﻿WHY 
  IT 
  PAYS 
  TO 
  PLANT 
  BOUNTIFUL 
  

  

  We 
  show 
  here 
  a 
  2 
  year 
  old 
  Hale 
  Haven 
  tree 
  

   in 
  our 
  bud 
  wood 
  orchard. 
  Mr. 
  Geo. 
  W. 
  Kemp, 
  

   general 
  manager 
  of 
  our 
  Nursery 
  and 
  his 
  little 
  

   grandson 
  are 
  proud 
  of 
  such 
  a 
  fine 
  tree 
  in 
  two 
  

   seasons 
  growth. 
  Who 
  wouldn't 
  be, 
  note 
  height 
  

   and 
  spread 
  of 
  tree— 
  ALL 
  THIS 
  JUST 
  18 
  

   MONTHS 
  AFTER 
  PLANTING. 
  

  

  Our 
  Own 
  Bud 
  Wood 
  and 
  

   Testing 
  Orchard 
  

  

  We 
  point 
  with 
  pride 
  to 
  the 
  enviable 
  record 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  

   grown 
  trees 
  and 
  plants 
  have 
  established 
  in 
  fruiting 
  true 
  to 
  va- 
  

   riety. 
  This 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  Nurserymans 
  greatest 
  problems 
  and 
  

   few 
  if 
  any 
  Nurserymen 
  have 
  made 
  a 
  closer 
  study 
  of 
  variety 
  

   characteristics 
  of 
  the 
  different 
  species 
  of 
  fruits 
  than 
  we 
  here 
  at 
  

   Bountiful 
  Ridge. 
  Our 
  long 
  production 
  experience 
  and 
  constant 
  

   study 
  of 
  different 
  types, 
  has 
  given 
  us 
  knowledge 
  of 
  varieties 
  

   that 
  can 
  be 
  gained 
  in 
  no 
  other 
  way. 
  Few 
  realize 
  how 
  essential 
  

   this 
  practical 
  experience 
  is 
  where 
  a 
  Nursery 
  such 
  as 
  Bountiful 
  

   Ridge 
  is 
  producing 
  Hundreds 
  of 
  Thousands 
  of 
  fruit 
  trees 
  and 
  

   Millions 
  of 
  berry 
  plants 
  each 
  year. 
  Our 
  every 
  thought 
  and 
  pur- 
  

   pose 
  is 
  to 
  eliminate 
  mistakes 
  in 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  Grown 
  Trees 
  

   and 
  Plants. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  our 
  own 
  exacting 
  care 
  and 
  inspec- 
  

   tions 
  we 
  call 
  in: 
  — 
  

  

  THE 
  BEST 
  KNOWN 
  AUTHORITIES 
  IN 
  THE 
  WORLD 
  

   ON 
  IDENTIFYING 
  FRUIT 
  VARIETIES 
  BY 
  LEAF 
  AND 
  

   GROWTH 
  CHARACTERISTICS:— 
  

  

  to 
  go 
  over 
  our 
  growing 
  stock 
  each 
  year. 
  Dr. 
  Shaw, 
  Dr. 
  French, 
  

   Dr. 
  Roberts 
  of 
  the 
  Mass. 
  Agri. 
  College 
  and 
  Dr. 
  Upshall 
  of 
  the 
  

   Vineland, 
  Ontario, 
  Canada 
  Station 
  are 
  cooperating 
  in 
  these 
  year- 
  

   ly 
  inspections 
  of 
  our 
  stock. 
  This 
  would 
  seem 
  enough, 
  but 
  we 
  

   wisli 
  to 
  go 
  further 
  in 
  our 
  untiring 
  efforts 
  to 
  give 
  you 
  the 
  exact 
  

   variety 
  you 
  buy 
  from 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge: 
  — 
  

  

  WE 
  HAVE 
  ESTABLISHED 
  OUR 
  OWN 
  BUD 
  WOOD 
  

   AND 
  TESTING 
  ORCHARD 
  OF 
  PEACH 
  VARIETIES 
  

  

  We 
  now 
  have 
  nearly 
  100 
  varieties 
  planted 
  in 
  this 
  orchard. 
  

