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spray and again two or three weeks later. They use both Bordeaux and 

 lime-sulphur as fungicides and arsenate of lead as insecticide. Six 

 sprayers are used in the 250 acres of orchard. 



Clean cultivation is practiced, double discing early in spring and 

 harrowing after every rain until the middle of July and then allow 

 weeds and grass to grow. They haul lots of manure to spread in the 

 orchard which is worked into the ground during the summer. The crop 

 of apples are carefully picked and packed in barrels, packing only the 

 best apples and disposing of inferior grades «in bulk or to cider mill. 

 That their pack is good is evidenced by the fact that they have sold 

 their fruit to the large firms in Minneapolis, Minn., for the past seven 

 years without any solicitation on Mr. Weaver's part. They have proven 

 that a reputation for honest, careful packing is one of the strongest 

 assets of a fruit grower. 



One of the orchards of the late Henry C. Smith of Falls City which 

 is located some seven miles from the railroad, under the able manage- 

 ment of Mr. J. C. Wileman, has proven remarkably profitable. This 

 orchard is planted on land that twenty-five years ago was covered with 

 hazelbrush and thought only fit for pasture land. It has been producing 

 large annual crops of fruit which has been sold for good prices. This 

 orchard is about seven miles east of Shubert and the fruit has to be 

 hauled over a hilly road to market. Mr. Wileman is a firm believer in 

 thorough spraying, pruning and cultivation where practicable. He is 

 very careful of the apples which he packs, to see that they are fully up 

 to the standard. His apples command a good price on the market dur- 

 i'lg seasons of heavy crops. 



Mr. J. T. Swan of Auburn is another firm believer in the future 

 of the Nebraska apple. He has 2 00 acres in different orchards which 

 are bringing in a good income to him. Mr. Swan sprays his orchards 

 thoroughly, using power machines and makes at least three applica- 

 tions. He practices clean cultivation and has found that in harvesting 

 his crop that it paid to pack his apples in boxes. 



Mr. C. F. Beck, of Peru, a director of Eastern Nebraska Fruit 

 Growers' Association, has a twenty-five acre orchard which has brought 

 in to him over $4,000 in three years without his turning his hand in 

 picking or packing the crop. ^Ir. Beck gives his orchard good care as 

 evidenced by the returns he has received. 



Another director of the Eastern Nebraska Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation is G. S. Christy, of Johnson, who has been g:'owing apples in a 

 commercial way for a good many years. Mr. Christy handles his 

 orchard in much the same way as Mr. Shubert and has been getting 

 good crops and good prices for his fruit. 



