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]; Much of the labor attached to the growing and shipping of nursery stock is 
!; entirely unknown to the purchaser, and yet it is this unknown service together 
|* with the painstaking care in growing that has pleased and always will please our 
j! customers. 
As orders are received through our business office, they are promptly acknowl- 
!; edged and transferred to the Superintendent of one of our nurseries with exact 
j< instructions as to grade of stock, number, caliper, etc., also complete shipping in- 
!; structions with shipping tags, Nursery Certificates, or Inspection Tags sufficient 
j; for the entire order. 
Digging Trees 
;! All our trees are freshly dug for each order and no trees are permitted to be 
!; dug and held for filling orders yet to be sent in. 
i; It is possible to spoil absolutely or permanently to injure a good tree by im- 
«! proper method of digging. Our digging is done by trained men in such a way that 
!; the growth of the tree is neither injured nor its future development impaired. 
!; Selecting Trees to be Dug 
i; When the order is received by the Field Foreman, he selects competent men 
j: who go over the growing stock and select the proper size and caliper ordered. 
!; These are marked and another crew follows, defoliating the marked trees, while 
!; the digging crew follows, removing only those that have been selected for shipment. 
); Packing for Shipment 
J; Each tree, before being packed for shipment, is properly pruned ready for 
j! planting and thoroughly washed and inspected by the Nursery Inspector, and 
every tree that does not come up to the requirements is discarded as a cull and 
not allowed to be placed in the shipment. 
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