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The men who sold you 

 your fruit trees say: 



"Your trees must be planted right if they are 

 to thrive. Make the holes deep and wide and 

 break up the subsoil. The best way to do this 

 is by blasting. Trees set in blasted beds grow 

 faster and larger and bear earlier. They are 

 sure to grow when first planted and in blasted 

 soil they will stand both dry and wet weather 

 better." 



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Nearly every Western nursery- 

 man recommends blasting for 

 tree planting. Read these state- 

 ments: 



OREGON 



Giant explosives are of great bene- 

 fit for blasting beds for orchard 

 planting. The difference in growth 

 between unblasted trees and trees in 

 blasted ground is so much in favor 

 of the latter that no adequate com- 

 parison can be made. Blasting in- 

 creases absorption of soil moisture, 

 permits deeper rooting and induces 

 better growth and yields. 



Donald Nursery Co., Donald. 



Powder will loosen the soil, givmg 

 it a better chance to become aerated 

 and making it more retentive of 

 moisture. 



Oregon Nursery Co., Orenco. 



Explosives are of great benefit in 



planting an orchard as the ground 



should be loose enough to allow roots 



to go to their natural depth easily. 



Benedict Nursery Co., Portland. 



It is of advantage and even neces- 

 sary to the success of the orchard to 

 blast the holes. 



Albany Nurseries, Albany, 



WASHINGTON 



The yield is often three times as 

 great on blasted soil. 



RosECROFT Nursery, Sumner. 

 We have always recommended 

 planting with explosives. 



Christopher Nurseries, 



Clearbrook. 

 We consider the use of explosives 

 an important factor in planting orch- 

 ards. It is important to secure good 

 drainage and the roots should be able 

 to penetrate deeply into the subsoil. 

 PuYALLUP Nursery, Puyallup. 



CAUFORNIA 



Blasting will allow the roots of 

 trees to go down to the good soil. 

 Vallance Nursery, Oakland. 



We advocate the use of explosive.s 

 for loosening up compact soils and 

 hardpan in tree planting, knowing 

 the value of such work. 

 Fancher Creek Nurseries, Fresno. 



Trees planted in blasted soil do 

 much better. 



Robert Dunn, Ventura. 



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