February, 1917 W I S C 
high class in every particular but 
is devoted wholly to the Pacific 
I coast fruit belt and therefore of lit- 
tle interest to Wisconsin fruit 
J growers. Green’s Fruit Grower, 
monthly, edited and published by 
Charles A. Greene is a nice fireside 
journal containing much fatherly 
advice and much of reminiscence 
but deals too much with the past 
and not enough with the present 
and the future. 
The Fruit Grower, twice a 
month, of Saint Joseph, Mo., start- 
ed out bravely ten or twelve years 
ago and for a time was the best 
fruit growers paper in the country, 
(i! full of practical ideas and up-to- 
I date in every particular. It is still 
an excellent paper for the commer- 
I cial apple grower and is well worth 
the price asked, 50 cents a year. 
All things considered the paper 
I that contains the most of practical 
information on horticulture, fruit, 
flower and vegetable growing both 
| for the amateur and the profession- 
> al is the Rural New Yorker pub- 
lished at 333 West 30th St., New 
York City. It is supposed to be a 
I general farm paper but is really a 
horticultural paper. 
It is published weekly at $1.00 a 
year. 
Sensible Remarks 
Continued from page 83). 
The future will make it more and 
more clear that the profit in the 
apple business will go to men who 
make a regular business of it. It 
must be a special business well lo- 
cated near markets, well handled 
and large enough to supply a full 
trade through the season. The 
apple market in the large cities has 
never been half developed. It 
i seems to us that the apple busi- 
iness is just about the reverse of 
the poultry prospect. The large, 
special hen farms rarely pay as 
well as the smaller, well kept flocks 
ONSIN HORTICU 
on general farms or gardens. The 
side issue orchard rarely pays, nor 
does the great orchard company. 
The orchard of medium size, well 
located and handled as a special 
business, will pay a fair profit 
through a term of years.” 
For the Man Who Loves His 
Trees 
Continued from page 85). 
was one branch toward N. West 
and one S. West. 
To my utmost surprise this tree 
in tlie following season not only 
came back, but the branches from 
the other sides closed in the vacant 
space and after pruning it twice 
since that time, looks as normal as 
any of them, besides which it has 
borne fruit ever since. 
I set to work at once after notic- 
ing this and cut branches away on 
all the rest which were leaning to- 
ward one side and found trees 
planted from 1908 to 1910 came 
back straight and others planted 
earlier held their position as near 
as I could see. 
If anybody is interested in this 
and should try it, I would be glad 
to hear of results therefrom. 
The Boy Scouts have a motto ; 
“do a good turn every day.” 
This might well be adopted by W. 
S. H. S. members with slight modi- 
fications: “Get a new member 
every week.” 
Be loyal to your state and to 
your trade, ask for baked apple at 
hotels and restaurants instead of 
grape fruit. 
If your orchard trees are unpro- 
tected you must expect to lose some 
of them. Rabbits and mice prey 
alike on the just and the unjust. 
T U R E 89 
Applicants for life membership 
must be recommended by a mem- 
ber in good standing. Blanks will 
be sent on application to the secre- 
tary. 
McKAY NURSERY 
COMPANY 
PARDEEVILLE, WISCONSIN 
Nursery Stock of 
Quality 
for Particular Buyers 
Have all the standard varieties 
as well as the newer sorts. Can 
supply you with everything in 
Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, 
Vines and Ornamentals. 
Let us suggest what to plant 
both in Orchard and in the 
decoration of your grounds. 
Prices and our new Catalog 
sent promptly upon receipt of 
your list of wants. 
Nurseries at 
Waterloo, Wis. 
The Hawks 
Nursery 
Company 
are in a position to 
furnish high grade 
Nursery Stock of all 
kinds and varieties 
suitable to Wiscon- 
sin and other north- 
ern districts. 
Will be glad to fig- 
ure on your wants 
either in large or 
small quantities. 
Wauwatosa, Wis. 
