Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1901 — The “Habit” of Fruit-Bearing. [ARTICLE]

The “Habit” of Fruit-Bearing.

Fruit bearing in trees is merely a habit, for a young tree, taken in hand at the commencement, need only be pruned during the first three or four years, after which it will continue to produce fruit spurs of itself. For it must be re* membered that fruit bearing is a habit wMch-m&y be encoupraged in trees, and when once they are well trained to do it they will not vary, except fa untoward * circumstances. Therefore, the aim of all pruning, whether of root or branch, of young trees or old, is to induce Che fruitbearing habit, —Profitable Farm and Garden.