The little pruning book; an intimate guide to the surer growing of better fruits and flowers . rately, until it now boastedon every barn on the way to town, its forthcomingfirst Big County Fair! And among the local farmers, competition was es-pecially keen for one entry on the premium list—thebest plate of apples, any variety. Well, to trim our little story ..short, the blue cardwent to Grimes Foundling .... .For all this was inthe days before everyone knew the importance ofpruning; and Chance had done for farmer Grimes whathe didnt know—then—how to do for himself. In the succeeding years many
The little pruning book; an intimate guide to the surer growing of better fruits and flowers . rately, until it now boastedon every barn on the way to town, its forthcomingfirst Big County Fair! And among the local farmers, competition was es-pecially keen for one entry on the premium list—thebest plate of apples, any variety. Well, to trim our little story ..short, the blue cardwent to Grimes Foundling .... .For all this was inthe days before everyone knew the importance ofpruning; and Chance had done for farmer Grimes whathe didnt know—then—how to do for himself. In the succeeding years many whips were cut fromthat wayside tree—but not to beat cows with. Theywent into other orchards for grafting, and made thatsection famous. And they brought the thrifty old farmermany an iron man, in those long-ago days when an I. go to the grocery store and march home with something more than nine pounds of beet sugar to itscredit! Moral: There is only one thing that pays better thanhaving a sound knowledge of pruning: and that is—to USE it. The following pages are for you:littlepruningboo00rock. 11
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