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■•We advocate •K-etex-'le of such -^^ ^5. p.esno, Cal. 



,„ „„ pUn>.ng, knowme ^^^^^er CREEK M" ^^ j, 



of grea< baSf' '" to "he'r natural depth 



■■Th^ 

 the groul 

 easily-' 



.^''^o<^^o^j^^-::^\uio^& 



l^a'shouia be loose --^-"^ct NUR^^^^^ 



Powder will loose" 

 "making .t more 



V , fnr trees where the soil is hea^y, - „,king 

 We favor blastingl^Jjl" '- 'e't'o ,,„„e aera.d- a. we 



the soil, B>v';a 



letentive r 



t that 

 roots. 



I used dynamite. 

 If 1 were to set 



dug- 



n..^-*v^i='fS;*:":o 



without 1 



X A. JOHN-- 



>>esmji^,^7a^ 

 than tne^j"-^ 



GEORGE^ 



"MV orebard has "'d^^^^Sri^dJjor the ^S^„,^,;h'VUe hole, 

 b->c-/-PjJ| (luld n^ofthr^lc of do.ng so wrth^ou^^^^^ ^^.^^_ ^^^ 

 another orcharo 



,.Wehaveusedexplos;ve^m/;f"J 



arreTTd deeper 



.pLl^Station, Tucson. 

 Aei culturalyW""" . .„-rt!^d 



^' ^ustry is rapidly b-^'„f 



The V« ?f %'i:^f^^Wf:^t-'"^"''"" ""•■ ^.'^"-'^iS^rs any other 



Hood River. 0'=^ 



tie as any 

 and appreciated ^.S'^^^-;;"""^^"'"' "^ " ■"""^■- 

 -^^iSmm^uhhsher^ 



•.Weha,eohse,^i^=^g^|g|g . 



o,\s m -"^'e^^'^'BOWEE/St. Joseph, 



„der has been 



used foj/l 



^f^S&'if 



-"^Ser^'l^^-J 



T?,\^"suW:' There are few »-^-"^7RurT GROWE 



■ the 



. e a great deal of orchard f^^^^l^'^^tl^^l^^l 

 "I l-ave dpne a great ^^.^^^ „„ heavy ha'dP^,,,es of so,l. "^-"e 



^f'£S't^^P='FlXi:r>^-^'' 



ill th> 



were planting 

 ^les with po"der. 



If that Blasting 



the soil pays 

 fruit growers 



is given by many fruit growers in the accom- 

 panying page from the Giant book, "Better 

 Orchard Tillage." These men say that blasting 

 "enables the trees to root deeper; 

 ■adds moisture storage capacity; 

 -saves labor and money; 

 .improves orchards that are not doing their 



best; 

 is always profitable when properly done; 

 -places the soil in the ideal condition that 

 permits newly planted trees to make 

 extraordinary growth; 

 -increases the yield of fruit. 



Scores of the most successful fruit growers in 

 the Pacific Coast States plant all of their trees 

 in beds blasted with one of the 



ANB^FARM POWDERS 



'0P"P"'rn'V.6htsoil, 

 '^-r»"o'lant^d mak 



plantc' 



aking the grow- 

 pene""'" 



d to 



,„„ .hose -r-«„or-r 



iJS, Oakhurst, 

 , the condition 



Gal. 



"Generally jpe^ 

 ail into 



hKhtheroots^^enetrate^^^,^ 



three times as gie» 



Wash. 



sou 11'^" ;, nermitteo to 3,.,..- - 



surface water 'S P"m , i,jvein 



properly used in such m ^^ j^ 



m excellent g-^'jedm th'e sa;g<;^-''^^-,RUiT FARM, Sumner, 



California 

 was 3.900. 



thar^ 



of 'drops 

 per cent 



'--'^urs^^y^^— 



the ciop 



The O'Connor Rt^eoj'''^0jj'ng the pre_ 



/K was 



the orch 

 ^;dVabet:^?;^^'-nd retained 

 on either side. 





