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He does not stop to consider whether he first prepared his 

 soil in a proper manner, or whether they were properly planted, 

 and whether the lack of care had anything to do with his failure, 

 and says he will never try again. 



Will Jones also is seized with a desire to beautify his home 

 and add to the value of it, by planting trees and says to himself, 

 "I believe I can successfully grow trees in Nebraska, I have 

 made a study to some extent of the conditions existing in my 

 community. I will attend horticultural meetings and farmers' 

 institutes, and obtain all the information possible in relation to 

 what to plant and how, and fully inform myself in regard to 

 best methods of cultivation as to when and how to do the same." 

 He goes to the nearest reliable nurseryman he can reach, one 

 who has spent years of study and thought, and who perhaps is 

 a specialist in his line, and buys his trees and has the confidence 

 of his nurseryman, and tries to follow his advice in reference 

 to the future of the same. 



John Smith fails and Wm. Jones succeeds. Wm. Jones has 

 faith and follows up his faith by his works. John Smith has 

 neither faith, works or trees. How to reach them. Perhaps 

 something might be done in some sections through well organ- 

 ized horticultural county societies. I woud favor an organiza- 

 tion of this kind in every county in the state. The local press 

 might, if it would do something along this line. I believe every 

 live county paper should have an agricultural and horticultural 

 department, and invite a discussion along this line to its columns. 

 Every one who plants a tree should know a little something of 

 the principal of propagation.. He should at least, know some- 

 thing of what seeds come true to na^me, and what must be bud- 

 ded or grafted to produce like the parent tree, and a knowledge 

 of how the operation is performed. I know a man who bought 

 two-hundred peach trees, at one dollar each, because the agent 

 told him they were bred on a "Hard Maple" root and just could 

 not freeze down. About all this man has to show for his invest- 

 ment, is his experience. We do not expect every one to be a 

 Luther Burbank, Baily or Hodge, a Harrison or a Stevens. I do 

 not wish to close this article without making reference to one of 

 the growing evils of the day, an evil in which every Nebraska 

 horticulturist should be interested in checking, as it not only 



