after the conditions will evidently be the 
same. 
It takes at least two years to produce 
an apple tree, and seedlings for grafting 
and budding are scarce and hard to get 
at any price. They cost us about ten 
times as much as a few years ago. Every- 
thing required in growing and handling 
nursery stock has advanced in cost just the 
same as practically everything you have 
to buy or sell. 
After all, the main thing is to get 
first-class trees and plants in prime con- 
dition. You can't afford to spend your 
time, labor and money on inferior trees, 
for by the time your orchard comes into 
bearing the original cost of the trees 
themselves will be a comparatively small 
part of the total expense. 
It doesn't pay to plant trees that have 
crown-gall, hairy-root, aphis, or that are 
not in good condition. Every year we 
lose some orders because we cannot ship 
as early in the fall as required, for we will 
not run the risk of giving dissatisfaction, 
which might result from digging before 
the trees are naturally mature and dor- 
mant. 
If you favor us with your order and 
receive a single tree that is not A-i, hold 
"Allow me to congratulate you on the 
stock you shipped me last fall. There was 
something over a hundred trees and plants 
and 1 haven't lost one. All have made 
splendid growth. Also strawberries put out 
this spring have done exceptionally well." 
L. S. DAVIS, Aug. 11. 1919. 
Greene County, Mo. 
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