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Frankly, I believe that the marketing of the crop of fruit is the 

 essential point in profit-making. You may grow good fruit, but 

 if you neglect the packing, or ship it to points where there is a 

 surplus, your profits surely will be reduced. 



Fancy apples are most salable when packed in boxes or bushel 

 baskets in summer or early fall, although in some cases it may be 

 necessary to use barrels. 



The '"Georgia carrier"' makes the most practical and useful 

 container for peaches when they are to be shipped a considerable 

 distance. For nearby markets the Jersey half-bushel basket is 

 sometimes used. Many growers use the bushel basket, but we 

 prefer the "Georgia carrier" as a container for our best fruit. 



Be sure that only perfect fruit is packed — one imperfect speci- 

 men impairs the value of the basket or barrel, and. if too many 

 specimens are defective, the value of the entire shipment will be 

 lessened. 



Pruning One- Year Apple Trees after Planting. Leave on 

 all the limbs until spring, and when growth starts, if the tree is a 

 whip, simply cut it off at the height which you desire the head to 

 be. We would prefer this to be not more than IS inches from the 

 ground. If the tree is more or less branched and the head already 

 formed, prune the side branches with regard to the frame of the 

 future head, leaving sticks 4 to 6 inches in length and cut off the 

 top. We do not advise pruning the branches or cutting back the 

 top until spring for best success. 



HOW TO FIGURE PRICES 

 Each Rate — In buying fruit trees, less than 10 trees go at "each" 



rate. 

 10 Rate — 10 or more go at the 10 rate price. 

 100 Rate — 30 or more trees go at the 100 rate. 

 1000 Rate— 3o0 (or more) of a kind (as 300 apple. 300 pear, 300 



peach, etc.) go at the 1000 rate. 

 Note — The same applies to all other trees and plants. 



Select Varieties of Apples for Different 

 Apple Growing States 



The following table shows just what apples are best adapted 



to your section. Whether you grow for home or market, you 



will find it helpful. Marketing Com- Home 



Variety Sections best adapted to period mercial use 



Baldwin New Brunswick to Pennsylvania.Xov.-Mar. Fine Fine 



Ben Davis. . .Maine to Georgia Dec. -May Fair Poor 



Delicious ....New Brunswick to Virginia .. ,Xov. -May Fine Fine 



Duchess . . . .Maine to Georgia July, Aug. Fine Fine 



Gano Maine to Georgia Dec. -May Fair Poor 



Grimes New Brunswick to Georgia .. .Aug.-Oct. Fine Fine 



Jonathan . ...New Vork to North Carolina. .Oct. -Mar. Fine Fine 



Maiden Blush. New York to Virginia Sept., Oct. Good Good 



Mcintosh. . . .New Brunswick to Maryland. . Sept.-Jan. Fine Fine 



Northern Spy.Xew Brunswick to Pennsylvania. Nov. -Apr, Good Good 



Northwestern .Maine to West Virginia Oct.-Apr. Good Good 



Paragon Maryland to Georgia Xov.-Mar. Good Good 



R. I. Greening Maine to Pennsylvania Xov.-Mar. Good Good 



Rome Beauty. Maine to West Virginia Xov.-May Fine Fair 



Stayman 



Winesap .. .Maine to Georgia Oct. -May Best Best 



Wealthy Western Great Lakes Region. . Oct. -Jan. Good Good 



Williams'. . . .Xew York to Virginia July, Aug. Fine Fair 



Winesap Marvland to Georgia Xov.-June Fine Fine 



Winter 



Banana. .. .Maine to Georgia Xov.-Apr, Good Fair 



Yellow 



Newtown. . Xew York to Virginia Xov.-Aug. Fair Fine 



Yellow 



Transparent Xew Brunswick to Georgia. . . . Julv, Aug. Fine Fine 

 York 



Imperial. . . Pennsylvania to Xorth Carolina. Oct.-Jan. Good Poor 



APPLE TREE PRICES 



Each 10 100 1000 



1 to 2 feet $0 30 $2 50 $20 00 8150 00 



2 to 3 ft 35 3 00 25 00 200 00 



3 to 4 ft 40 3 50 30 00 250 00 



4 to 5 ft 50 4 00 35 00 300 00 



5 to 6 ft 60 5 00 40 09 350 00 



Parcel Post size (2 to 3 ft.), 40c each prepaid. 



5% off for cash with order. 



