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MONEY IN A

FAMILY ORCHARD

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DELICIOUS SAME PRICE AS OTHER APPLES

After you hare read the editorial from the Fruit G-rower of St. Joseph, Mo., at the foot of this page, take a lew moments and figure how much it would reduce the table costs if you grew all the fruit you could use. Probably the saving it would effect will be surprising. Home grown fresh fruits! will take the place of many other table delicacies one would nure to buy on the open market ac constant- l3r rising prices. Then figure the benefits in health and convenience. If we must depend on the market Wc often do without or take something that is not just what ve want ana perhaps does not answer the purpose as well. If grown at home it may be secured at a moments notice, and no fruit is so delicious as that fully ripened before picking. Where ever there is room, the family orchard will be found most profitable. And there is often a ready market for any surplus, and at good, prices.

FOR THAT IDEAL HOME

you have pictured in your mind, shade trees, flowers and shrubs will also be— necessary. Half the pleasure you secure from .to.. ~e s ..La- the additions you make from ve&r to year --perhaps a shade tree or two, a cluster of flowering snrubs , or some new varieties of hardy flowers or more of some old ones you particularly like. From child- hoods days we nave watched for the licet blossoms of spring and have enjoyed the progress of the seasons with the later flowers and the fall foliage effects. Possibly the children get the most enjoy ment out of flowers — but we are ail children grown up. And nothing adds a home-like touch to the house like plenty of flowers.

IT 7 S PLANTING TIME NOW

If your profit from fin.it ana your pleasure from flowers is not to be deferred till another year, you will Wa,nt to plant soon--the sooner the better. Prices will not be lower later, and probably will be higher next season. Tu- demand is heavy, and the supply generally is not as great as last year. Delays p^y no dividends. Don’t put it off until you lose a year. Mail your ord er i*ow and g = t them started .

Yours truly.

MONEY IN A FAMILY ORCHARD

Unless you already have a good family orchard there is no crop or combination of crops which can be grown on a small area that will equal in actual food value and satisfaction a good family orchard. In this case the word “orchard” should include all kinds of fruits, from the very earliest strawberries and dewberries to the very latest apples, pears and quinces. Unless you have learned from experience, you cannot realize the almost endless variety of fruits which are possible in a family orchard. Did you ever know an orchard that started bearing in May and continued until frost, with some sort of fruit every day during that time? Yet it is possible and very easy to accomplish in almost all sections of the United States, excepting in the most northerly portions, where the month of May is too early.

Beginning with strawberries, the list runs through currants, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, blueberries and grapes, plums, apples, peaches, pears and quinces. By the use of different varieties of these various fruits it is easily possible to have plenty of ripe fruit every day during the season. Take a calendar and note the time of ripening of the early and late varieties of the different fruits listed, and see if you are not surprised at the possibilities offered in even a small family orchard. — The Fruit Grower, Nov. 15, 1916.

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Apple Profits

Peaches Bear Young

Cherries Give Big Returns

Very frequently we hear men question the profits to be made from apple growing in the Middle West, just now we have a report from the owner of a 40-acre orchard in Missouri claiming that his apple crop this year sold for $8,000 at the orchard, unpacked. Seems like an enormous amount from 40 acres, don’t it? Yet there is a little 20-acre orchard in Kansas that did considerably better than that in 1915. In 1914 a 16-acre orchard in Iowa produced fruit that sold for $5,700. So you see that the claim of this Missouri man is not at all improbable. — Fruit Grower , Nov. 15, 1916.

Mr. A. T. Xe'son of Laclede county, Missouri, who has made an international reputation for himself and his apples, says:

"I get a good yield right along and sell all of my apples at prices that give me a good, big acreage income. I believe that there are greater possibilities for apple growers today that ever before. I believe more people should plant orchards now. I am doing so and expect to keep on doing so. I am giving my young orchard the best of care and expect to keep it up.” — Fruit Grower, Nov. 1, 1916.

In the last sentence you will find the secret of success — care. There are thousands of acres where apples can be grown just as successfully as in the famous apple regions if given care, and that is neces- sary even in those sections.

The ripening dates are approximate average here; allow' about five to seven days for each 100 miles Xorth or South. The altitude w'ill also affect the date of ripening.

