They seemed like such a nice bunch of folks when we met them at the 1921 orchard trade fair…
Tag: C20th
Ads of Yore: Pomona Tree Collections, 1930
Special offer fruit trees, anyone? Rail delivery as standard, postal service extra.
J.W. Robertson Scott, on The Mystery of Apple Growing
Turns out apple growing is a lot more straightforward than some folks make out…
Ads of Yore: Canning! Canning!
Perishable fruit crop, you say? We have just the steam-powered thing…
F. A. Waugh, on Pruning vs No-Pruning
A gentleman fructiculturists’s forthright opinions on pruning, delivered in 1913.
Ads of Yore: Pond’s Centipede Ladder
Thinking of buying a new orchard ladder? Here’s one to bear in mind.
Jacob Biggle, on Orchard Planning
A few words of wisdom from an orchard guide published back in 1906.