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^I'UV] NA:rK)NAL NURSERYMAN 
(loos a thing until In; is (*()inj)oll(‘(l hy cirouinstaiua's and 
most farincns are satisfied merely to get his plowing dom^ 
in time to sow his wh(;at at the pro[)er season,” appli(‘s 
very forcibly to conditions on a nursery. The h(‘st man- 
ag(Ml nursery is the one that is ahead in its work, wher(‘ 
the ground is plowed and brought into condition for 
planting well in advance of the season. 
PACKING ALLOWANCE ON CAR SHIPMENTS. 
An* you g(*tting your presei vative allowance on ear 
load shipments of trees, etc., to and from the Pacific 
(h)a.st and j)oints in the iNorthwest? These allowance's 
are for ])r(‘servatives on perishable freight such as straw, 
shingle tow, shavings, (‘tc. It sc^uns that some of tlu^ 
nurseries throughout the country are not taking advan¬ 
tage of these allowances. From Portland and most 
points in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington to all 
Fastern poiids there is an allowance of 2000ties.of preser¬ 
vative for packing around the tioes in the body of the car. 
To and from a nundeer of other points in the Northwest 
t('rritory there is no mention made of the amount of pre¬ 
servative allowed. In such cases if there is 5000 n)s. of 
lu'eservative used this amount should be deducted from 
the total weight of the car. Of course the minimum 
weight of the car in every case must be preserved. Al¬ 
though this amount is not great on one shipment, on a 
number of cars it soon amounts up to a considerable sav¬ 
ing. For instance; shipment moving from Portland, 
Oregon to Kansas City, St. Louis, Omaha and any other 
points throughout the Mississippi Valley where the rate 
is .$1.25 per hundred the saving would be $25.00 per car, 
on ten car loads you could save about the freight on one 
car. To get this allowance the bill of lading must carry 
the notation of the amount and the kind of preservative 
that is used in the car. Unless this is shown you will be 
unable to get the railroad to reduce the amount of the 
freight. 
On shipments moving from points in the middle west, 
such as Souix City, Omaha, Kansas City, Topeka, there 
is an allowance of 500 i)ounds for dunnage loaded in tin; 
body of the car as a protection to the freight. This does 
not amount to as much as the shipments moving to and 
from the Pacific Coast but jievertheless it is these little 
savings that count. 
To and from practically all points there is either an al¬ 
lowance for dunnage or preseiwative and it is to the in¬ 
terest of the nurseryman to look into these matters very 
carefully as the railroads will Jiot by their own accord 
give the shipper the advantage of these allowances. 
Just as a passing mention. A gr(3at many of the nur¬ 
series from whom we have been receiving shipments this 
year are failing to specify upon the bill of lading that the 
trees are “dormant.” In case this is left off the railroads 
will invariably charge the higher rate and to get a refund 
it necessitat(‘s a claim. 
Yours very truly, 
C. E. Buehneu^ Traffic Manager. 
William P. Stark Nurseries. 
Neosho, Missouri, July 6, 1914. 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE. 
Washington, I). C., June 50, 1914. 
Monthly List of Puhlications 
(June, 1914) 
pufdlrations are .sold hg the Department of Agricat- 
tare; therefore do not .send money to this office. 
Cople.s of put)licalion.s listed herein wilt t>e sent free 
upon application to the Editor and Chief, Division of Eiih- 
iications. Department of Ayru allure, Washinylon, D. C., 
as long as the supply lasts. 
When this department’s supply is ejdiausled puhlica- 
lions can he ohlained from I he Superinlendenl of Docu- 
menls, Governmenl Printing office, Washington, D. C., hy 
purchase only, and at the prices noted herein. 
Send all remillanres lo tfi,e Su/ierinlendent of Docu¬ 
ments direct. IDs office is not a part of the Department 
of Agriculture. 
New Facts Conci'rning the WhiU'-Pim* PlisO'r Lust. Hy 
Perley Spaulding, Pathological Inspi'ctor, Federal Horti¬ 
cultural Hoard. Pp. 8. Contribution from the Hui*( 3 au 
of Plant Industiy. (Prolessional Pafier.; Jum* 24, 1914. 
(Department Hulh'tin 110.) Price, 5 ceids. 
T his pajier coidains additional information conci'rning 
the white-pine blister rust that was collected during the 
season of 1915. It is of int(*r(*st to forest(*rs, tre (3 (;x- 
perts, nurserymen, and owners of ornaim'ntal and fon*st 
plantations of 5-leaved pines. 
Practical Tree Surgery. Hy .1. Franklin Collins, Forest 
Pathologist, Hureau of Plant Industry. Pji. 165-190, pis. 
7. (Separate 622, Yearbook 1914.) Price, 10 cents. 
Promising New Fruits. Hy William A. Taylor, Chief of 
Hureau, and II. P. Gould, Pomologi.st in Charge of Fruit- 
Production Investigations, Hureau of Plant Indu.stry. Pp. 
109-124, j)ls. 8. (Sejiarate 618, Yc'arbook 1915.) Price, 
15 cents. 
Inventory of Se(*ds and Plants Importc'd by the OtIice of 
Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction during th(3 jieriod 
from July 1 to SepU'inber 50, 1912. Pp. 44, pis. 5. (Hur¬ 
eau of Plant Industry, Inventoiy No. 52. Nos. 54095 lo 
54559.) Price, 10 cents. 
SPECIALIZING ON SMALL FRUITS. 
P. I). Herry, Dayton,Ohio, started in the nur.sery bu.s- 
iness 1892 and has now eighty acres almost entirely de¬ 
voted to small fruits for the wholesale trade. The ac¬ 
companying pictures give a good idea of the large acre¬ 
age devoted to a few things so that the culture may he the 
most economical and etiicient. 
Mr. Herry reports an exceptionally tine business llui 
jiast spring, having sold out ch'an and the rasplu'riy crop 
from his .stock plaids the finest he (?ver had and brought 
the best prices. 
In addition to small fruits, Hhubarb, IIors(‘ Hadish, 
Paeonies and Privet are his side lines. The illustration 
showing a field of Paeonies Francois Ortegat in front of 
Mr. Herry’s home, grown for the cut flower market. 
