May, 1920 



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Thousands of gallons of 

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 gave service to the U. S- 

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BETTER FRUIT 



Raspberry Culture, Etc. 



Conlinued from page 4. 



set a new plantation they wait a month 

 after growth starts in the spring and 

 use the suckers that come up during 

 that month in their established planta- 

 tion. If the season is favorable, this 

 practice may prove satisfactory. If, 

 however, a drought occurs soon after, 

 the young plants will sull'er severely. 

 Only in sections where the climate is 

 favorable is this practice to be recom- 

 mended. 



Securing and Handling Nursery Stock. 



It must be remembered, however, that 

 the root systems of nursery plants of 

 the different varieties vary greatly, and 

 what constitutes a good nursery plant 

 of one variety may be a poor plant of 

 another variety. 



In case the plants are not to be set 

 immediately, they should be heeled in; 

 that is, a trench should be dug and the 

 roots placed in it and covered with 

 moist soil. In order to work the soil 

 thoroughly about the roots of each 

 plant it will be necessary to open the 

 bundles and spread the plants along 

 the trench. Sometimes it is desirable 

 to wet the roots, or, if they are very 

 dry, to soak them for a few hours be- 

 fore heeling in the plants. Just before 

 setting it is well to dip the roots of the 

 plants in a puddle made of clay and 

 water or cow manure and water. The 

 roots are thereby partially protected 

 from the wind and sun. 



Plants affected with crown-gall 

 should not be set. This disease can be 

 recognized by the knots and swellings 

 which appear on the roots and about 

 the crown. Such diseased plants are 

 very much less productive than healthy 

 stock. 



Systems of Culture. 



Three systems of culture are used in 

 growing raspberries, the hill, the linear 

 and Ihe hedge system. The term ''hill 

 sysiem" is restricted to that method of 

 tillage in which the horse cultivator is 

 used on all sides of each plant. When 

 Ihe cultivator is run in only one direc- 

 tion and only the plants originally set 

 are allowed to fruit, the term "linear 

 system" is used. If some of the suckers 

 which come from the roots of red rasp- 

 berries are left to form a solid row and 

 the cultivator is run in one direction 

 only the term "hedge system" is em- 

 ployed. 



The distance between the rows in 

 eich of these systems should be de- 

 termined by economy in the cost of 

 cultivation and in the use of hmcl. 

 Where the area of land available for 

 planting is not limited, usually it will 

 be found most desireable to make Ihe 

 spaces between the rows wide enough 

 to allow the use of two-horse imple- 

 ments in cultivation. Where Ihe area 

 of land is limited, the rows may be 

 placed closer together and one-horse 

 implements used. 



Planting Distances. 



Under the hill sysiem of culture the 

 plants usually are set about .5 fei-t import 

 each way. This, however, allows the 

 use of one-horse cultivators only. Tins 



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A Profitable 

 Fruit Crop 



The successful control of codling 

 moth is dependent upon the quality 

 of the spraying material used, the 

 time of application and the thor- 

 oughness with which the work is 

 done. 



Injury by this pest can be almost 

 entirely prevented every year, by 

 thorough spraying, at the right 

 time, with Orchard Brzuid Dry 

 Powdered Arsenate of Lead. 



There is a carefully prepared 

 booklet giving full directions for 

 spraying, and offering many use- 

 ful suggestions from years of ex- 

 perience, which will be sent you 

 upon request. 



It tells the story of Orchard 

 Brand Dry Powdered Arsenate of 

 Lead and how to use it to get a 

 profitable fruit crop. It tells of the 

 maximum concentration, chemical 

 purity and mechanical condition. 



Your fruit crop means every- 

 thing to you. The quality of the 

 spraying material used is very im- 

 portant. In fact it is all-important. 

 Let us urge the necessity of look- 

 ing into the subject with great care. 



Other spray materials, for specific 

 purposes, we recommend are: 



Orchard Brand Dry Powdered Arsenate of Lead 



Orchard Brand Arsenateof Lead. standard paste 



Orchard Brand Atomic Sulphur (patented) 



Orchard Brand Bordeaux Mixture Paste 



Orchard Brand Powdered Bordeaux Mixture 



Orchard Brand Lime Sulphur Solution 



BTS Dry Sulphur Compound (patented I 



Orchard Brand Weed Killer 



Universal Brand Dormant Soluble Oil 



LTniversal Brand Miscible Oil 



Universal Brand Distillate Oil Emulsion 



Liquid Whale Oil Soap 



Our interests are the same as yours. 

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MAIEJUALiS 



General Chemical Company 



770 Royal Insurance KuildinK 

 Department \ 



San Francisco, California 



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