Tag: C20th | Orchard Notes

Ads of Yore: Big Profits in the Cider Business

And what do those big profits require? A big investment in a big juice pressing machine…

As this 1915 ad shows, when it comes to useful orchard equipment, some ideas and designs never go out of date.

Have a blast at tree planting time with this time- and labour-saving suggestion from 1911.

If you’re wondering what to plant in your half-acre plot, Mr Bunyard has a few suggestions.

They seemed like such a nice bunch of folks when we met them at the 1921 orchard trade fair…

Special offer fruit trees, anyone? Rail delivery as standard, postal service extra.

Turns out apple growing is a lot more straightforward than some folks make out…

Perishable fruit crop, you say? We have just the steam-powered thing…

A gentleman fructiculturists’s forthright opinions on pruning, delivered in 1913.

Thinking of buying a new orchard ladder? Here’s one to bear in mind.