment is to re- move the cause of trouble and cut back the injured area to sound wood and bark and d
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Figure 1. each large limb. Proper thinning will reduce to a minimum the number of props that are necessary and usually enables the tree to carry its load un- aided. Bleeding Wounds. The accumulation of gum on the trunk and large branches is the result of bleeding, which is usually caused by mechanical injuries, breaking the bark, winter injury, insects or disease; or by a combination of two or more of these conditions existing at the same time. The most common treatment is to re- move the cause of trouble and cut back the injured area to sound wood and bark and disinfect the wound. Top Working. The buds are cut, usually after mid- summer, from well-matured twigs, not more than one-fourth inch in diameter and twigs measuring three-sixteenths of an inch are better. If the leaves are still attached the blade should be cut off as soon as the twig is cut. The leaf stem serves as a handle for the bud during the operation of setting it. The buds are cut by placing the edge of the Continued on page 11. Large Cut in Pruning the Cherry Tree By Elihu Bowles, Prosser, Washington IT has been about ten years since I four years ago did I do more began making cuts in cherry trees than experiment on half-dead larger than could be made with the trees. Now I make it a very pruning shears, but not until three or prominent feature of the prun- ing work. I am, how- ever, still observing effects, good and bad, and am ready at any time to abandon the practice when results demand it. It may be wise to consider it yet in the experimental stage, but so far the results are very satis- factory. A few weeks ago I had a telephone call from a man wanting to know how to prune his cherry trees, which had grown too tall to be profitable. A part of the conversation ran like this: "Do vou cut the big limbs? "Yes; cut what you don't want. "Three or four inches? "Yes; six or eight. "Six or eight? "Yes; six or eight. "Well, how old are your
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