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BETTER FRUIT 



November 



Vertical Farming 



PROVED 



BY 



Effects of 

 Orchard 

 Blasting 



with 



IN DUG HOLE 



RED CROSS ^^'^^ 



FARM POWDER '^ 



These njts are made from photos 

 showing comparative growth of pear 

 trees from Spring of 1913 , 



10 Aug. 1. 1914. Bellemonl , AVv,* 

 .Orchards, Inc., Norfolk, Va." -~^*\-i 



IN BLASTED 



A LL progressive farmers and orchardists know tliat trees planted 

 -^~^ in blasted ground grow much faster than those planted in the 

 old way and bear fruit earlier. 



This proves the truth of the principles of Vertical Farming, which 

 aims to cultivate downward as well as to till the top soil. 



Three years ago tree planting in blasted holes was experimental — 

 now millions of trees are set out by the Vertical Farming method 

 every spring and fall. 



In like manner, blasting the subsoil to increase general crop yields, 

 now regarded as experimental, will in a few years, be common. 



To learn how and why Vertical Farming may double the yields 

 of your farm, get the Free Heading Course in Vertical Farming, by 

 Dr. G. E. Bailey, one of the best works on soils and soil culture 

 ever published. Sent free with every request for our Farmer's 

 Handbook N.F-338. \\'rite now. 



Established 1802 E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS CO., Wilmington, Del. 



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Profit from Fruit 



is increased if the fniit is borne on trees 

 l)lanted in soiltliat contains tlie right amount 

 and tlie right Iviud of plant food. For such 

 trees will yield fruit in maximum quantity 

 and of improved quality. 



Beaver Brand Animal Fertilizers 



"A fertilizer for every soil." 



Gives to the soil tlie proper atoouat of nitrogen, 

 phosphoric acid and potash that are so necessary it' you 

 want your trees to have a steady healthy growth and 

 hear plentifully. 



Not an experiment but a proven fertilizer of reputation. A trial 

 offers convincing proof. Folder free. Address Box lOl 



Union Meat Company 



North Portland, Oregon 



WHEN WRITING ADVERTISERS MENTION BETTER FRUIT 



larger quantities than the conditions 

 might justify, with the result that later 

 on they might receive net prices below 

 the level of opening values. By this it 

 is not meant that growers ought to sell 

 now for less than market value, nor is 

 it meant that buyers are to be encour- 

 aged in depressing opening values. The 

 outlook is normally encouraging for 

 satisfactory profits to all concerned if 

 good judgment is used, and it is meant 

 to urge upon growers and dealers alike 

 the advisability of breaking deadlocks 

 with reasonable concessions on the 

 part of all. Arbitrary ideas of values 

 should be avoided, so that the movement 

 of the crop may proceed in a healthy 

 way. Unfortunately, when the demand 

 for apples is good, many growers and 

 packers seem to feel that poor grading 

 is justified, and is such years there is a 

 tendency to lower standards. Attention 

 is called to the fact that no condition 

 can justify an> thing but an honest pack. 

 For a poor grade and shoddy pack the 

 producer ultimately must pay, although 

 temporarily tlie packer may receive an 

 advantage. Apples should be sold for 

 just what they are, according to the 

 recognized grades. Whether or not the 

 price may be high, growers and dealers 

 alike should adheie strictly to that 

 policy. 



Under all conditions there are certain 

 fundamental processes that ou.ght to be 

 observed in preparing the crop for 

 market if success is to be assured. The 

 fruit should be picked and packed in 

 such condition as to insure it against 

 abnormal deterioration. With perish- 

 able varieties having a long ripening 

 season it is suggested that growers 

 should not attempt to harvest the crop 

 at one picking, but rather should glean 

 the trees for only such fruit as is ready 

 to come off, repeating the process until 

 the crop has been picked in uniform 

 condition. The advantage is that the 



WalnutsAre 

 Dollars 



Plant a Walnut Grove that will 

 grow into dollars while you 

 sleep. The \'rooman Franquette 

 bears at three years and sells for 

 25 cents per pound — is smaller 

 than an apple and sells for more 

 money, t iet in with the tide and 

 Ljet ricli. At forty feet a part it only 

 takes 28 trees to the acre. Is 

 cheaper than an apple orcliartl 

 to plant and makes your land 

 more valuable. 



True Vrooman Franquette 



Walnut Trees at Bargain Prices 



at 



Mira-Monte Nursery 



SAN JOSE, CAL. 



