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ZACHMAN’S PEAR NURSERY 
In 1930 the income to Minnesota raspberry growers was estimated at 
.$150,000 for plants and $200,000 each for marketed fruit and fruit from 
home gardens. A grand total of more than a half million dollars. Mr. H. G. 
Larson, St. Louis County, had part of a city lot, less than one-third acre, 
in raspberries, selling 1,000 quarts for $250.00. There is always a good 
demand for raspberries. 
Let me advise you. Plant an acre this year when prices on plants are low. 
One acre of raspberries will bring in more net cash than 100 acres of grain. 
Let that grade school boy or girl plant, and care for an acre of raspberries. 
One acre will more than put him through high school and buy his clothes. 
Large fields should be planted 4x5 feet in rows. Small patches may be 
mulched with lawn clippings, leaves, straw or manure. In either case do not 
leave more than ten canes to a hill. Plant five to six inches deep. 
WHY ZACHMAN’S BERRY BUSHES ARE BETTER 
We are pioneer berry plant growers, and one of the largest plant growers 
in Minnesota. Years of experience have taught us how to grow better berry 
plants. We claim to have the best berry plants and continue to keep this 
title. We cut off all of the last summer’s growth two inches under the 
surface and burn the stalks. This destroys mildew which is very common in 
some varieties of raspberries and causes heavy losses to berry growers. 
1 have seen entire fields destroyed by this troublesome disease. 
By cutting the parent plant, it not only destroys mildew and other diseases 
that hibernate on the canes over winter, but it will help to make stockier 
canes and more roots. It takes us two years with this method to grow a crop 
of plants. We do not spare time or money when we grow plants. We want 
the best and I am sure we have them. Our plants are double State Inspected. 
We dig our plants with a tractor power digger that brings out all the roots. 
Our modern machinery, planters, cultivators and diggers enable us to sell 
the best plants for but little money. 
Buy only the best—It does not pay to plant poor berry plants 
THE CHIEF RASPBERRY 
Chief is one of the newest raspberry varieties developed by the Minnesota 
Fruit Breeding Farm at Excelsior. It was tested as a leading commercial 
early variety for all parts of Minnesota and the Northwest. Test revealed 
it to be hardier and it outyields Latham 13 to 30 per cent. 
No commercial grower can afford to be without this valuable raspberry 
on account of its earliness. For the individual grower, Chief is chief of all 
raspberries. The farm family must have a raspberry that is immune to 
mosaic and mildew. Chief fills this bill. Over 90 per cent of our raspberry 
fields are destroyed by these two troublesome diseases. This new raspberry 
is not only early and disease-resistant, but the fruit is of the finest quality. 
It is very firm, bright red and brings from 50 cents to $1.00 a crate more 
on the market. Plant at least a few hundred Chief plants and enjoy this fine 
fresh fruit next summer; or a still better advice—plant one acre and supply 
your neighbors or townfolks with raspberries. One acre of raspberries will 
net more cash than 100 acres of wheat. 
THE LATHAM RASPBERRY 
Latham is another one of Minnesota’s valuable raspberries. It has brought 
berry growers thousands of dollars and is still holding its own. No commercial 
grower should be without Latham on account of its large berry and being 
that it is ten days later than Chief, it prolongs the berry season for the 
berry grower. The canes are not quite as vigorous and hard as Chief and 
are susceptible to mildew and mosaic. Although Latham can be grown suc¬ 
cessfully if planted in check and on hills or somewhere in the open to give 
them good air drainage. 
If you intend to plant a field of raspberries, plant at least one-fourth of 
it to Latham. Your success is my success. I am growing both kinds and sell 
whatever a customer wants. I have had a number of inquiries the past yeai's 
