ANDREWS eee APPLE TREES — 
These Older Apslal 
are Also Supplied on 
ANDREWS 
Extra Heavy Root Stocks 
a tape stil 

ANOKA A very hardy tree and an early 
cropper. Fruit lacks color, fla- 
vor and keeping quality. Not recommended 
where Duchess or Beacon can be grown. 
Prices, page 33-A. 
CORTLAND Is quite similar to its 
parent McIntosh but is 
more uniform in size, has more color, and the 
red is lighter and brighter. The taste is much 
like that of McIntosh, the flesh is firmer, and 
the Apples hang better to the tree. Prices 
page 33-A, 
RED DUCHESS hss all the good 
qualities of the old 
Duchess and in addition has attractive bright 
red color. Red Duchess makes a delicious 
sauce with a flavor all its own. Commands a 
better price on the early market than com- 
Apples For Better Health mon Duchess. Prices page 33-B. 
Dr. Ira Manville, Director of Nutritional Research, Oregon Uni- H HA 
versity, stated that Apples contribute Vitamins A, B, C and G and HARALSON °°°*° abet: Wik aa tee 
pointed out 12 specific ways in which Apples contribute to our well ade peiere f ‘bl ea nee 
being. He says: “Fruits such as Apples are really more than food. pose pes Se Pee e id ee : 
They are true agents of health endowed with prophylactic and pro- my Pp OF eOv anne 2s CO ee 
tective powers.” The old saying that ‘‘an Apple a day keeps the doc- page 6. Prices, page 33-b. 
tor away” has a definite foundation in fact. Keep kiddies supplied 
with Apples. 

18-year-old Haralson in Our 120-Acre Orchard. Yield in 1940, 25 Bushels 

NORTHWESTERN a 
The main qualifications 
HIBERNAL oa VI RGINIA GREENING are that it is eee cook- 
ing Apple and keeps well. However, Haralson 
FOR TOP SORTING and Prairie Spy have these qualifications and 
have color and good eating quality besides. 
These two varieties are ideal 
Prices, page 33-B. 
for this purpose. Both have 
been tested and approved by 
the State Horticultural Depart- 
ment. When buying trees for 
top-working be sure you buy 
trees on Hardy Northern Root 
Stocks, as, of course, a Hiber- 
nal or Virginia, if on a com- 
mon root, would have no ad- 
vantage over any common tree 
in the trade, and there would 
be no object in ee 
HIBERNAL “) 305° 
green Apple, 
only suitable for cooking, but 
the tree is ideal for top-work- 
ing because of its strong, sturdy 
trunk and _ crutches. Prices, 
page 33-B. 
An old variety with good 
WEALTHY » good 
color and flavor, 
good early fall variety. Prices, page 33-B. 

VICTORY ORCHARDS 
The United States Victory Garden Pro- 
gram is a long range program working for 
improved health and better eating habits 
after, as well as during, the war. 
Concerning farm fruit gardens it was 
recommended that the home planting of 
fruit be included in a well balanced na- 
tional program of food production both 
for immediate and long-time needs. 
A good crab 
VIRGINIA Apple of Tran- 
scendent type. The tree is prin- 
cipally recommended for top- 
working. The trunk is strong 
and the crotches wide spread- 

A good orchard cuts doctor bills. 
: c Photo of rapwtched Hibernal in Our 
ing. Prices, page 33-B. Orchard. Note Strong Crotches. 

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