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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
WESTERN ASSOCIATION 
Semi-Annual Meeting—Belief that Prices on Apples for 1903-4 
will Continue Firm — Shortage of 75 per cent, on Apple 
Seedlings and Present Advance of 400 per cent .— 
Peach Plantings Reduced, Quantity Curtailed — 
No Surplus Peach in 1904—A New Member. 
The Western Association of Wholesale Nurserymen met in 
semi-annual meeting, July 8, 1903, at Centropolis Hotel, Kan¬ 
sas City, Missouri, seventeen firms being present. Messrs. 
Welch and Howard wired they were en-route, but were delayed 
by railroad wreck. Minutes of previous meeting read and 
approved. Report of treasurer showed the receipts to be 
$117.77, expenses $31.78, leaving balance in treasury of $85.99. 
Report adopted. 
Application of J. A. Lopeman, Enid, Ok., for membership 
was received and he was duly elected. Communications were 
read, after which adjournment for luncheon was taken. 
At the afternoon session the Alabama Nursery Co. and Stark 
Bros, sent in communications regretting their absence and 
wishing a good meeting. 
The loss in the flooded district was estimated to be 15 to 20 
per cent, on 2-year-old stock, 75 to 80 per cent, on apple seed¬ 
lings and quite heavy on the various cuttings stock. 
Much interest in the program was manifested. J. H. Skin¬ 
ner discussed “ Effect of the flood on prices of apples for the 
years 1903-4.” Consensus of opinion was that prices would 
continue firm. Peter Youngers : “ Effect of flood on supply 
and prices of apple seedlings.” A shortage of 75 per cent, 
and a present advance of 3 to 400 per cent, in price answers 
the question. R. J. Bagby : “ Outlook for peach for the year 
1904,” said as seed was not plentiful the past year, plantings 
were reduced by many growers, thus curtailing the quantity. 
Indications of a continued strong southern demand, he thought, 
would cause a large amount of seedlings to be used for June 
buds and hence reasoned that there would be no surplus peaches 
in 1904. 
The day was consumed and many felt that it was too short 
a time in which to transact all of need or profit to the Asso¬ 
ciation. 
Adjourned to meet at same place, December 15, 1903. 
NEW YORK INSPECTION. 
The report of the Commissioner of Agriculture of New 
York State, for the year 1902 contains the following : 
The nurserymen of the state have shown their appreciation 
of the work of the inspectors by constantly calling them to 
their assistance for extra and special inspections of their stock. 
Our statistics do not show the number of cases where examin¬ 
ations of scions, bud sticks, new varieties and suspicious con¬ 
signments are scrutinized, or the many reinspections of nur¬ 
series deemed necessary. Attention is called to what is re¬ 
quired of the nurserymen in cases of infestation of wooly 
aphis, phylloxera of the grape and crown gall ; as these 
troubles show mostly after the trees are dug, a season when 
an expert may not be present, many nurserymen must be 
taught the importance of rejecting all diseased trees and 
plants. On the promise of the nurseryman to do so, certifi¬ 
cates are issued if the summer inspection shows slight signs of 
these diseases. If, however, the infestation or infection is 
severe, whole blocks are condemned and an inspector is sent 
to see to shipments at digging time. 
The following is an estimate of the various number of trees 
growing in New York nurseries for the year 1902, as reported 
by the agents from information obtained at time of inspection; 
also the same information in the table that follows relative to 
to the years 1900-1901, from a comparison of which a fair 
idea may be drawn as 
to the trend of 
this business : 
1900 
1901 
1902 
Acres in nursery. 
7056 J< 
7,844 
Apple trees. 
.. 8,830,217 
10,258,166 
12,073.305 
Pear trees. 
•• 4,755033 
6,162,537 
6,004,170 
Dwarf pear trees.... 
439,7 1 6 
2,086,320 
Plum trees. 
•• 4,495022 
5 , 6 5 i , 28 9 
5 , 6 37,335 
Cherry trees. 
•• 3 , 955» 8 92 
5 , 53 ‘^, 8 i 5 
7053,220 
Peach trees. 
.. 2,823,363 
3,473097 
5 , 9 8 2,445 
Quince trees. 
•• 7 i8 , 5 6 5 
587,966 
57 C 035 
Apricot trees. 
77,016 
56,871 
68,705 
Total fruit trees. .. 
• -25. 655 , 3 0 8 
22,162,607 
39 , 676,345 
Ornamental trees. ... 
2,163,670 
5055,960 
Shrubs. 
. . 4,815,868 
5,488,076 
6043,635 
Currants. 
. . 4,815,868 
3,438,834 
3023,265 
Grapevines. 
• •ii ,795039 
21, 433 - 9 66 
23,892,105 
Gooseberries. 
626,7 10 
923,930 
Acres raspberries . . . . 
234 
214 
237 
Acres blackberries. . . 
80 
111 
9 ° 
Acres strawberries. . . 
138 
i 5 ° 
135 
Acres vineyards. 
896 
294 
5 I 5 
Fumigatories in State. 
. 
23 
66 
The following shipments were inspected in the years 1901 
and 1902 : 
1901. 
1902. 
Carloads. 
. 36 
120 
Boxes. 
. 376 
i ,997 
Bales..' . . . 
. 83 
614 
Fruit trees. 
. 290,038 
C 555 , 86 i 
Fruit seedlings. 
4,080,400 
Ornamental trees. 
. 74,076 
93,820 
Ornamental seedlings. 
. 478,000 
165,500 
Shrubs . 
. 132,944 
852,926 
Currants... 
. 44 - 9 1 5 
19,040 
Gooseberries. ... 
. 3,690 
56,515 
Berries. 
. 19075 
. 137076 
Vines.. 
19,500 
In the above shipments 5,818 trees were found infested 
with San Jose scale, 16,630 with woolly aphis and 5,000 with 
crown gall, all of which were destroyed. 
Close attention has been given to the provision of the law 
requiring nursery stock, “grown in any nursery in this state .in 
which San Jose scale has been found within two years of the 
date of the dissemination of said nursery stock, or grown in 
said nursery within one-h df mile of where said scale was 
found, and also all nursery stock from outside the state, dis¬ 
seminated or planted in the state, must be fumigated with 
hydrocyanic gas.” Under the rule a nurseryman must fumi¬ 
gate all stock grown within a half mile limit, even though no 
scale was ever found on his premises. Many nurserymen 
fumigate everything they ship to their customers or plant 
themselves. 
The efficiency of proper fumigation for the destruction of 
San Jose scale on nursery stock is fully established, and those 
who fumigate in suitable buildings of convenient form of con¬ 
struction for the amount of stock they handle, do not find the 
cost an excessive burden. 
