“Plant a Home Orchard NOW” 
‘‘Probably no time in the last 50 years has there been more 
reasons than now for planting a Home Orchard — Every farm 
should have its Home Orchard. 
— says L. A. Niven, Hort. Editor Progressive Farmer 
“Most of the larger towns and 
cities of the South are not well sup¬ 
plied with tree-ripened, locally grown 
fruit. More and more is this being 
recognized by those living near such 
places and profiting thereby. Not 
every one should plant a commercial 
orchard but every farm should have 
its Home Orchard. It is a literal 
fact that no piece of ground on the 
place will be more profitable or sat¬ 
isfactory than that planted to a 
Home Orchard of high quality 
fruits.’' 
‘‘Fruit Trees Increase in Value Yearly—Bear Young” 
“Six years ago I decided to set every foot of space around my 
house to fruit trees, and it has been a paying investment for me 
because I sell every bushel of fruit I can spare right at my door. 
“For packed apples I get $3.00 to 
$3.25 a bushel. All of my trees came 
into bearing young. A Home Orch¬ 
ard increases in value each year, and 
naturally increases the value of the 
home grounds. Aside from the profit 
derived from a Home orchard the 
pleasure and health from having 
plenty of fresh fruit for your own 
family makes it a big paying invest¬ 
ment. 1 should like to see fruit trees 
in every back yard in America”. W. 
E. Buss, Colorado. 
“Home Orchards Bring Greater Returns” 
-Writes a Nationally Known Authority. 
“A Home Orchard of V 2 to 1 acre 
will assure the farm family all the 
fresh fruit they can eat, W'ith plenty 
for canning and winter storage, says 
Prof. T. J. Talbert, Head of Horti¬ 
culture, University of Missouri, and 
Asso. Editor American Fruit Grower. 
“No similar area on the farm will 
bring such great returns in producing 
the family’s yearly food supply. 
Then, too, the care of a Home Orch¬ 
ard now is relatively a simple matter 
— and requires very 
little time. 
“It is a deplorable situation that the average 
farm family which should have plenty of deli¬ 
cious, healthful fruit is actually short of fresh 
fruit which is so necessary for their health. 
This condition can and should be remedied by 
planting Home Orchards on the farms of 
America”, further states Prof. Talbert. 
“A Major Tragedy Affecting 
YOU” 
says Meta Given, National Food 
Authority in October Farmer’s 
Wife Magazine. 
“One of the major tragedies of 
the twentieth century is that mod¬ 
ern children go for snacks to five- I 
cent candy bars instead of juicy 
apples, and that mother no longer 
remembers what her mother did 
to make apple pies a fit subject 
for poets, essayists, and even em¬ 
inent divines.” 