Price of Two Year Apple Each per 10 per 100

XX size about 4j£ ft. and up 11/16 in. cal. and up, branched $0.25 $2.25 $20.00

Extra size, about 4 to 5 ft., | in. cal. and up, branched 20 1.75 16.00

Standard size, about 3J4 to 4 ft., H to f in. cal., branched 15 1.40 12.50

Medium size, 3 to 4 ft., more or less branched 12 1.00 7.50

Five of a variety at 10 rate, less at each rate; 50, not less than 10 of a variety, at 100 rate.

Summer Apples

Benoni — Deep red on rich yellow; juicy, pleas- ant, mild subacid; good; earlj' to mid-July.

Connor’s Sweet — Light red, slightly striped; medium large, fine grained; one of the best sweet summer apples; latter August.

Duchess of Oldenburg — Yellow, almost cov- ered with red stripes; good size; juicy, rather acid; excellent for cooking and market; July 15-Aug.

Early Harvest — Bright straw; crisp, juicy, rich subacid; good, June 20- July; productive.

Livland Raspberry — Waxy, white-striped light crimsom; juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet: medium size, fine quality; a young bearer; very early.

Red June — Very red; juicy, brisk subacid; good; latter June-July; a young, abundant bearer.

Sweet June — Light yellow; very sweet; medium size; very productive; June-July.

Yellow Transparent — Yellowish- white; good size, juicy, sprightly subacid; good; mid-June, some earlier than Early Harvest; bears young.

Autumn Apples

Malden Blush — Large, clear yellow', crimson cheek; very juicy; good, mid-autumn; bears young Wealthy — Large; bright red; very juicy, agree- able subacid; Sept. -Oct. ; hardy, productive.

Winter Apples

Arkansas Black — Medium large; almost black; flesh yellow; subacid; Dec. -March; unproductive on some soils; commands a good price where it can be grown.

York Imperial — Large; attractive greenish- yellow shaded red and crimson; firm, crisp, juicy, ^'ibacid becoming mild; Dec.: bears heavily.

Delicious — Roundish conic, medium to large, pale yellow, mostly covered with red, splashed and striped dark carmine; juicy, mild subacid; good.

Each Per 10 Per 100

XX size, 2 year SO. 30 S2.80 $25.00

Extra size, 2 year 25 2.00 20.00

Standard size, 2 year 20 1.75 15.00

Medium size, 2 year 15 1.50 10.00

Light size, 2 year 10 .80 7.00

Above prices apply to Delicious only; all other varieties quoted at beginning of apple list.

< Gano — Large; attractive rich red to maroon,

rarely striped; firm, moderately crisp, juicy, mild subacid; ships well, keeps well, bears young, reg- ularly and abundantly; profitable; of the Ben Davis type and season but more highly colored.

1 — Grimes Golden — Of best quality; beautiful golden yellow, medium to large; crisp, juicy, rich subacid; fine dessert apple, good for cooking; Oct.-Dec. ; blooms late; bears young.

Huntsman — Large; deep yellow, usually ^blushed; juicy, mild subacid; good, Nov.-Dee.

Ingram — A very late keeper; yellow, almost covered with bright red stripes; juicy, mild sub- acid; good; blooms late; bears young and heavily.

Jonathan — Very attractive lively deep red; high flavor; excellent for dessert, cooking and mar- ket; firm, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid; Oct. and later; bears rather young.

Mammoth Black Twig — A late keeper; green- ish, largely overspread dull deep red, on some soils almost black; firm; subacid; good.

Stayman Winesap — Large; greenish-yellow striped, often nearly covered with dark red ; crisp, very juicy, pleasant subacid; good to very good; keeps well; bears young and regularly.

Winesap — Bright deep red; flesh yellow, very rich, crisp, very juicy, sprightly subacid; very good; Dec. -March; bears young.

Crab Apples

i-" Transcendent — Medium to large; yellow, crim- son cheek; crisp, juicy, Aug. -Sept.; productive.

Yellow Siberian — About J-l in. in diameter; much used for preserving whole; a young bearer.