   Every 
  tree 
  definitely 
  charted 
  and 
  definite 
  data 
  kept 
  on 
  the 
  trees 
  

   behavior 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  blossom 
  and 
  fruit 
  types, 
  bloom 
  and 
  ripening 
  

   periods, 
  relative 
  resistance 
  to 
  winter 
  temperatures 
  and 
  spring 
  

   frosts, 
  their 
  resistance 
  to 
  the 
  more 
  common 
  peach 
  insect 
  and 
  

   fungus 
  diseases 
  and 
  general 
  behavior. 
  

   PHOTOGRAPHIC 
  RECORDS 
  OF 
  BLOSSOMS 
  AND 
  FRUITS 
  OF 
  EACH 
  VARIETY 
  ARE 
  MADE 
  IN 
  COL- 
  

   ORS. 
  INFERIOR 
  TYPES 
  OF 
  ANY 
  VARIETY 
  HAVE 
  BEEN 
  ELIMINATED. 
  THE 
  BEST 
  SURVIVES 
  

   AS 
  PROPAGATING 
  TREES— 
  SUPERIOR 
  STRAINS 
  OF 
  VARIETIES 
  WHICH 
  MEANS— 
  HEAVIER 
  

   YIELDS— 
  MORE 
  DISEASE 
  RESISTANCE— 
  MORE 
  RAPID 
  DEVELOPMENT 
  TO 
  FRUITING 
  AGE 
  AND 
  

   BETTER 
  GENERAL 
  SATISFACTION 
  TO 
  EVERY 
  PLANTER. 
  

  

  These 
  varieties 
  coming 
  under 
  our 
  direct 
  observation 
  enables 
  us 
  to 
  gather 
  a 
  wealth 
  of 
  information 
  about 
  them 
  

   that 
  could 
  be 
  gained 
  in 
  no 
  other 
  way, 
  information 
  which 
  is 
  yours 
  for 
  the 
  asking, 
  and 
  information 
  which 
  can 
  

   mean 
  the 
  difference 
  between 
  profit 
  and 
  loss 
  to 
  you 
  on 
  many 
  varieties. 
  REMEMBER, 
  YOU 
  CAN 
  GET 
  DEPEND- 
  

   ABLE 
  INFORMATION 
  HERE 
  AT 
  BOUNTIFUL 
  RIDGE. 
  WE 
  SHALL 
  ALWAYS 
  TRY 
  AND 
  ADVISE 
  YOU 
  TO 
  

   YOUR 
  BEST 
  INTEREST 
  ON 
  FRUIT 
  AND 
  BERRY 
  PLANTINGS. 
  READ 
  THESE 
  PAGES 
  CAREFULLY— 
  

   THEY 
  PRESENT 
  BRIEFLY 
  WHAT 
  WE 
  ARE 
  TRYING 
  TO 
  DO 
  HERE 
  AT 
  BOUNTIFUL 
  RIDGE. 
  

  

  DEPARTMENT 
  OF 
  RESEARCH 
  

  

  Our 
  department 
  of 
  research 
  under 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  Homer 
  S. 
  Kemp 
  and 
  Dr. 
  Geo. 
  W. 
  Colborn, 
  Jr., 
  reaches 
  in- 
  

   to 
  every 
  phase 
  of 
  Tree 
  and 
  Plant 
  production 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  Orchard 
  Practices, 
  finding 
  and 
  evaluating 
  new 
  and 
  im- 
  

   proved 
  fruits. 
  This 
  branch 
  of 
  our 
  service 
  takes 
  us 
  into 
  most 
  every 
  fruit 
  producing 
  section, 
  traveling 
  thousands 
  

   of 
  miles 
  each 
  year, 
  calling 
  upon 
  hundreds 
  of 
  fruit 
  and 
  berry 
  growers 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  State 
  Experimental 
  Stations 
  and 
  

   various 
  experimental 
  stations 
  of 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  D. 
  A. 
  From 
  these 
  visits 
  we 
  gather 
  information 
  and 
  the 
  findings 
  of 
  the 
  

   most 
  competent 
  growers 
  and 
  horticulturists 
  in 
  the 
  U.S. 
  We 
  can 
  observe 
  new 
  fruits, 
  varied 
  and 
  new 
  practices 
  in 
  

   the 
  Horticulture 
  world 
  and 
  classify 
  them 
  on 
  their 
  true 
  merits. 
  

