Show GROW NURSERY STOCK TO ORDER TO ELIMINATE MUCH GUESSING nurseryman knows in advance what Is wanted prepared by tho the united states department or oc agriculture one of the new ideas in fruit growing is that of having nursery stock grown according to specification it Is 13 true that now specify the particular varieties they want but other than that they know very little about the stock they plant closer operation cooperation co between fruit growers and nurserymen nurseryman nursery men would make it possible for the growers to get stock from high producing strains and at the same time would allow the nurseryman to know in advance what stock will be wanted such an arrangement would be highly advantageous tr to the nurseryman since a large amount of nursery stock is annually consigned to 10 the trash pile for the simple reason that it Is impossible to predict the demand for nil all types of stock if growers placed their orders far enough in advance so the nurseryman could grow the desired stock for delivery two or three years later it would guarantee sale of the lot and justify special attention to it this suggestion comes from dr L C corbett of the united states department part ment of agriculture doctor corbett says that such a plan would be beneficial to the grower because it would eliminate much ef cf the guessing now prevalent in the nursery bustness business with the knowledge that all of his stock Is sold it if it meets specifications the nurseryman could devote more time to producing a high quality product |