THE PROOF ^^""a.." ^"ir. ^''" 



Who Knows 





WiNTERPORT. Me.. June 1st, 1912 



J. G. Harrison & Sons, 



Berlin, Md. 



Gentlemen : 



I am writing you today to congratu- 

 late you on the fine quality of apple 

 trees that you have sent me in the last 

 three years. I find they have proven much 

 hardier than the New York stock that has 

 been set right in this vicinity. 



It was prophesied by all the "wise 

 heads" that they would all freeze to death 

 coming from the South into this climate. 

 We have it as low as 40 degrees below zero 

 here at times in the winter which will try 

 out any stock, and if there is any weakness 

 in them you can bet it will show itself. 



Out of 2600 trees set last season 

 there is only three dead trees, while in 

 orchards where they set New York stock 

 they lost from 10 to 20% of the trees set. 

 I shall want for setting another season 

 about 2500 trees and can assure you that 

 your stock is the one I am going to set. 

 This will make me about 11,000 trees, 

 mostly from your nurseries. 



Yours respectfully. 



^^C^ 



— "hardier than New York stock — 40 degrees below 

 zero — your stock is the one I am going to set — 11, 000 

 trees. * ' 



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