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A New Day Has Dawned— 
for the fruit grower. Scarcity of fruit and development of new and improved varieties have 
brought a new era for the fruit grower. 
The home owner—hard pressed by scarcity of fruit and prohibitive prices—must turn to home 
production if he would have bountiful supplies. The commercial grower can be assured of strong 
demand and profitable prices for some time to come. 
And to all planters the advent of new and thrilling varieties (mostly creations of our great 
State Fruit Breeding Farm) unfolds a field of fruit growing achievement and profits scarcely 
dreamed of a few years ago. Size, quality, productivity, hardiness, marketability—all these joys 
and more, too, await the planters of the fine varieties we list in the following pages. 
BUT—Fruit Stocks are scarce. We are not idly crying ‘‘Wolf, Wolf!” when we urge early ordering. 
As soon as planting is completed thor- 
ough watering follows. The hose, with 
nozzle detached, should be allowed to run 
at the base of the plant, thoroughly satur- 
ating the ground around the plant. 
A PRUNING KNIFE WILL SAVE 
ITS LIFE! 
The fruit grower has long 
taken it for granted that his 
plants must be pruned regu- 
larly, usually annually, if 
they are to be kept in the 
best condition for productiv- 
ity. The need for regular 
pruning in ornamentals is 
neither so apparent nor so 
real. However, all of our 
woody ornamental plants, with the excep- 
tion of some evergreens, will more fully 
satisfy us in filling the job we have as- 
signed to them if given intelligent and 
regular pruning than if we allow them to 
grow in neglect. 
The ‘‘top-heaviness’” and “leginess” of 
our larger growing shrubs, as mock orange 
grandiflora, lilacs and dogwoods for ex- 
ample, are all too frequently taken for 
granted. If the truth were known, a little 
corrective treatment can keep them attrac- 
tively in the form desired. Profuse flowers, 
berry production, high color of bark in 
plants like dogwoods, as well as correct 
size and form are all rewards available to 
the careful pruner. Yes, pruning is the key 
to perpetual youth in many of our shrubs. 
Evergreens require no pruning at the 
time of planting but practically all other 
nursery stock should be heavily pruned at 
that time. When moved “bare root,” a 
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GROW YOUR OWN! 
Scarcity and high prices of fruits on our 
local markets the past two seasons make us 
realize that if we want abundant fruit (per- 
haps any at all of some kinds) we must grow 
our own. And believe us, truly there will be 
less and less fruit on the market for the next 
few seasons. Scarcity of labor and high wages 
have again in 1944 greatly reduced the amounts 
of fruits planted. This condition will be even 
worse in 1945. 
Fruit Plants As Ornamentals 
Fruit plants often work well into the orna- 
mental planting. Gooseberries and currants 
may be used either in the informal border or 
for low, compact hedges. Red raspberries 
make a most attractive, taller hedge. Straw- 
berries may be used as a low edging for the 
border or flanking a path. The cherries suit- 
able to our Northwest climate may be used in 
place of a large shrub or small tree in the 
informal border. Plums may be used in the 
same way, allowing them more room, or used 
as small trees in the lawn—preferably to the 
side or rear. Apples, if allowed sufficient 
room, also may be used in the border but 
properly should be in the more open or lawn 
area because of their large ultimate size. 
DANNY SAYS: 
The Nursery Inspectors 
tell the world that our 
stock is o.k. ...and have 
issued us Minn. Certificate 
No. 553, stating that it has 
been inspected and found 
apparently free from dan- 
gerous insects and plant 
diseases, including Mosaic. 

