Terms of Sale 
YOUNG TREES 
PACKING COSTS—Free if cash accompanies order, 
except stock dug with a ball of earth. Otherwise, 
packing is charged at cost (usually 10% of cost of 
stock). Balled, heavy evergreens: we will esti¬ 
mate costs in advance if you wish. 
LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY—We disclaim respon¬ 
sibility for any reason in amounts greater than 
invoiced. 
PRICES—Net at the nursery. Transportation to be 
added at actual cost. Usually 5 sold at rate per 10, 
50 at 100 rate. 
CLAIMS for errors, shortages or other causes must 
be made within 10 days. 
PARCEL POST—Must be prepaid. We prefer ex¬ 
press but will send by post if instructed and 
charge you at cost. 
FREIGHT AND EXPRESS charges are extra (ex¬ 
cept in a few prepaid Special Offers). They are 
paid by you to the Railroad or Expressman. We 
will estimate these costs in advance if you wish. 
TRUCKING can often be arranged. Write for our 
estimate if you like, on your order completely 
delivered. 
Kelsey Nursery Service 
1. We furnish high quality stock. Kelsey Nursery 
stock is grown where it grows best; always with re¬ 
gard to shipping convenience. Of over twenty thou¬ 
sand acres of stock we select the nearest nursery 
growing the material of the quality and grade you 
want. 
2. We furnish our stock at the lowest prices made 
possible by mass production. Prices of nursery stock 
vary greatly. One nursery grows stock on land 
worth, say, $4,000 per acre. The stock is no better 
than at a nearby nursery where land is worth $400 
per acre. We are, therefore, enabled to sell ex¬ 
cellent stock at very low prices. 
3. We are an entirely responsible source of 
supply. Established Sixty Years ago, in 1878, we 
still have among our customers many who have been 
patrons for forty years or more. In all our dealings 
we are always willing to make things right on any 
errors or just causes for complaint. 
4. Our Guarantee—Stock to be in good condition 
when furnished. We will, however, replace any and 
all losses at half price. 
5. Scarce and rare varieties—Why look through a 
dozen nursery catalogs for them? Send us your 
list and we will quote promptly. This Short Guide 
is necessarily confined to standard varieties, but 
with our facilities we can furnish almost any variety 
or size grown in the United States. 
6. The policy of this Company is to make and 
keep goodwill by careful and prompt service. 
WATCH EXPRESS CHARGES 
Most of our shipments should take Second-Class rates 
so check weight and rating when delivery is made. 
The delivery man often charges First Class in error. 
Small Deciduous Trees 
Deciduous trees and shrubs “need” 
pruning back upon planting. With 
deciduous shrubs cut to the ground 
upon setting them out. Trees with 
a single rtem: prune back within a 
few inches of the ground and then 
a month later go over the planting 
again and cut away all ljut one 
single stem. 
Rooted Cuttings 
(“R.C.”) 
Many varieties do not come true 
to type from seed. These are prop¬ 
agated by cuttings of branches 
rooted In sand. For this reason, 
cuttings are much more expensive 
than seedlings. They require the 
same care (for the first year) as 
seedlings, but once they have 
passed a Winter in the beds they 
can be treated as transplants. 
Seedlings 
Many varieties are raised from 
seed. These very small plants must 
be handled with extra care. They 
should be planted about four inches 
apart in l^s. Here they are left 
two years and for the first year, 
during the heat of the first Summer, 
should be shaded by a lath screen. 
In the Autumn, mulch to prevent 
frost-heaving. At the end of two 
years, they should be taken from 
the beds and treated as transplants. 
Transplants 
Evergreens that have been moved, 
or have had their roots pinined, 
tend to throw out extra roots near 
the stem, forming a close compact 
ball of fibrous roots that can be 
easily dug up. The transplant is 
sufficiently sturdy to be planted out 
in the open field in rows. Here the 
roots have room to grow, and the 
tops have room for shapely devel¬ 
opment. 
THE THREE-CKOP FOREST PLAN 
K 
TIMBER — 12 ft. apart 
(402 to acre). Leave 40- 
50 years. Meanwhile:— 
i X X X X, 
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2. XMAS TREES on same 
land set 3 ft. apart (3630 
to acre). 10 years. 
3. PULPWOOD — Six feet 
apart (808 to acre). Crop, 
20 years. 
Mixed planting, including 
hardwood, reduces fire risk, 
minimizes disease, increases 
cash return per acre and di¬ 
versifies. Total, 4840 to acre. 
Suggested varieties: 
Xmas Trees 
Norway Spruce 
White Spruce 
Douglas Fir 
Balsam Fir 
Colorado Spruce 
Pulpwood 
Norway Spruce 
White Spruce 
Red Pine 
Scots Pine 
Poplars 
Lumber 
Spruce and Pines 
Black Locust (posts) 
Ash and Hickory 
(handles) 
Walnut, Liriodendron, 
etc., cabinet woods 
CHRISTMAS TREE GROWING 
The planting of Spruce and Fir for Christmas Tree cutting 
is profitable. This crop usually matures in about 10 years 
and when cut, leaves the timber-lot properly spaced for 
forest growing. One tree is planted between each two per¬ 
manent trees and requires no extra land; indeed, it is an 
assistance to the young evergreen for the first ten years to 
have the shade and shelter of a dense planting. 
Some idea of Actual Profits—page 36 
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