Center Point, Iowa 
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Plums 
No other fruit has a greater variety of uses, or Is capable of satisfying a 
greater variety of tastes than the plum. It is in its native element In Iowa soil 
and climate, this section having been favored with many choice varieties in Its 
primitive state. 
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Varieties. We are making this fruit a specialty and our experimental orchard 
is our delight. Up to the present we have planted in It 27 5 varieties, many of 
which have been discarded. It is our aim to test all varieties which come well 
recommended and propagate only the best. By careful selection one may enjoy 
fresh plums from early In July until late October. 
How Propagated. All our plum trees are budded or grafted on native plum 
seedlings, which experience has proved are the only stocks which are satisfactory 
in this climate. 
Cultivation. If you give them your best land and as thorough and frequent 
cultivation as you do your cornfield or garden you will succeed. Clean cultivation 
is one of the best remedies for the plum curculio. 
Grouping. "We have made four groups of plums, based on their origin. 
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