We are introducing this year a NEW PEAR to the public—al¬ 
though it is not so new to us. 
In January, 1913, an old friend (Dr. N. B. Cotton of Bentonville, 
Ark.) sent me some scions of an especially good pear that grew from 
the seed in the corner of his garden, to propagate it for him. 
I found that they grew spindling and would not stand alone in 
the nursery row the first year and made crooked, poor trees unless 
supported by staking. I sent the Doctor a bunch of the trees, sold a 
few, gave away some, and planted some in my orchard, made fun of 
the trees to the Doctor and he sent me this letter: 
Bentonville, Ark., March 21, 1914. 
Friend Ben: I want to give you a little advice. Don’t sneeze at my pear 
trees, those you sent me were just dandies. I would not take $5.00 apiece for 
them. If you will plant a sample orchard of them, in a few years you cannot 
supply the demand for the trees. They will know enough in a year or two to 
straighten up and make nice trees. 
Yours truly, DR. N. B. COTTON. 
In seven or eight years the trees that I had planted came very 
forcibly to my attention, and in 1922 and 1923 I tried them out again 
and again became disgusted because they were so much trouble while 
small. For the last three years they have borne good crops while all 
other pears have failed in this county. They bloom late with apples 
and not all at once, some blossoms on the trees after the first fruits 
have set. They do not blight to hurt, make pretty ornamental trees, 
more spreading than most pears, and sure know enough to stand up 
in the orchard. 
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I asked Professors Frank Cross, G. W. Cochran, D. C. Moreing, 
and F. M. Rolfs of the A. & M. College at Stillwater, Okla., to name 
the pear. After looking at the trees and fruit and talking to the 
growers they have very appropriately named it SURECROP. 
I have a limited number of the trees 4 to 6 feet high, $1.00 each. 
I will let my neighbors tell you what kind of a pear it really is: 
R. F. D. No. 1, Tahlequah, Okla., 
Oct. 10, 1933. 
Mr. Ben Davis: I have one tree of your Surecrop Pear 19 years old. I 
bought the farm three years ago. It has had good cro_p each year while other 
pears killed by late frost. Fifteen bushels this year. I find it does not blight, 
blooms late, has small core with no waste, good size, fair keeper and excellent 
quality. Yours truly, R. G. RUTHERFORD. 
R. F. D. No. 2, Hulbert, Okla., 
Oct. 20, 1933, 
Mr. Ben Davis: My Surecrop Pears I got of you 18 years ago have proved 
to be a sure crop. I have 100% living, haven’t had a failure, they bring top 
prices on every market I have tried. I think that they are the best pear that 
grows. Yours truly, J. L. SULLIVAN. 
Tahlequah, Okla., Oct. 24, 1933. 
To Whom It May Concern: Some 10 years ago I bought of Mr. Ben Davis, 
Nurseryman and Fruit Grower of Tahlequah, Okla., a pear tree (Surecrop), set 
it out and since have watched its growth and development. It began bearing at 
three or four years old. Every year, as the tree grows larger, it bears more 
bountifully. It does not blight, the fruit is large, uniformly ripens, juicy and 
delicious. Respectfully, J, A. LAWRENCE. 
Tahlequah, Okla., Oct. 24, 1933. 
Mr. Ben Davis: I have watched your new pear, which has been named 
Surecrop, for the last four years. It has been my observation that this variety 
has not failed to make a good crop each year, has not blighted, blooms late, and 
has the best texture and flavor of any of the pears grown in this section. I am 
Yours truly, C. F. PARROTT, County Agent. 