For Complete List of Fruits, Trees and Flowers See Catalog

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Peaches often come into bearing the third year, and offer great opportunities for quick returns and give good profits to the man who will take care of his trees. The Fruit Grower for January 1, 1917 , tells of a man in Southern Illinois who in 1916 sold $23,000 worth of peaches from 40 acres. This is in a country not especially adapted to peaches but due to care of the orchard — fertilizing, cultivation, spraying and pruning. Do you wonder that this man is planting 3,500 more trees?

A sandy loam or gravelly soil is best, but the Peach adapts itself to any well-drained soil. If you have the choice of location give them a northern slope. Plant 16x16 feet requires 170 trees; 18x18 feet, 134 trees per acre.

Price of One Year Peach: Each Per 10 Per 100

XX size, 5/8 in. cal. and up, about 43^ ft. and up $0.25 $2.00 $16.00

Extra size, 9/16 to 1 1/16 in. cal., about 4 to 5 ft 20 1.75 14.00

Standard size, 7/16 to 9/16 in. cal., about 33^ to 4^ ft 15 1.40 12.50

Medium size, 3 to 4 ft 13 1.00 7.00

Five of a kind at 10 rate, less at each rate; 50, not less than 10 of a kind, at 100 rate.

The following list is arranged approximately in order of ripening. The dates named are approximate average season in this section:

Mayflower —The earliest; good size, red all over, Arm; semi-cling; good shipper; hardy; productive.

Greensboro — Large, colored beautifully with crimson with a yellowish cast: flesh white, very juicy; excellent; semi-cling; mid-June; hardy; pro- fuse bearer.

Carman — Large, creamy white splashed red; juicy, rich, sweet, very good; nearly free; hardy.

% Champion — Large, white, beautiful red cheek;

* flesh white, sweet, juicy, rich, delicious; freestone; early August; quite hardy ; productive; bears young.

Belle of Georgia — Very large, white, red cheek; firm, juicy, high quality; freestone; early August; hardy, very productive; excellent shipper.

Crawford Early — Very large, yellow, deep red cheek; rich, slightly subacid; freestone; early Au- gust.

Elberta — Very large, golden yellow, crimson cheek; firm, juicy, good; freestone; mid- August; excellent for shipping, vigorous, productive, profit- able.

Crosby — Orange yellow splashed red; sweet, juicy, rich; freestone; latter August; medium size; very hardy.

Oldmixon Cling — Large, creamy white, red cheek; flesh white, juicy, rich, fine; latter August; prolific.

Crawford Late — Very large, yellow, deep red cheek; juicy, rich; freestone; latter August-Sep- tember.

Stump — Large, white with red cheek; flesh white, juicy, excellent; free; late August-September.

Heath Cling — Very large, creamy white, some- times faintly blushed; flesh white to pit, rich, very . juicy, sweet, fine; latter September.

« Salway — Large, yellow, red cheek; flesh yellow,

firm, juicy, sweet, good; freestone; late September

• to early October; good shipper.

Early Richmond Cherry is very productive.

"Six years ago I had a number of choice cherry trees left in the nursery after the spring delivery was over and I did not like H o destroy them. So I went to a friend and spent about one-half day endeavoring to make him see where he could make some money by planting a cherry orchard. 1 knew this man would give the trees good care and was sure he would succeed. He finally agreed, planted the trees, gave them good care, and to date he has picked four crops of fruit from this orchard.” “These trees, six years from planting, averaged thirty gallons to the tree for the 1915 crop. He sold all of this fruit at the orchard at 40c a gallon, or at the rate of $12 a tree. Picking cost, 6c a gallon; spraying 20c a tree, or a total of $2 a tree for spraying and picking, leaving the income at $10 a tree.” So writes a Missouri nurseryman in the April 1, 1916, Fruit Grower.

Plant 18 to 20 feet apart on well drained ground. The list is arranged in the order of ripening. Price of Cherry: Each Per 10 Per 100

XXX size, 2-yr., J-in caliper up, 5 to 6 ft., branched $0.50 $4.50 S40.00

XX size, 2-yr., 4 ft. and up, f-in. caliper, branched 40 3,30 28.00

Extra size, 2-yr., 3 to 4 ft., J to9/16-in. caliper, branched 30 2.50 22.00

Five of a kind at 10 rate, less at each rate; 50, not less than 10 of a kind, at 100 rate.

