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BETTER FRUIT 



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This Tree was planted 

 in a BLASTED Bed 



[This one was 

 planted the 

 ordinary way 



Herman H. Smidt, R. F. D. 3, Oregon City, Oregon, owner of 

 these trees, read in Better Fruit that trees planted in blasted sod 

 would grow faster and be better in every way than trees set in dug 

 holes. He tried it, and on February 14, 1916, wrote as follows: 



"I intended to blast the whole orchard but ran out of powder and finished 

 a small balance without it. I am glad of this now because it has enabled me to 

 compare the growth of the trees and satisfy myself that the expense was justified. 



"My orchard was planted three years ago and all trees were selected and of 

 even age and size. The trees that were planted in blasted ground show a growth 

 of 75 to 100 per cent, over the trees in ground not blasted. They are healthier 

 and more satisfactory in every way, and I have no hesitation in recommending 



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to the prospective orchard owner. I have just bought 1100 more prune trees 

 and would not think of planting them without preparing the ground with powder. 



"My method is very simple and expense per tree very small. I drive a bar 

 into the ground about four feet and explode one-half to one stick of powder in 

 each hole. I then spade out the hole for the tree on the spot that was blasted. 



"Thank you for getting the three boxes of Giant Powder for me so quickly." 



Hundreds of fruit growers have found, like Mr. Smidt, that trees set in blasted 

 beds grow faster and larger and bear earlier than trees set the ordinary way. 



These men have found also that the Giant Farm Powders— Eureka Stumping 

 or Giant Stumping— are the proper explosives to use in tree planting. They pul- 

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 When you use the Giant Farm Powders you save money and get better results. 



Be sure your dealer supplies vou with the genuine Giant Powders, 

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