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Bigger Crops by BLASTING 



"The O'Connor prune orchard in the Santa Clara Valley 

 was blasted in 1913," says the California Cultivator. "Its 

 largest crop in six years was 3,900 pounds. After blasting 

 the crop was 8000 pounds — more than double — in a dry 

 year. The prunes from the blasted orchard were much 

 larger and the trees made a better growth." By using 



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in your orchard you can increase your crop, add to the moisture- 

 storage capacity of the soil, and enable the roots to feed on fresh 

 plant food in the subsoil. 



Hundreds of fruit growers in all Pacific Coast States plant their trees 

 in beds made with Giant Farm Powders. They have found that 

 trees in blasted ground grow faster, bear earlier and yield better than 

 those planted in the old way. They use the Giant Farm Powders 

 because these Powders loosen and powder the soil instead of packing 

 it. Ask your dealer for either of the Giant Farm Powders — Eureka 

 Stumping Powder or Giant Stumping Powder. 



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Experiment 

 Stations Say: 



"Without the use of dyna- 

 mite in tree-planting the roots 

 soon meet with the smooth and 

 compacted sides of the hole, 

 through which they have great 

 difficulty in penetrating. The 

 tree is in about the same situa- 

 tion asifit had been planted in 

 a large tub. When dynamite is 

 used cracks are formed in the 

 soil to distances of five or some- 

 times six feet on all sides. This 

 makes the very best conditions 

 for the continued growth of the 

 tree. For tree-planting dyna- 

 mite is recommended confi- 

 dently as the best method of 

 preparing the soil." 



U. S. BULLETIN No. 38. 



" I have seen orchards in 

 Hood River greatly benefited by 

 the use of dynamite, where the 

 dynamite opened up the soil to 

 give better drainage." 

 C. I. LEWIS, 

 Oregon Experiment Station. 



" The use of explosives is not 

 simply a benefit in the case of 

 hardpan. but is beneficial to all 

 soils and is necessary in any 

 heavy, impervious soil. Its 

 effect is to loosen, drain, and 

 aerate, and give additional 

 feeding ground for the roots." 



UNIVERSITY OF 

 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 



"The soil is the pasture in 

 which the roots of the tree feed. 

 Blasting enlarges the root pas- 

 ture. breaks up the hardpan aod 

 subsoil and permits the roots to 

 go down and get plenty of food." 

 WYOMING 



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