[Fruit culture] . Fig. 23. (b) (e) Fig. 24 43 44 ESSENTIALS OF FRUIT CULTURE § 1 very convenient. They are equipped with wood handlesabout 2 feet long and are especially useful in young orchardswhere many limbs and branches are to be removed that aretoo large to be cut off with ease by means of the hand shearsshown in Fig. 22. The shears shown in Fig. 24 (a), (6), and (c)are known as long-handled, or extension, shears and are almostindispensable in pruning mature orchards. These shears canbe equipped with handles 4, 6, 8, or 10 feet long. The cuttingpart is operated by means of a wire extendin
[Fruit culture] . Fig. 23. (b) (e) Fig. 24 43 44 ESSENTIALS OF FRUIT CULTURE § 1 very convenient. They are equipped with wood handlesabout 2 feet long and are especially useful in young orchardswhere many limbs and branches are to be removed that aretoo large to be cut off with ease by means of the hand shearsshown in Fig. 22. The shears shown in Fig. 24 (a), (6), and (c)are known as long-handled, or extension, shears and are almostindispensable in pruning mature orchards. These shears canbe equipped with handles 4, 6, 8, or 10 feet long. The cuttingpart is operated by means of a wire extending from one endof the cutting part to a hand lever that is fastened to the longhandle near its free end. A plain, single pair long-handledshears is shown in (a), and combination shears and saw, in(b) and (c). Either of these latter implements are of especialvalue in removing branches that are too large to be cut offby the shears. The implement shown in (b) is of such a sizeas to clip off limbs f inch in diameter and the sa
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