  

  We 
  are 
  endeavoring 
  to 
  make 
  our 
  nursery 
  and 
  our 
  test 
  orchards 
  proving 
  grounds 
  for 
  many 
  of 
  our 
  findings, 
  

   often 
  giving 
  our 
  patrons 
  the 
  benefits 
  of 
  this 
  research 
  work 
  years 
  in 
  advance 
  of 
  other 
  sources. 
  Rest 
  assured 
  New 
  

   Varieties 
  and 
  new 
  practices 
  will 
  be 
  passed 
  on 
  to 
  you 
  only 
  after 
  thorough 
  study 
  and 
  proven 
  practical 
  value. 
  

  

  LOCATION 
  AND 
  PRODUCTION 
  METHODS 
  

  

  The 
  Delmarva 
  Peninsula 
  is 
  fast 
  becoming 
  known 
  as 
  

   the 
  greatest 
  nursery 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  East 
  because 
  of 
  its 
  

   very 
  favorable 
  climatic 
  conditions 
  and 
  varied 
  soils. 
  We 
  

   often 
  have 
  temperatures 
  ranging 
  down 
  to 
  10 
  degrees 
  be- 
  

   low 
  zero 
  during 
  the 
  winter 
  months 
  and 
  our 
  frost 
  starts 
  

   in 
  early 
  October 
  to 
  properly 
  cure 
  out 
  our 
  growing 
  

   stock 
  , 
  our 
  killing 
  frost 
  usually 
  coming 
  the 
  last 
  week 
  in 
  

   October 
  or 
  the 
  first 
  week 
  in 
  November. 
  Statistics 
  

   show 
  we 
  have 
  an 
  average 
  yearly 
  temperature 
  of 
  5G 
  de- 
  

   grees 
  as 
  compared 
  with 
  58 
  degrees 
  Fahrenheit 
  at 
  Atlan- 
  

   ta, 
  Ga., 
  and 
  53 
  degrees 
  Fahrenheit 
  at 
  Columbus, 
  O.. 
  and 
  

   50 
  degrees 
  Fahrenheit 
  at 
  Hartford. 
  Conn. 
  However, 
  our 
  

   summer 
  growing 
  seasons 
  are 
  so 
  favorable 
  that 
  it 
  en- 
  

   ables 
  us 
  to 
  produce 
  maximum 
  growth 
  with 
  a 
  minimum 
  

   of 
  fertilization. 
  Our 
  soil 
  varies 
  from 
  a 
  rich 
  chocolate 
  

   loam, 
  where 
  our 
  deeper 
  rooted 
  plants 
  and 
  trees 
  are 
  

   grown 
  to 
  the 
  lighter 
  sandy 
  soils, 
  where 
  our 
  small 
  ber- 
  

   ry 
  plants 
  and 
  asparagus 
  roots 
  are 
  grown. 
  Our 
  water 
  

   table 
  is 
  very 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  surface 
  and 
  we 
  are 
  seldom 
  af- 
  

   fected 
  by 
  severe 
  drouths. 
  With 
  this 
  combination 
  of 
  

   soil 
  and 
  climatic 
  conditions, 
  we 
  know 
  of 
  no 
  other 
  sec- 
  

   tions 
  that 
  can 
  produce 
  nursery 
  stock 
  with 
  so 
  uniform 
  

   a 
  growth 
  from 
  year 
  to 
  year. 
  

  

  WITH 
  OVER 
  75 
  YEARS 
  NURSEHY 
  PRODUCTION 
  

   EXPERIENCE 
  IN 
  THE 
  KEMP 
  FAMILY, 
  WE 
  ARE 
  

   TODAY 
  COMBINING 
  THIS 
  PRACTICAL 
  KNOWL- 
  

   EDGE 
  WITH 
  IMPROVED 
  PRODUCTION 
  METH- 
  

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  to 
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  3) 
  

  

  Mr. 
  Mont 
  Smith. 
  York. 
  Penna. 
  proudly 
  displays 
  the 
  

   results 
  he 
  had 
  from 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  plants 
  bought 
  

   spring 
  1940. 
  Healthy, 
  vigorous 
  plants, 
  withstood 
  severe 
  

   drouth 
  after 
  planting 
  and 
  produced 
  heavy 
  fruiting 
  beds. 
  

   This 
  means 
  added 
  profits 
  to 
  him. 
  

  

  We 
  Devote 
  our 
  Full 
  Time 
  to 
  Producing 
  and 
  Selling 
  the 
  Trees 
  and 
  Plants 
  We 
  Offer 
  

  

  