'John a 



years : 

 orchard 



GALPlN 



Valley, 



he largest crop 



chard s 

 Ca\. 

 and 



s were of evert age 



P>-d.-eyea..-^all.ees^r^^hn^^^ 

 ' -'Thirel^ahled^me to^compare^the g ^ ^^^,,^^ 



.,/''fynt^ndrd^^bl{stVh-e^»'^^'J,:-^aWedm^to compare 

 Xe'-smVll balance w^ou,^ it.^ T^i „p„,e,...s j"„s"^fi;d^„, ,,et 

 „ecs and satis y J ^^_^j ^| 



:X7 rhavl"rs?bougl,. rgrnVwithVwder.;; ^^^ 

 S'^cf'"pSg"Sm v.irhou.^P-a™g„<>'3e^^oT, R. 3, Oregon City, 



STUMPING — AGRICULTURAL 



— Eureka Stumping Powder or Giant Stumping — both of 

 which are made especially for this and other agricultural 

 work. They have found these Giant Powders particularly 

 well adapted to subsoiling and for blasting tree beds. 



Some kinds and grades of explosives tend to shatter and pulver- 

 ize anything they come in contact with. They act too quickly. 

 These ordinary dynamites do not do the work well and cost more. 

 Eureka Stumping Powder exerts its strength slowly, comparatively 

 speaking. It tends to disrupt, crack, split and heave the soil and ■ 

 it extends its influence over a wide area. It loosens and pulverizes 

 the soil instead of packing it and throwing it high in t!ie air. This 

 is the action that is wanted in soil work and this action the 

 "high percentage" dynamites will not give. 



]^^fVYTiimy Giant Powder is the tradename 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, made only by The Giant Powder Co., Con. 

 If your dealer has only ordinary dynamites, write us and we 

 will see that you are supplied with real Giant Powders. 



Try ONE BOX 



Perhaps you have never planted trees in 

 blasted beds. To make it easy for you to 

 prove the value of blasting the soil, we 

 print a trial order form in the coupon to the 

 right. Fill it out and we will have our near- 

 est distributor supply you— at the lowest 

 market price— with a 25- or SOIb, case of 

 either of the Giant Farm Powders. Blast 

 beds for all of your trees. Plant one in a 

 spade-dug hole, the ordinary way. Note the 

 difference in growth. 



If you arf using explosives for tree-plant- 

 ing, test a case of Giant alongside of the 

 brand you have been using After blastmg 

 with each, take a spade and see how much 

 more thoroughly Giant does the work. 



Remembfr that you can Wa!t whi-nfvrt ihe (oil ii 

 dry, from a day to a year hifort pljntinR (imt. Many 

 Zt^jwzn Lccp Giant farm Powders ilwayi on hand. 



Have You Had the Book 

 "Better Orchard Tillage"? 



Prepared especially to tell the facts about blasting soils for orchards and in 

 orchards of the West. It tells how to secure the proper sub-irrigation conditions by 

 blasting, It explains how blasting promotes drainage and increases both moisture- 

 storage capacity and fertility. It gives detailed directions for preparing the soil for 

 tree planting or for deep cultivation of established trees. We will send a copy free on 

 rejiiest. Tell us about your problems and mark and mail the coupon. Other books 

 on Ditch Blasting, Boulder Blasting, Subsoil Blasting for all farm crops, and Stump 

 Blasting will also be sent on request. Ask for the books that interest you. 



THE GIANT POWDER CO., SSS: SAN FRANCISCO 



co»,o.n,.,.» "Everything for Blasting" ""•"-"■«« 



DISTRIBUTORS WITH MAGAZINE STOCKS EVERYWHERE IN THE WEST 



Tear out and mail this coupon NOW 



LJ Sul-oil Bluib,, 



Trial Order Blank '*^' 



J^i^h"""' ""'"' •'"■nburor supply 

 Address. 



''"" '*'<"' your <lear«-. Mae. /^ 



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