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be so afraid to take hold, and we think trade will not be held 
back so much.” 
New Carlisle, O., Oct. 16.—W. N. Scarff: “Business in 
the early part of the season was very dull and looked rather 
discouraging, but about Oct. ist, it began to mend very 
materially, and we now feel confident we will do our usual 
amount of business. The chances are that our sales will 
exceed those of any other fall season. As to trade in spring 
we are unable to say as we never count orders until we get 
them ; but we see no reason why spring trade should not be 
good. Our fall trade is strictly wholesale." 
New Haven, Mo., Oct. 14.—R. J. Bagby, Treasurer New 
Haven Nurseries: “Our business up to date is about one- 
half of what it was at this time last year. We attribute this 
falling off to the extremely dry weather that has prevailed 
here since July. We have really not begun to dig stock at all, 
except on some few orders. The bulk of our customers are 
waiting for it to rain and so are we. The early part of the 
summer was exceptionally good for growing, and stock con¬ 
sequently made up all right and is well ripened, although we 
have had no frost here, and at this writing the thermometer 
stands at 90 in the shade. So you see we are hardly having 
suitable weather for handling nursery stock at present. 
“ We look for the trade in the end to be fully as good this 
fall as last in bulk, although prices are somewhat lower and 
not at all encouraging. But the large fruit crop, which has 
been sold at profitable prices, would indicate that we must 
have an increase in demand ; and a scarcity, we think, will be 
felt on many items long before spring. The fact that orders 
are running larger this year than last shows the improved 
condition in demand. We think the remark of one of our 
customers, in ordering a car of peach trees, about covers the 
present situation : Tf it ever rains so that we can make ship¬ 
ments and deliveries we want the peach trees, but the outlook 
is certainly blue at this writing. We would not want trees 
that were dug in this heat and drought.’ This covers the local 
condition here, but as our season for shipment runs late into 
November, we are not at all alarmed, but delayed.” 
Shenandoah, Iowa, Oct. 15.—D. S. Lake, Shenandoah 
Nursery : “ In regard to fall sales we would say that they are 
heavier than they were a year ago, but prices are no better. 
We are glad, however, to see the surplus stock going out and 
we think when it is all cleaned up, then we will be able to get 
better prices.” 
Normal, III., Oct. 21.—W. A. Watson & Co.: “Sales are 
better than last fall in spite of the dry weather. An unusual 
number of orders are being booked for spring and were it not 
for the surplus of pear, cherry, native plum and blackberry 
we should look for a material advance in prices, which are 
now too low. With this exception the outlook is good for a 
large spring business.” 
Atlantic, Iowa, Oct. 18.—Silas Wilson: “Fall trade 
with us this year is quite a good deal better than last fall. 
Orders already received for spring delivery will fully double 
the orders for the same date of last year. We are handling 
quite a good deal of stock, but prices are too low to have much 
profit in it. 
“The outlook for spring trade is indeed quite flattering. We 
look for good strong trade during the winter and spring. There 
seems to be a marked improvement in all lines of business 
throughout the country and I believe the nurserymen will get 
fully their share.” 
Greenville, O., Oct. 18.—E. M. Buechly: “Our trade has 
been larger this fall than.it has ever been and the outlook for 
spring is good, if the drought that is now on is not con¬ 
tinued so as to discourage planting. 
“Glad to see you keep us posted on the new state laws. I 
regret to see that Michigan is following up the steps of Cali¬ 
fornia in framing almost prohibitory laws against other states. 
I think a certificate from our state entomologists should be 
accepted anywhere in any state and can see no other than 
selfish motives that prompt such legislation as that, especially 
when a state is as sorely afflicted with the scale as our sister 
Michigan.” 
IN THE SOUTH. 
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 15.—Fruitland Nurseries, P. J. Berck- 
mans: “The number of orders booked at this date is fully 50 
per cent, larger than last season at this date, which shows an 
excellent prospect for fall and winter trade, but as regards an 
estimate for the spring, this is rather difficult to state. How¬ 
ever, we believe from the present outlook the spring trade will 
be equally as good as our fall trade. 
“ The state of Georgia will soon enact a law in reference to 
the prevention of the spread of San Jose scale, noxious insects 
and plant diseases. Stringent measures will be enacted to 
prevent the introduction in the state of diseased nursery stock. 
This has been the trouble in our state. Cheap job lots indis¬ 
criminately sold in certain sections of the state have dis¬ 
seminated the San Jose scale in Southwest Georgia, and in 
order to stop further damage this law when enacted in a very 
few days is likely to go into effect at once.” 
Denison, Texas, Oct. 16.—T. V. Munson & Son, Denison 
Nurseries: “Fall orders in nursery stock to date, better than 
for several seasons at this time. Prospects for winter’s trade, 
excellent, as stock is never properly ripe here before Nov. ist. 
We do not begin digging before then, and continue from then 
until about March i5t“h, to make shipments almost daily, 
November, December and February being our best months. 
Our trade is all done direct with our customers through our 
catalogue and correspondence.” 
Pomona, N. C., Oct. 18 .—J. Van Lindley: “Fall sales 20 
per cent, better than last fall, but prospects for collections this 
fall much worse than last. We fear the drought, yellow fever 
and 5 cent cotton will make collections poor. Last fall we had 
none of these to contend with and cotton was 7 to 8 cents. 
“As to future sales we see nothing specially encouraging. 
Prosperity has not yet struck the South. Send it along. No 
matter from what source it may come, we will welcome it.” 
IN THE NORTH. 
Lake City, Minn., Oct. 14.—J. Cole Doughty, Secretary 
Jewell Nursery Co.: “Business is coming to us in as large 
volume as we had anticipated, but trade prices are so cut and 
disfigured that there is no satisfaction in it. The retail trade 
has been very slack, orders averaging small. This arises 
largely from the fierce competition existing between the home 
nurserymen and those from other states. There is hardly a 
nursery of any size or repute north of the 38th parallel that is 
not represented in Minnesota and Northern Iowa, either di¬ 
rectly or through dealers. 
“Our wholesale trade is quite satisfactory. We do not look 
