YEAR BOOK 



the meantime a salesman for the French 

 nurseryman has been in this countrj^ and 

 sold this seedling together with thousands 

 of other seedlings to an Ohio nurseryman. 



This nurseryman, after securing a permit 

 from the FederaJ government imports his 

 order, usually through a broker, to this 

 country paying of course the duty required 

 on this class of stock. Upon arrival at des- 

 tination an inspection of the seedling is 

 made to prevent the introduction of danger- 

 ous insects or diseases. 



The seedling may now follow one of two 

 courses. It may at once be stored by the 

 nurseryman until spring when it is planted 

 out in the nursery row to be budded in July 

 to the variety of apple to be grown. If the 

 other and more common practice is follow- 

 ed the root is cut into several pieces and 

 scions of the variety to be grown are grafted 

 to these root pieces. These grafts are stored 

 until spring and then lined out in the nur- 

 sery row. It now spends, as a rule, two 

 growing seasons in the Ohio nursery where 

 it must be cultivated, pruned and sprayed 

 regularly until the Fall of 1916. If it has 

 successftilly run the gauntlet of drouths, 

 insect disease and rodent attack, hail storms, 

 winter injury and final official inspection it 

 is ready to market. It is still to be lifted 

 from the soil, placed in proper grade, fumi- 

 gated, labeled a.nd packed for shipment. 



This should end the vicissitudes of the 

 tree but disaster often overtakes it between 

 the time it leaves the nursery packing 

 grounds and takes its place in the orchard 

 row. Delay in transit and lack of proper 

 care after being received by the orchardist 

 a,s well as careless planting often prove 

 fatal. 



Be willing, therefore, Mr. Planter, to pay 

 a fair price for the tree v>^hich has required 

 so much attention, and be careful that no 

 negligence on yotir part should result in its 

 failure to take a permanent place in your 

 orchard. — Official Bulletin Board of Agricul- 

 ture of Ohio. 



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