HARRISONS' NURSERIES 



more strawberries are grown and shipped than from any other point in the 

 entire country; peaches, tomatoes, apples, and other fruits are grown in almost 

 unbelievable quantities. 



While nature has been lavish with soil and climate suited to fruit-growing, 

 the development of the industry has been fostered in a large measure by the 

 great nursery interests located at Berlin, Maryland. This nursery, which at 

 present covers more than 2,500 acres, was founded nearly thirty years ago by 

 the late J. G. Harrison and his son Orlando. 



Under the original management the nursery made a marked and rapid ad- 

 vance, but the road to its present success was marked out after it came under 

 the immediate control of Mr. Orlando Harrison, who from the very first has 

 been ably seconded by his brother, Mr. George A. Harrison. 



The Product of the Nursery 



The force and energy of this team compelled success, and the nursery grew 

 from a hundred acres or so to five hundred, then to a thousand, and finally 

 they have come to be the largest growers of fruit trees in the world. 



The nurseries now form the largest industry in the pleasant little town of 

 Berlin, employing from 300 to 500 people, and contributing in a very large 

 degree to the prosperity of the place. 



Natural conditions in location and climate, combined with human ability 

 and skill, have produced a certain distinctive quality in the trees grown in this 

 nursery. Berlin is only seven miles from the Atlantic Ocean. This body of 

 water tempers the climate so that the Peninsula never has the severe early 

 frosts of many other sections, nor the long cold winters of the northern states. 



The winters are short, and the growing seasons are long, so that stock grown 

 here is likely to be larger and stronger than stock of the same age from other 

 districts. 



"Is the stock hardy?" did you say? "Will it do well in colder climates?" 

 Positively yes, it is hardy, adaptable, and will do well in any section. We have 

 strong, cool winds direct from the ocean; the temperature goes low enough to 

 put vitality and cold- resisting powers into every tree; the stock becomes dor- 

 mant early enough to permit digging and shipping to any point for fall and 

 winter planting. For spring planting we can ship at any time you desire. 

 A planter should always remember that it is the variety of the fruit that is of 

 the greatest importance. If you select and plant a sort that is thriving in your 

 general locality, you may be satisfied that you will have equally good results. 

 Where the tree is grown is not so important as variety. 



Prosperity on the Peninsula 



Under the guidance of Mr. Orlando Harrison the business has been so organ- 

 ized that the brothers have been able to give more or less time and thought to 

 public affairs on the Eastern Shore. A person not familiar with conditions in 

 this section a few years ago will hardly appreciate what that statement means. 



Eight years ago there were practically no modern, improved roads on the 

 Peninsula. Ocean City (seven miles from Berlin, and the most important sum- 

 mer resort on the Shore) is located on a small peninsula; and to reach it, a horse 

 or automobile must be driven on the railroad bridge. The State College of 

 Agriculture had never received adequate support. The State Horticultural 

 Society was hampered by lack of funds. The various agricultural interests of 

 the state of Maryland had never been under the control of a central body. 

 And as for a Farm Demonstrator, or County Agent — no one here knew of 

 such a position or dreamed of having one on the Eastern Shore. 



