. Catalogue. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. PROGRESSIVE HORTICULTURE IN THE 20th CENTURY. 43. GREENING'S "AUTOMOBILE" The details connected with the management of the out door work of a large nursery, are such as can only be appreciated by those familiar with this kind of work The spring months—the shipping and planting season—is a time of greatest activity and hustle ; the summer to weed, cultivate, prune and bud is a routine of care and vexation; the autumn a pe
. Catalogue. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. PROGRESSIVE HORTICULTURE IN THE 20th CENTURY. 43. GREENING'S "AUTOMOBILE" The details connected with the management of the out door work of a large nursery, are such as can only be appreciated by those familiar with this kind of work The spring months—the shipping and planting season—is a time of greatest activity and hustle ; the summer to weed, cultivate, prune and bud is a routine of care and vexation; the autumn a period of hard mental and physical strain. Nursery work ha-> become with us both a science and an art. The study of nature, the mysteries of plant life, the treatment of the soil, furnishes a wide field for theory and practice to engage every power of the mind, but happily frequently combines pleasure with labor. Mr. Geo. A. Greening who superintends the out door work at the nursery, received the happy inspiration that life would be wearisome and monotonous without its pleasures and joys, and accordingly has contracted for an " Automobile " of the very latest modern invention As will be noticed by the picture, it is of elegant design, devoid of the clumsy and akward appearance of the old style machine. the next season's crop. Usually after one crop is taken they should be plowed up, unless the plants are healthy and appear to be able to bear another crop. Old patches of Straw- berries do not pay. Part Three CHAPTER ON MARKETING FRUIT. The subject of Marketing is one of great importance. Many who are successful in grow- ing fruit for market are often unsuccessful in disposing of their products. Few realize the importance of looking up a market before shipping time. If you have a good home market you should make the proper use of it and deal honestly with your patrons, thereby creating a demand for your products. If you depend on shipping your fruit, find a well kn
Size: 1819px × 1374px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggi, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookyear1902
