Wh at Others Say About Our Trees, Plants, Ktc, 
Benton County Nursery Co., Rogers, Ark. December 3, 1935. 
Gentlemen:—We have just finished planting the Altheas, also the Shade trees we ordered 
from you. Orders No. 1313 and 1328. They are noticed by everybody for their fine ap¬ 
pearance and size and could not have been purchased anywhere alse at double your price. 
Yours very truly, B. Handschiegl, Rt. l, Box 73 Ferdinand Ind- 
Benton County Nursery Co., Rogers, Ark. November 29, 1935. 
Gentlemen:—I purchased from you twelve small peach trees last April. When they came 
my wife laughed at them, called them switches and said they would not grow, but I plant¬ 
ed them on high rich soil, and they certainly did grow.i Since I gave 3 times as much for 1 
tree from ano.her nunsery as I gave for the twelve from your nursery, when I need more 
fruit trees, I know where to get them. 
Yours very truly, Noble Baker, Carleton Michigan. 
Benton County Nursery Co., Roger-s, Ark. November 8 , 1935. 
Gentlemen:—Will write you a few lines about the young orchard stock and flowers we got 
from you. We certainly do like your trees, even the~tiny little fellows under one foot, 
came right ou; and grew off. We don’t have any old enough to bear yet except the peach 
trees, two Early Mayflower and one Red Bird. They were the little trees, about nine in¬ 
ches tall and will be set out three years March 15, 1936 and they were loaded with big 
juicy peaches this year. We have about thirty-six apple trees bought from you. What 
we like about buying from the Benton County Nursery Company is you don’t have to 
have a fortune to get an orchard. You ran take two or three dollars each year and take 
part of your order in the little 5c trees and some larger ones, get them well and give 
them a good start, and be ready for more the next year, and almost before you realize it 
you will have a big orchard, and you won’t miss the money. We have more trees that 
came from your nursery, and you can count on us year after year. 
Yours very truly, Mrs. H.W. Arthur, Ferndale, Ark. 
Benton County Nursery Co., Rogers, Ark. October 21, 1935 
Gentlemen:—In the fall of 1939 I bought 50 Belle of Georgia and 50 Elberta Peach 
:ree*s fro you. They were June buds and were under 1 ft. high. I get them out soon af¬ 
ter they were received that same fall. I find, to plant some crop like peanuts or peas 
between the rows of trees to be cultivated, is best. The second summer, 1932, after these 
trees were set they bore say from thee ' r .o six peaches to the tree. They were very fine 
and good. The next spring, 1933, they weie full of bloom and had a heavy crop of fruit 
but on the 22nd of May, 1933, we had a heavy hail yhich knocked all of the peaches off ex¬ 
cept ju*st a few and barked the trees very badly on one side. The next spring, 1934, 
these trees had overcome the effects of that hail storm, bloomed and bore a full crop of 
as fine peaches as I ever saw. We canned and dried about 50 bushels and sold about 
150 bushels at from $ 1.00 to 7Lc per bushel. This year, 1935,the same trees bloomed and 
bore a full crop which was about 250 bushels. We sold these af from $1.00 to 60c per 
bushel except what we used at home. I began pruning and spraying these trees the third 
fear after they were set and have kept that up every year since. The same year that ] 
set the peach trees, I ordered a selection of apple trees from you, 10 Delicious, 10 Stay- 
man Winesap, 10 Old Fashioned Horse, 10 Early Harvest, 10 Ben Davis and TO Yellow 
Transparent, 60 in all. These trees were badly injured by the 1933 hail -storm. Practic¬ 
ally all fruit was knorked off. By 1934 thc S e trees had come out of the injuries of the 
hail storm considerably. They bore about 30 bushels of very nice fruit. We had all that 
we needed for canning and drying. This year, 1935 , the trees were full of blooms but it 
rained almowt, if not every day of the blooming season. They cuould not pollinate pro¬ 
perly and therefore did not bear but s ix bushels. We had many calls for apples, but we 
needed them all for home use. This orchard not only helped to keep us out of debt dur¬ 
ing this depression but we had all of the n'cest fruit that we wanted to use. If I had 
it to do over, I would buy and set out a bigger variety and more of each. 
Noah L. Houser, Rt. 2, Box 11, Bessemer City, N. C 
