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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
SPRING SALES. 
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the amount of stock they purchased from us and have not 
been offered any of their surplus except on apple. 
“ We are making our usual plant this spring, with the 
exception that we are increasing on peach, having planted 
three hundred bushels of pits last fall, also plum and 
cherry and we have cut our apple list down in proportion. 
We find there is more money in the former named stock 
than the latter. As to the other firms in this section, will 
say we do not think they are planting as largely this 
spring as usual. Prices have been so low that there has 
not been much encouragement to plant a large assort¬ 
ment, therefore they are confining their planting to 
staples, such as apple and peach, and are buying their 
other stock. We look forward to a good and large trade 
next fall and also for better prices. In fact, we have re¬ 
ceived better prices for our stock this spring than we did 
last fall, fully ten per cent, anyhow. 
“ We find by talking with some of the leading nursery¬ 
men that in their opinion there will not be so much cut¬ 
ting and slashing of prices, as they have found out that 
they are only cutting their own throats by following this 
unbusinesslike method of disposing of their surplus stock. 
We would rather sell half of our stock at good living 
prices than to sell all of it at prices below the cost of pro¬ 
duction as many have done, even if we had to burn up 
the half that we could not sell. 
IN THE SOUTH. 
Richmond, Va, April 1.4. —W. T. Hood & Co., Old 
Dominion Nurseries: “Our spring business has shown 
a continuance of the unfavorable trade conditions of last 
fall. i. e., a large stock, low prices, and but a light demand. 
“ We believe that we are naturally hopeful, and perhaps 
we show that we are so by planting about our usual large 
stock, in spite of the present poor prospects. We have a 
large retail trade, and our agents’ sales so far show an 
advance over sales to same date of 1895, but we 1 push’ 
for this trade. We see litt e prospect for better prices.” 
DENISON, Tex., April 13. —T. V. Munson ; “ Our sales 
for the season just closed here have been more numerous 
than for last year, but the average size of orders both this 
season and last, is less than formerly, showing an increase 
in planting for family use, and a decrease in planting for 
market. 
“ We have our new stock out earlier and in better 
shape, possibly than ever before, and the spring has been 
very favorable to such work, hence the nursery makes a 
good appearance for so early in the season. Other nur¬ 
series in this vicinity report about the same character of 
sales as we have had, as compared with other seasons. 
We sold out close in most lines of stock.” 
BALTIMORE, Md., April 18. —Franklin Davis Nursery 
Co.: “ We are just closing the heaviest spring packing 
that we have ever done. Prices continue very low, and 
we look for no better in the near future. Still we do not 
feel discouraged and expect to make our usual heavy 
plantings. We have already planted about seventy-five 
acres in peaches to bud the coming summer. We are 
also making heavy plantings on apple, plum, and standard 
pear. 
“ We see no reason why the demand for nursery pro¬ 
ducts should lessen. The question of main import here 
is to find out how to grow trees, etc., at low enough cost 
to sell profitably at market price. Good prospect for fruit 
here.” 
AT ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
W. S. Little & Co.: “ Sales larger, receipts smaller.” 
Brown Brothers Company, Continental Nurseries: 
“ Our spring ’96 sales are very satisfactory, and we 
believe the prospects for next fall and spring are brighter 
than they have been in some years.” 
Ellwanger & Barry, Mount Hope Nurseries: “Busi¬ 
ness this spring has been good, but the season has been 
entirely too short. If the weather had been favorable 
there would doubtless have been a very large demand for 
stock. Prospect for fall is good.” 
Glen Brothers, Glenwood Nurseries: “We are glad to 
be able to report that our spring shipment is considerably 
larger than that of a year ago, and the prospects for the 
coming season are quite good. Sales have started better 
than usual, but it is almost too early to make any reliable 
prediction as regards the business for 1896.” 
T. C. Wilson : “ My sales this spring have been twice 
as large as any previous season, but prices have been low. 
I credit the increase of sales, however, to the advertise¬ 
ment that I keep in The National Nurseryman. It 
has brought me many new customers. Continue to run 
the advertisement until I send you new copy. I look for 
a much larger increase for fall trade.” 
Robert Ades, president of The H. E. Hooker Co: 
“Sales have been good with us this spring. We have 
found an outlet for all our surplus stock and have been 
compelled to turn away some good orders which came 
late. Prices have ruled low, but are no worse in our line 
than in all other kinds of trade. We anticipate a good 
fall trade at better prices on some articles which we think 
will be less abundant than last season.” 
Irving Rouse, Lake View Nurseries: “The packing 
season this spring has been shorter than usual, owing to 
severe weather early, followed by mid-summer heat, which 
has started everything out at least two weeks earlier than 
expected. I think that business has been fairly good, 
better than last year, and the prospects for next season 
are good. Planting has been curtailed for the last two 
years, and less stock is coming into the market the coming 
fall than for several years. This should make prices 
materially improve.” 
John Charlton, University Avenue Nursery: “I have 
found business this spring larger than I anticipated early 
in the season and have had all we could do to supply our 
old, and quite a few new customers. Prices have ruled 
low and I believe will continue to do so for several seasons 
