Some other things: Fruits, berries and market vegetables, for example, can be made under the most 
favorable circumstances to yield $100.00 or more per acre, but consider again, the work they require; how 
carefully they must be cultivated and marketed just at the right time. Then again, these are uncertain 
crops; we often read of fruit buds destroyed by frost, or of wheat winter-killing. 
And there is still another attractive feature in growing Sober Paragon Chestnuts. Land too hilly, 
rocky and broken for cultivation can be planted to chestnuts, and when the trees are large enough can 
be pastured. There are thousands of acres of such land all over the country, either entirely idle, or used 
only for pasture. 
E. A. Riehl, Alton, Ill., says: “The chestnut is not subject to any insect pests or diseases. Even 
San Jose scale does not harm it, so I am informed by growers in the East. Crops are never known to fail. 
Some seasons part of the crop may be destroyed by late frosts, or later some of the nuts may be blown 
off by very high winds, but a total failure, as with fruits, I have never known. Let it be distinctly under¬ 
stood, when I say that the chestnut is not subject to any insect or diseases, I refer to sections where the 
chestnut is not native. In the thirty-five years that I have grown chestnuts I have never seen but two 
nuts that had a worm in them, nor do I think it at all likely that they will be introduced for many years 
to come. The native chestnut forests are too far away, and artificial plantings too few and scattered 
to form a bridge for their introduction.” 
In our opinion there is no more promising hor¬ 
ticultural investment than chestnut growing. We 
have planted thousands of Sober Paragon and shall 
continue to plant, confident that they pay better 
than any other crop. Whether you plant other 
nut trees or not, plant Sober Paragon and secure a 
permanent and satisfying investment. 
CULTURAL. Set the trees at the same depth 
as when in the nursery. Do not use stimulating 
manures when transplanting. A mulch of coarse 
manures or straw is best. Dig large, roomy holes, 
and be sure that the soil is packed very firmly 
about the roots. 
American Sweet. The nuts of this tree form quite 
an item in our commerce. This chestnut is 
also a grand timber and ornamental shade tree, 
spreading, in midsummer, billowy masses of 
creamy, fragrant catkins 
above its large, deep green 
leaves, making a most 
beautiful specimen on the 
lawn. 5-6 ft., $1 each; 
$9 per doz. $60 per 100. 
Japan {Giant). Decidedly 
ornamental, hardy and 
productive; of dwarf 
habit, bearing extremely 
young. Nuts of enormous 
size, but coarse and of 
poor quality. 3-4 ft., $1 
each; per doz; $60 per 
100. 
Rochester. An improved 
native. Nuts of the larg¬ 
est size, very sweet, with 
nutty flavor. Tree an un¬ 
usually rapid grower, 
abundant bearer and per¬ 
fectly hardy. 4-5 ft., $1.25 
each; $12 per doz. 
Spanish. Handsome, round- 
headed tree, producing 
large crops of large nuts 
that sell readily at good 
prices. Not so sweet as 
Sober or American. Beau¬ 
tiful for lawn. 4-5 ft., 75 
cts. each; $7.50 per doz.; 
$50 per IOO. A TYPICAL BUR OF SOBER PARAGON CHESTNUT—Natural Size 
The trade-mark accompanying each tree is a metal seal con¬ 
taining the words “SOBER PARAGON”. 
Copyrighted 1908 
Registered U. S. Patent Office 
On January 17th. 1908. we became the sole authorized 
introducers and distributers of the Sober Paragon Chest n't, 
and every genuine tree sold by us bears this seal (see illus¬ 
tration) which is protected by law. The words "Sober Par¬ 
agon” are stamped in the metal. 
Prices of Grafted Sober Paragon Trees 
Bearing trees, heavily rooted, handsomely 
b ranched. 
Each Per Doz. Per 100 Per 1000 
3-5 ft. . .$1.50 $15.00 $110.00 $850.00 
6-8 ft. .. 2.50 20.00 150.00 1250.00 
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