Dyehouse — A few days before Early Richmond; Early Richmond; vigorous, hardy, productive; suc- a productive, reliable bearer; May. cessful everywhere.

Early Richmond (May Cherry) — Medium size, Royal Duke — A lialf-sweet Cherry; very large,

round, bright red, darker when fully ripe; very dark red, juicy, rich; mid to latter June; the nearest

juicy, sprightly acid; latter May-June; hardy, very sweet that succeeds here.

productive; profitable; succeeds everywhere. English Morello — Large, dark red, nearly black;

Montmorency — Rather large, dark rich red; flesh dark purplish crimson; juicy; rich acid; prolific; juicy, pleasant acid; excellent; a week later than latter June-July; dwarfish.

Pear Trees

Plum Trees

Price of Plum: Each Per 10 Per 100

Extra size, f to f-in. cal., about 4| ft. and up, branched $0.30 $2.50 $22.00

Standard size, \ to f-in. cal., about 3J to 4f ft., branched 25 2.00 18.00

Five of a kind at 10 rate, less at each rate; 50, not less than 10 of a kind, at 100 rate.

Arranged approximately in order of ripening; dates named are average dates here.

Red June — Japan. Dark coppery red; juicy,

1 sweet; semi-cling; early; productive.

/ Wild Goose— Oval, bright red with many white • dots; medium to large; cling; requires cross-polleniz- ing; early July; productive. X size Wild Goose are graded 9/16 in. cal. up; Std. 7/16 to 9/16.

Abundance— Japan. Large, bright red over

yellow; juicy, sweet, rich, very good; cling; mid- July; hardy, productive; bears young.

Burbank — Japan. Very large, bright dark red on yellow; firm, juicy, rich sugary; cling; latter July; bears profusely.

Shipper’s Pride — European. Large; dark pur- ple or blue; firm, good quality; early September.

Shropshire Damson — European. A large Dam- son; dark blue; cling; latter September; vigorous.

Wickson — Japan. Large, heart-shaped; dark red; flesh solid, meaty, sweet; cling.

/’’VTHER Fruits, Rhubarb, Shade Trees, Ever- greens, Shrubs, Roses and Hardy Flowers are described on the inside pages.

Price of Pear (Bartlett 5c each higher) : Each Per 10 Per 100

XX size, f to f-in. caliper, 4 to 6 feet $0.30 $2.50 $22.00

Extra size, | to f-in. caliper, 4 to 5 feet 25 2.00 18.00

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Five of a kind at 10 rate, less at each rate; 50, not less than 10 of a kind, at 100 rate.

Pears are graded by caliper or diameter. The height is the approximate average and varies with the habit of the tree. Arranged approximately in order of ripening. Dates named are approxi- mate average here.

Clapp’s Favorite — Large, yellow dotted and shaded red; juicy, perfumed; latter July-August.

Bartlett — Large, waxy yellow blushed on sunny side; juicy, fine-grained, buttery, rich; latter Au- gust; bears young; productive.

Seckel — Small but the richest and highest fla- vored; brownish-green becoming yellowish brown; fine-grained, sweet, very juicy, buttery; early Sep- tember.

Garber — Large, waxy yellow; red cheek; early September; good for canning and market and for pollenizing KiefFer and others; especially resistant to blight.

Anjou — Large, greenish yellow, russet and red cheek; fine-grained, melting, buttery, rich; latter September.

Duchess d’Angouleme — Very large, greenish yellow, russet and dull red cheek; juicy, melting, slightly granular; Sept.-Oct.; productive, hardy.

Klefler — Large to very large, attractive, rich vellow tinted red ; very juicy, usually slightly coarse; if picked when mature but before fully ripe and ripened slowly in a cool, dark room, it develops good flavor; very resistant to blight, hardy, very productive, ships well, and a profitable pear; Sep- tember-November.

Dwarf Pears

Dwari Pear occupy little room, are valuable where space is limited, and while not so long-lived as Standards, begin bearing younger, often the year after planting. If set 4 to 6 inches deeper than n the nursery they finally become half-standards, in-

creasing their length of life. They may be planted quite close — 10-12 feet, and kept headed back.

Duchess d’Angouleme — XX. f to n ifi in. caliper. 25c each, $2 per 10, $16 per 100.

Seckcl is of highest quality.