October, 1917 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
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and the day’s fishing is over. 
You’ve got the big one and haul- 
ing in perch and bass seems like 
sacrilege now. So back you go, 
get out the scales and the camera 
and then you go boasting all over 
the place, and you have the right 
and the license to do it. 
Here is where the mystery be- 
gins : For the writer proclaims 
this fact without fear of contra- 
diction : Any man who catches a 
twenty-three pound pickerel in 
Mendota or elsewhere and keeps 
the fact to himself for two weeks 
is either too modest for this world 
or else the fish didn’t really weigh 
twenty-three pounds, or else he 
fell asleep in the September sun- 
shine and dreamed a dream of a 
twenty-three pound catch. But 
that won’t hold, because the news 
came from his host, who is a most 
ardent fisherman and a man of 
undoubted integrity. But why 
didn’t Mr. Rasmussen say some- 
thing about it? Perhaps he 
didn’t know anything about it 
then or now? The mystery 
deepens. 
Here we have a perfectly auth- 
entic story of a twenty-three 
pound fish, but no head or tail to 
it. Anyway, it’s something to 
take our minds off other and more 
serious things. 
The Apple Grading- Law. 
The enforcement of the apple 
grading law is vested in the Com- 
missioner of Agriculture and has 
been assigned by him to the divi- 
sion of entomology, of which Dr. 
E. D. Ball is chief. Circular No. 
6, State Department of Agricul- 
ture, contains rules and regula- 
tions laid down by the depart- 
ment as well as a copy of the law. 
Every person in the state who 
ships a barrel of apples should 
read this circular carefully before 
nailing the head in the barrel. 
Copies may be had on application 
to the Department of Agriculture, 
State Capital, Madison, or to this 
office. 
Don’t Believe All You Hear 
Writers of popular fiction, in- 
cluding city bred people who fur- 
nish advice to gardeners, fruit 
growers and gardeners, amuse 
but rarely instruct. As their pur- 
pose in life is entertainment and 
making a living, they should not 
be taken too seriously. 
Choose Wisely 
“Save seed from your gardens 
for next year’s crop.” “Seed 
will be very scarce next year.” 
This is one line of popular fiction 
that is being circulated just now. 
We had the fruit jar comedy last 
spring. The press implored us to 
dig up every forgotten fruit jar, 
even to collecting from garbage 
so that the unprecedented short- 
age of glass jars might be over- 
come. As a matter of fact, there 
was never a shortage of jars, nor 
was the price advanced materi- 
ally. 
This seed saving scare is along 
tiie same line so far as the ordin- 
ary garden and flower seeds used 
by the amateur are concerned. 
The prospects are for a supply 
sufficient for all needs with the 
exception of parsnip. It is all 
well enough to save seed if you 
know how, but the average ama- 
teur who saves bean seed, for in- 
stance riddled with anthracnose 
would be apt to shed some tears 
next summer, over the horrors of 
war. Seed growing and saving 
is a highly specialized business 
and is best left to seed growers 
and market gardeners of long ex- 
perience. 
Fjo. 1 FlO 2 Flo 3 
BERRY BOXES 
('rates. Bushel Boxes 
and Climax Baskets 
As You Like Them 
We manufacture the Kwald Patent 
Folding Berry Boxes of wood veneer 
that give satisfaction. Berry box and 
crate material in the K. D. in carload 
lots our specialty. We constantly carry 
in stock 16 quart crates all made up 
ready for use, either for strawberries or 
blueberries. No order too small or too 
large for us to handle. We can ship the 
folding boxes and crates in K. D. from 
Milwaukee. Promptness is essential in 
handling fruit, and we aim to do our 
part well. A large discount for early 
orders. A postal brings our price list. 
Cumberland Fruit Package 
Compary 
Dept. D. Cumberland. VVis. 
McKAY NllRSER Y 
COMPANY 
MADISON, 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. 
Divide and transplant peony, 
phlox ami many other hardy per- 
ennilas now. 
