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keeping till late in the fall or into winter
as they may be winter pears.
8. Some one says fruit trees should not be
pruned except with a pocket knife, what
does the society think about it? It is
approved, when small enough to trim
into good shape without injury;
some instances were given where orchards
had been injured and some ruined by
prunning.
9. Should a peach orchard be plowed in
the Spring? Not known, Try Fall
10. A pear tree very full of long green
pears which do not come off easily
what do with it? Do not know the
pear nor how to manage it.
11. Do apple trees generally lose their
leaves before the apples fall as they
have this fall? Not always but a general
complaint this year.
12. How make a cold frame for lettuce?
use any good soil. sow the seed
and cover with glass. An old hot bed is
good.
13. Is it good to work flower beds and roses in
the fall? Yes