Dynamited New Trees Successfully Survived Drouth 



NEW ALBANY, IND., June 29, 1911. 



Gentlemen: I used dynamite in planting my orchard of more than four 

 thousand trees. I used one-third of a stick of 40% dynamite for each tree. I 

 drilled a hole for each tree about two feet deep, tamped the dynamite tightly, and 

 exploded each charge with fuse and blasting cap. The explosion loosened the soil 

 within a radius of about four feet to a depth of about thirty-six inches. 



With my long experience of planting trees, I find the use of dynamite 

 the most successful method. The loosened soil' acts as a reservoir to hold 

 moisture. I planted my orchard in the spring and find that my loss of dead 

 trees will not exceed 5%, notwithstanding the fact that we have had a six 

 weeks' drouth, this low percentage being due to the loosened soil holding mois- 

 ture. Under no circumstances would I think of planting an orchard without 

 the use of dynamite. I recommend it as the cheapest, quickest, most success- 

 ful and most satisfactory method. 



NEWTON A. GREENE, Mayor, City of New Albany, Ind. 



Famous Orchardist Uses Dynamite in Planting and 

 Renovating Peach Orchards 



E. I. Du PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER Co., Wilmington, Del. Feb. 22, 1911. 



Gentlemen: I am just back from a two weeks' stay in our Georgia 

 Orchards. 



While I was there we continued further blasting for the replanting of 

 about 3,000 trees where they had failed in one of our older orchards. I also 

 looked over carefully the two little blocks of trees we planted with dyna- 

 mite last season and the results are even better than I had been led to believe 

 when I left there the middle of July. In the meantime I am becoming further 

 interested in the matter and in the recommendations for renovating some of 

 the old apple orchards in New England and want my clients to try dyna- 

 miting a portion of the land around these trees, especially when they are in par- 

 ticularly strong heavy soil. Yours, J. H. HALE. 



NOTE. Mr. Hale is the owner of several of the largest commercial orchards 



in the United States. 



Mr. Hale wrote us as follows, December 18, 1911: 



Our experiments with the use of dynamite in planting peach trees in our 

 Georgia orchard in 1909, and continued on a larger scale the next two years, 

 are giving us such promising results that I am inclined to go a little further 

 into the matter in planting eight or ten thousand trees down there this winter, 

 and possibly in planting quite a large lot of peach and apple here in Con- 

 necticut the coming spring, and so am writing now to know what special prices 

 you can make us on the dynamite, caps, fuse, etc., delivered at Fort Valley, 

 Georgia, as early in the month of January as possible. J. H. HALE. 



Explanatory Note 



Several orchardists who have read our booklet have asked why it is that 

 we recommend our Red Cross 20% Dynamite for tree planting and orchard 

 rejuvenation, when many of the orchardists who have given us testimonials, 

 which are published in the booklet, speak of having used 40% grade. 



It is because the 20% grade has not been generally carried in stock by deal- 

 ers throughout the country up to a very few months ago. The 40% grade has 

 been more conveniently obtainable and hence more generally used. Of course, 

 the 40% strength gives very satisfactory results in tree planting, but as our ex- 

 periments have convinced us that the 20% grade is fully as good and, under most 

 conditions, a little better and is cheaper than the 40% grade, we recommend it. 



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