

CHERRIES 
The Fruit of Many Uses 

Every home owner, whether in the city, village or 
country, should plant Cherries. They are as desirable 
for their beautiful blooms of fragrant snow white lovli- 
IM ars ie a Ii Ss S$ @ ra Z ER ness as they are for their delicious fruit. They are one 
: of the first fruits to ripen and one of the most resist- 
EARLY RICHMOND. Marshalls Farly Richmond is from ant to insects and disease. Every housewife likes them 
a selected strain of outstanding size and bearing quali- for canning, and what wonderful pies cherries make! 
ties. Medium red, fine when well ripened. Tree is hardy Luscious red cherries—dripping rich, sweet juices, and 
and very productive. This variety has been widely plant- a tender golden erust. Could one ask for a finer des- 
ed and has given general satisfaction. Home owners are : 
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now planting these in equal numbers with Montmorency, sert for any meal? They are beautiful enough to grace 
Pete cate ie (ie ceaanon to About four weeks, any lawn, or outdoor living room, and are easy to grow. 
By planting any of Marshalls Hardy Select Strains, you 
are assured of success in luscious fruit and beautiful 
YELLOW GLASS. For many years fruit growers have wanted surroundings. Do not fail to plant a few cherries each 
a SWEET CHERRY with hardiness and stamina. Prof. Budd 
while at the Iowa State College, introduced from Russia a tree year. 
that will probably meet this requirement. It is a strong grow- 
ing tree and has shown itself quite hardy in our trial ground. 
The fruit is medium sized and of a good quailty, and a moder- 
ate bearer. 
MORELLO. Medium to large; is blackish-red; tart rich acid, 
juicy and good; very productive. Loses some of its tartness if MONTMORENCY. Mansfield strain. The most popular of 
left on the tree until fully ripened. This is an excellent late the sour cherries. Large, red, acid; larger than the Early 
canning and preserving variety. It is better adapted to sections Richmond, and ten days later. Quality, the best 
of medium to light rainfall than to the lower more moist parts : : 
of the Central West. Our stock is the dwarf type and bears 
very young. 
‘WEST POINT. Propagated from a selected tree of large red 





Marshalls strain is from a tree of outstanding perform- 
ance located in Arling- large and the 
ton on the property of tree bore very 





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sweet cherry brought from Europe by an early settler of Cum- the late Bruce Mans- peeled Arie 
ing County, Nebraska. The tree is hardy and has borne regu- field. The fruit not to SiG aT: 
larly for a long period of years. It appears to be better adapted of this tree was pared with the 


to eastern Nebraska than other red sweet cherries. Should be 
planted, except in the North and West. oe Sone 
morency. 
exceptionally 


CHERRY PRICES TCR catch? itech: 
BEST Grades 4 Gil tie ares ohens oe Ocee ole 8 ore $1.00 $0.90 $0.85 $0.80 
Medium Grade, 3-5 ft. .............. 15 .65 .62 .60 
The untimely November, 1940 freeze destroyed three-fourths of 
the cherry trees in South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and 
eastern Colorado. Practically every farm home-owner had at- 
tempted to keep from six to a dozen in his home orchard, and 
many city folks from two to four cherry trees in their back yards. 
The loss of these trees has deprived the housewives of a fine 
fruit which many had regularly depended on for canning. 
Fresh canning cherries cannot be purchased on the market. 
Commercially canned cherries are so costly that they just will 
not be purchased to any extent and consequently the family is 
deprived of this fruit, which is so delectable and essential for 
health. 
The Marshall selected strains of the two leading varieties— 
Early Richmond and Montmorency, for the territory mentioned 
above, are much to be desired over ordinary ones bearing the 
same names. In your planting use these two, mainly, with lesser 
amounts of the other varieties. 
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