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BETTER FRUIT 



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Slark Bro's A'lirseri/ and Orchard Compuny 

 C.enlenniiil. — One luindied years ago Judge 

 James Hail Slark mcived fnim Kentucky to 

 Missouri, wheie he eslalilished llic present 

 nursery, the site of wliieh was only a small 

 part of the present plant. In Europe, where 

 firms continue from one generation to another, 

 such an announcement would not command 

 nnich attention, but in America, where changes 

 are made so frequently, it is something so 

 unusual fin- one firm to continue one hundred 

 years in business and be passed on from 

 father to son for four generations that it 

 seems worthy of some notice in the columns 

 of "Better Fruit." and for the reason it indi- 

 cates to the fruitgrower that when business 

 is properly attended to there is a stability in 

 the orchard business and the nursery busi- 

 ness that most people do not realize. Stark 

 Bro's Nursery is credited as being the oldest 

 nursery in tile I'nited States, and so far as 

 we know this statement is correct. The nur- 

 sery is under the administration of the fourth 

 generation. Edgar W. Stark being president ; 

 Lloyd C. Stark, his son, is vice-president. 

 Otier members of thi' Stark family connected 

 with the nursery are: Thomas \V. Stark, 

 secretary; Paul C. Stark, chief landscape de- 

 partment; Clay H. Slark and Lawrence E. 

 Stark, sales departments. 



From a very small beginning the Stark 

 Ninsery. which illustrates the growth of the 

 fruit industry, has grown to a very extensive 

 proposition, with plants located at Dansville. 

 New York; North (lirard. Pennsylvania; 

 Fayetteville. Arkansas; Marionville. Alissouri; 

 Hu'ntsville. Alabama. At the present time the 

 Stark Bro's Nursery is recognized as one of 

 the largest in the United States. Stark Bro's 

 Nursery has been very progressive and has 

 introduced a number of new varieties of 

 fruits, which have met with much favor, some 

 of them having achieved a wonderful degree 

 of success commercially by being recognized 

 as stantlard commercial varieties. Among the 

 varieties of apples introduced by Stark Bro's 

 Nursery arc King David. Black Ben, Senator 

 and Champion. But perhaps no apple int)<!- 

 dueed in recent years has commanded (plile 

 the attention or achieved the degree of popu- 

 larity as the Delicious, which is considered 

 one of the most delicious eating apples grown, 

 and selling at top-notch prices. Slark Bro's 

 Nursery believe in advertising and publicity 

 antl spare no expense in introducing new 

 varieties when they consider them worthy of 

 introduction. It has been stated they spent 

 one-quarter of a milli(m dollars in introducing 

 the Delicious and one hundred thousand in 

 introducing Black Ben. Stark Bro's Nursery, 

 in celebrating their centennial, one hundred 

 years in the business, have just issued a new- 

 catalog which is called their "Centennial Fruit 

 Hook," consisting of 72 pages. 



Fruit Shipments Ea.il and West Up to De- 

 cember 1. — According to figures compiled by 

 A. A. Piper, local agent of the Cireat Northern. 

 281.') cars of fruit were billed from the Wenal- 

 chee station during the Irtl.'i shipping season 

 to December 1. This inclu<ies all fruit, cher- 

 ries, peaches, cots, jicars and apples of all 

 grades. Of this number 2.1 8il were loaded at 

 Wenatchec. the rest loaded at nearby stations 

 and billed from here. The following table, 

 giving Eastern and Western routings, is inter- 

 esting in that it shows the percentage of the 

 crop that moves east and west. Approxi- 

 mately 2ri per cent of the tonnage is routed 

 west, either for storage or for consimiiition tin 

 the Coast market, including Seattle, Vancouver 

 and San FraiK'isco, and for the Australian 

 market. The carlot shipments are: 



East West Total 



Wenatchee 1701 IS.') 2198 



Malaga 124 1.1 i:i7 



Monitor 37 4 41 



Appledale 7 1 S 



Palisades 20 37 .")/ 



Ohio Colony Spur 10 3 11 



Malott 2 . . 2 



Wincsap 13 1 II 



Zcna 3 . . 3 



Wagnersburg 43 10 r,3 



Olds 286 42 328 



Total 2249 .')9B 281.1 



The foregoing does not represent total ship- 

 ments from .Monitor, as during Oclober and 

 November all cars were billed from that 

 station. — Wenatchee World. 



The Yufyn finllctin is the name of a ipiar- 

 tel'ly publication issued by the Yuba Con- 

 struction Comjiany of Marysville. Californi;i. 

 and contains much interesting infor-matiou 

 in reference to the cniciency and ccononiN of 

 tractors in connection with cultivation in tin' 

 orchard and farm. 



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Sprnyers Useldenl 



Power for Greatier Sosalts 



7000 Sprayers Use ^^Ideal" Power^ 



Spiayinji requires a steady power .iiid ciutiiunni 



(iperatioii. 



Tlierefore "Ideal*' en^iiiies as producers of con 



stanl service were nalurally adopted by tlie 



up-to-date sprayer. 



- especially fitted for the seveic usage yiven 

 sprayer engines. 



—working or traveling over ' .'jumpy 

 'ground will not effect them. 

 — producers of .lireatcr power with less 

 cost. 



- requires no skdicd labor to operate, 

 —always leady to use. 

 .Aside from spraying work you 

 will find '■ Ideal" engines are 

 readily fitted for other farm 

 uses. 



Let us tell you more about 

 "Ideal" Power hy sending 

 (or booklet S-100. 





THE IDEAL ENGINE CO 



R. E. OLDS. Chairman 



formerly 



THE OR1GINAI. GAS ENGINE CO 



California 



1916 



Panama-California Exposition at San Diego 



Open all the year 



Beach and Mountain Resorts 



Open Winter and Summer 



They are fully described in our booklet ■'California." 

 Write for your copy. 



LOW ROUND TRIP 



tickets are on sale daily the year round from Pacific Northwest points to 



Southern California. Si.\ months return limit. Stopovers at your pleasure. 



Choice of many daily trains, Valley or Coast line in California. 



Ask your local agent or write 

 John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. Portland. Oregon 



Southern Pacific 



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