Sherman Nursery Company, Charles City, Iowa 
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mium list that the customer may consider it at 
more leisure with his family and select those 
premiums that will work into their plans to the 
best advantage. 
How the Customer Makes His 
Cash Payment 
FIRST. All salesmen are provided with 
blank checks so drawn in our favor that they 
may be cashed ONLY at our bank in Charles 
City. The style of checks is no reflection on the 
salesman but affords the customer absolute 
assurance that you are authorized to make the 
deal and that proper credit will be given. 
SECOND. If the customer prefers to send 
the remittance to the company direct, he may 
do so and we will acknowledge receipt of it 
and credit his order with the remittance, at 
the same time book the order for the desired 
premiums. 
Pruning Information 
For trimming of plants for planting, both 
in branch and root, see directions under each 
class of stock, such as apple, shrub, etc. The 
following instructions are given for the prun¬ 
ing in later years. 
Light trimming may usually be done at any 
season without causing injury. If heavy trim¬ 
ming is necessary, it should be done prefer¬ 
ably in late winter or early spring, or it may 
be done in early June when tree or shrub is 
just reaching full leaf and is full of vitality 
and just starting its new wood growth. 
Apple, Plum, Cherry, Pear and Peach. See 
page 21. 
Grapes. See page 3 3. 
Currants and Gooseberries. Thin out hills in 
early spring, leaving 3 to 5 main stalks of the 
previous season’s growth, cutting all two-year- 
old wood down to the ground. 
Blackberries. Handle same as black rasp¬ 
berries. 
Raspberries, Red and Black. Fruit borne 
on new growth. Clip back new stocks to thir¬ 
ty-inch height in June or July while wood is 
still soft, which makes these stocks branch 
and increase the bearing, wood and yield. In 
early spring before buds start, thin out hills 
of Red variety to 3 to 5 stalks of previous 
season’s growth. Remove all dead wood. On 
Black variety, trim all limbs from the main 
stalks back to 9 to 12 inch lengths at this time. 
Hedges, Unclipped. Remove in the early 
spring only dead wood, or if hedge is getting 
larger than desired, cut off close to the ground 
the larger and older canes, leaving the younger 
canes to form a new hedge. The young canes 
may be trimmed back but be sure to leave 
enough wood surface to produce plenty of 
foliage, that the plant may sustain itself. 
Hedges, Clipped — including clipped ever¬ 
green hedges, such as the Arbor Vitae. Spe¬ 
cial shears may be had at a small cost for 
this work and can usually be obtained from 
your local hardware dealer. Early June is 
usually the best time to trim hedges. Should 
the growth be excessive, however, they may 
be trimmed again later in the season at almost 
any time up to August. If trimmed later than 
this, they are apt to look rough the balance of 
the season as they are not likely to put on 
much growth after that date. In case a hedge 
has become overgrown and unsightly it may 
be heavily trimmed, bring-ing it to a lower 
height, if the trimming- is done early in the 
spring before buds start. 
Shrubs. Early flowering varieties or those 
flowering- during May, June and July—cut back 
immediately after flowering season is over, 
allowing them to throw out numerous shoots 
of new wood for the production of the next 
season’s flowers. Late flowering varieties— 
those blooming after May, June and July, trim 
same as above except that trimming should be 
done prior to the showing of leaf buds in early 
spring. 
Roses. Most bush varieties flower more 
freely if cut back to 15 to 18 inches of the 
ground in early spring. Climbing varieties 
flower more abundantly if at least one-third of 
previous season’s growth is removed. 
Spraying 
On the next pag - e will be found a Spraying 
Calendar, showing the formulas in most com¬ 
mon use and directions as to their application. 
If the information you seek cannot be found 
in this calendar, or if trees suffer from some 
disease or pest not mentioned, we advise writ¬ 
ing to your Agricultural Experiment Station, 
giving full details and particulars. 
All amounts of lead arsenate referred to in 
the Spraying Calendar are for the dry, pow¬ 
dered form. If the paste form is used double 
the amount listed. Orchard and garden spray 
material and equipment in quantities may be 
purchased through the Iowa Fruit Growers’ 
Association, State House, Des Moines, Iowa, at 
wholesale prices. 
Do not spray with arsenates or copper com¬ 
pounds within 3 weeks of the time the sprayed 
portions are to be eaten. While there would 
be no danger of fatal effects resulting, it is 
best not to run any risk. Bordeaux mixture 
and other lime compounds should not be used 
upon rough or full-grown fruits even as late 
as that time. Not only does the lime disfigure 
the fruit, but the amount of copper is large. 
