Prominent Nurserymen Describe Successful Methods 



Harrison Brothers, with nurseries at Berlin, Maryland, have 4,000 

 acres, which contain more than 200,000 trees, and they are among 

 the leading nurserymen of the East. They have prepared a very 

 complete book entitled "How to Grow and Market Fruit," retailing 

 at 50c. a copy, containing valuable information. 



They say, "What is stated here is the most practical kind of 

 hard-won knowledge, for it outlines 'how we do it' in fruit-culture." 



From the chapter on "Methods of Keeping Moisture" : 



"Subsoiling with dynamite is a thoroughly practical method, and should be 

 employed on three-fourths of the farms of the East. 



"By far the best way to loosen subsoil is with dynamite. This is not gen- 

 erally known, but orchardists will find they can reduce tillage expenses greatly 

 and save much time with it. The exploding of from a sixth to a half pound 

 of the right kind, two or three feet under the surface, loosens and makes fine 

 all the soil. Young trees will make great strides if they are so planted. 



"The dynamiting can be done in orchards or about trees of any age. If 

 done rightly, it will accomplish the work without breaking or tearing away any 

 roots, leaving the soil in condition to give the roots twice the feeding-ground 

 they had before and providing perfect drainage and water-storing capacity. The 

 use of dynamite is the secret of success in growing fruit by mulching systems 

 without so much plow and harrow tillage." 



From the chapter on "Cultivation" : 



"It is necessary to break up the subsoil, whether there is hardpan or not. 

 The dynamite method usually is the cheapest at any time, and it is the only 

 way by which the work can be done thoroughly after trees have been planted. 



"Dynamite is the thing with which to dig holes for new trees, to break up 

 the whole soil three or four fee.t deep every few years, and to help renovate 

 old orchards, because it will do these things more cheaply and better than they 

 can be done by any other means. If you have fruit trees, which seem to be 

 standing still and which do not bear, no matter how big they are, properly 

 explode a charge in the soil around or between them, and the trees will likely 

 get to work. In a bearing orchard, a proper charge midway between trees is 

 always safe and is generally very effective." 



From the chapter on "When Trees Will Not Bear": 

 " Explode three or four charges of dynamite a few feet away from each tree. 

 Mulch the surface with a thick covering of vegetable matter, or by keeping a 

 couple inches of dust under the tree. Feed with commercial fertilizer." 



From the chapter on "Grapes" : 



"Vines are heavy feeders. Their roots extend far out and make a net- 

 work in the soil. The proper distance to plant will be from six to eight feet 

 apart, although sometimes this can be changed to advantage. Strong varieties, 

 on fertile soil, need more room than small growers on poor soil. Before plant- 

 ing is done, the ground should be worked even more thoroughly and deeply 

 than for a tree. Remember that you are planting something which will last 

 a generation, not a crop to be removed in a season or two. Plow the land, 

 use dynamite to dig the holes, and have a clearance inside the hole of at least 

 twenty inches." 



Trees Planted With Red Cross Grow 50% Better 



NIAGARA RIVER NURSERIES AND FRUIT FARM. 



Y9UNGSTOWN, N. Y., November 27, 1911. 

 The trees planted April 23, 1910, with dynamite did so nicely that during the spring of 



1911 we planted several hundred trees in holes dug with dynamite and in every case the trees 

 so planted grew and made one-half more growth than trees planted in the usual way. 



We think so well of the process that we shall plant all of our trees during the spring of 



1912 with dynamite. 



On our soil, which is a very hard hardpan, we can dig the holes for one-half the cost of 

 digging with spade. We now feel confident that the shattering of the soil is a great advantage. 

 Last season was the dryest ever known in this section and yet our trees where holes were dug 

 by dynamite kept green and grew right along. I think we will get a better and deeper root 

 system. 



We used only one-third of a stick for peach trees and that gave us a fine hole 2 feet deep 

 and a good breadth. We stake our ground out, drive a hole where the stake stood, insert the 

 charge and the work is done in an instant. One man can keep a fair ganer busy following up 

 and putting in the trees. HENRY LUTTS. 



