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Trees in 

 BLASTED 

 soil bear better 



Fruit growers have proved — by planting some 

 trees in blasted beds and others in ordinary ground 

 — that trees planted after the use of explosives 

 root deeper, grow faster and better — that they are 

 thriftier in every way, bear earlier, and yield 

 larger crops. 



They have proved also that when the soil of established 

 orchards is properly blasted the trees immediately take on new 

 vigor and bear better fruit thereafter. Orchardists know that 

 this condition is due to the increased moisture-storage capacity 

 induced by blasting and to the consequent release of plant 

 food from the subsoil. 



Fruit growers in every Pacific Coast State have used tons of 



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Fruit Growers 

 Say: 



"My orchard has made excel- 

 lent growth, due to the fact that 

 I used dynamite, breaking up the 

 soil and making excellent beds 

 for the roots. If I were to set 

 another orchard I would not 

 think of doing so without blast- 

 ing each tree hole." 



T. A. JOHNSON. 

 Boise. Idaho. 



"Generally speaking, the 

 growth of plants depends upon 

 the condition of the soil into 

 which the roots penetrate. If the 

 depth of loose soil is too limited 

 or the surface water is permitted 

 to stand too long, the growth is 

 impaired. Explosives properly 

 used have invariably resulted in 

 excellent growth. The yield is 

 often three times as great on 

 blasted soil as from those i un- 

 treated in the sam,e vicinity." 

 ROSECROFT FRUIT FARM. 



Summer, 'Wash. 



" We consider the use of explo- 

 sives an important factor in plant- 

 ing orchards. It is important to 

 secure good drainage and the 

 roots should be able to penetrate 

 deeply into the subsoil. Young 

 fruit trees newly planted should 

 make at least one foot of new 

 growth the first year, and this 

 is hardly possible unless the land 

 is put into good mechanical con- 

 dition, with plenty of room for 

 the roots to spread in the loos- 

 ened subsoil." 



A. LINGHAM. 



Puyallup. Wash. 



" Giant explosives are of great 

 benefit for blasting beds for orch- 

 ard planting. The difference in 

 growth between unblasted trees 

 and trees in blasted ground is so 

 much in favor of the latter than 

 no adequate comparison can be 

 made." 



DONALD NURSERY CO.. 



Donald. Ore. 



for planting trees and deep tilling 

 their orchards. These powders are 

 made in two brands, Eureka Stump- 

 ing Powder and Giant Stumping 

 Powder, and are prepared especially for 

 farm and orchard work. They are more 

 effective and do their work more economically than 

 ordinary dynamites. 



Eureka Stumping Powder pulverizes the soil instead 

 of caking and packing or throwing it high in the air. 

 This is the action that is wanted in stump and soil work, 

 and the action that the so-called " high strength" dana- 

 mites will not give. When you use Eureka Stumping 

 Powder the finished job costs you less money. 



Giant Stumping Powder, which is also used for subsoil 

 blasting, is the most efficient explosive for many other 

 kinds of farm work, including blasting dead trees or 

 stumps in wet soil. 



Make this test of Giant Powders 



By using the Giant Farm Powders you can demonstrate their 

 superiority for tree planting and orchard tillage. Mail today a 

 trial order with your book coupon. We will have our nearest 

 distributor supply you — at lowest market price — with a 25-or 

 50-pound case of either of the Giant Farm Powders. Test this in 

 comparison with any dynamite. The results will show you why 

 fruit growers in every section insist upon having the Giant Farm 

 Powders for orchard tillage work. 



Giant Farm Powders and other Giant blasting supplies are 

 sold by distributors everywhere. Your own dealer has them or 

 can get them for you. If he offers you a substitute, write us and 

 we will see that you are supplied with the genuine. Giant Pow- 

 der is the trade name of explosives manufactured by The Giant 

 Powder Co., Con. Because Giant Powders are best known 

 everywhere, many have assumed that all high explosives are 

 Giant Powders. Insist upon having the genuine. 



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