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and strike it rich. The result, as T have indicated, proved 
that there were more Jonses than Browns in the south. 
This character of reasoning, where we have reasoned at 
all, has been too true of the nurseryman. Now, if it were 
possible to get a goodly number of nurserymen to “stand 
hitched,” if we could forget our own little affairs and get 
a vision of the nursery interests as a whole, I believe it 
would be possible to formulate a plan that would be bene¬ 
ficial. To say the least of it, our present growing and 
marketing methods cannot be worsted. Suppose, being 
agreed that our present methods are unsatisfactory, that 
we further agree that in so far as it is practical we are 
willing to co-operate in a plan to be worked out by a rep¬ 
resentative committee and to that end would pledge “our 
lives, our fortunes, and our honor,” suppose this idea of 
mine should materialize and that this and every other 
association would deem it expedient to appoint such a 
committee and that committee would recommend that 
our production be reduced along specific lines, how many 
Jones and how many Browns would the scheme develop? 
The supply and demand must of necessity govern the cost 
of every commodity and one of the greatest troubles in 
the agricultural world under present methods of market¬ 
ing is over production. 
I live in the greatest cotton producing county in the 
world, our annual crop being about 150,000 bales. In 
1910, because of unfavorable grooving conditions over the 
south, the cotton crop reached low level, in my county the 
crop being only about 75,000 bales, and great was the cry 
of the farmer when he saw, as he thought, his finish. 
When the market opened at 12 cents where it had closed 
the season before at 8 cents, the farmers began to take 
courage, and when in a few days the market steadily 
moved up to 16 cents, it did not take a brilliant mind to 
figure that the short crop was to prove the most profitable 
in the history of the south. The expense of gathering, 
'marketing, etc., was minimized, and when the season 
ended the south was in much better shape, financially, 
than it would have been had we produced a bumper crop. 
Is this not true everywhere else? Why produce more of 
anything than will be taken profitably? These, my 
friends are some of the things that occur to me as related 
to the growing problem. 1 do not know that the sugges¬ 
tions I make are workable because I do not know 
whether it would be possible to get close co-operation 
among the growers. I clo know, however, that if it is pos¬ 
sible to hit upon some plan that would reduce our grow¬ 
ing it would prove beneficial to a lasting degree and 
would save us many thousands of dollars each season 
which under present conditions go up in smoke, and that 
it would make what we produce under conservative 
growing worth one hundred cents on the dollar. 
Levavasseur & Fils. Ussy. France, through their agents. 
August Bolker & Sons, N. Y., write “We have not been 
severely hindered by the war, although some of our men 
are at the front. The remaining force, boys from 16 to 
19, men from 45 to 55 and women is still working on the 
nursery to the number of 180. The splendid spirit of the 
remaining force is evidenced by the amount of work ac¬ 
complished. 
There has been very good weather and our stocks are 
better quality this year than for the past several seasons 
and will be lower in price on many items.” 
“We have for sale this season 15,000 strong, healthy 
budded and grafted pecan trees, well developed roots; 
Stuart variety. Special wholesale prices.” 
LOUISIANA DELTA PECAN CO. 
R. C. Andrews, Sec’y-Treas urer 
MARSHALL, TEXAS. 
BLACK CURRANTS 
A quantity of Elack Naples Currant and currant cuttings 
one and two years. 
W. B. COLE, - Painesville, Ohio 
60,000 Butternuts 1 to 4 feet 
100,000 Russian Mulberry 1 to 3 feet 
50,000 Catalpa Speciosa 1 to 3 feet 
Forest, Ornamental and Shade Trees Shrubs, Seeds, Etc. 
Low Prices 
RIVERVIEW NURSERY, 
McMinnville - - - Tenn. 
* LET ME QUOTE YOU ON 
j TREE AND SHRUB SEED j 
CONIFER AND ACORNS 
A SPECIALTY 
I J. F. Von Hafften, Consulting Forester 
Winfield Junction, L. I., N. Y. 
THE AUDUBON NURSERY 
OFFERS TO THE TRADE FOR FALL AND SPRING 
1914-1915, NORWAY MAPLES, PIN OAKS, LOMBARDY 
POPLARS, ORIENTAL PLANE, LILACS IN VARIE¬ 
TIES, IBOTA PRIVETS. 
Send us a list of your requirements. We quote low Prices. 
P. O. Box 731, - - Wilmington, N. C. 
TREE SEEDS 
Large assortment of Tree, Shrub and Fruit 
Seeds for ornamental and forestry pur¬ 
poses. Send for catalogue. 
CONYERS B. FLEU, Jr. 
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 
TRADE DIRECTORY 
New 1914 Edition Price $3.00, Postpaid 
NATIONAL NURSERYMAN PUB. CO. Inc., 
ROCHESTER, - - - N. Y. 
