That ''Nine-Acre Farm"— A Preachment on Faith 

 and Accomplishment as Demonstrated by Dr. 

 George M, TwitcheiFs Little Farm in Monmouth, 

 Me. 



{Arthur C. Staples, in the Lewiston Journal) 



Many hundreds of persons have visited a nine-acre 

 farm in Monmouth^ Maine^ to see the trees in bearing. 

 It is conducted by Dr. George M. Twitchell of 

 Auburn^ Maine. 



The plum trees alone are worth a journey to see. 

 Back of them, a little distance^ are the apple trees. 

 These carry a burden such as one rarely sees. The 

 great Wolf River apple is one of the loveliest things 

 that grow. It is refined by study and eugenics — and 

 we know not how far it may be carried if such men 

 as Dr. Twitchell, Burbank^ and the like go on study- 

 ing the question of the religion of the soil. 



Here are soil^ sun, water, air — no other alchemy. 

 There is nothing here that others may not do. 



Hand-Pollenization of Flowers Works Miracles in 

 Garden of City's Own '^Luther Burbank". 



A painter with the earth for his canvas. This is 

 G. W. Dodder, Muscatine's Luther Burbank. He pro- 

 duces flowers of color shades and blends which would 

 drive a painter to madness were he to try to reproduce 

 them on canvas. 



His lawn and garden is a thing of beauty, especially 

 in the early morning when the hundreds of varieties 

 and shades of bloom are at their best ; and what is 

 best of all to him, most of the rare and exotic blooms 

 are produced by hand poUenizing of the common 

 varieties of flowers. 



Some of the old-time favorite fruits and flowers 

 which are now in disfavor with nurserymen and 

 florists contain the best flavors, the most beautiful col- 

 orings, and the sweetest aromas, Mr. Dodder claims, 

 and it was from these that the now popular varieties 

 have sprung. 



Muscatine, Iowa, Journal, 

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