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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ters it was not necessary to have his name to a contract; his word 
was as good as his bond. Of the truth of this I have had abundant 
verification. 
His hearty greeting and warm handshake will long be missed by 
those who have had the privilege of his friendship. 
As a nurseryman, I considered him one of the foremost in the busi¬ 
ness, and few men to-day have the intimate knowlege of the sources 
of supply of nursery stock in the country that he possessed. 
Dreshertown, Pa. Thomas B, Meehan, 
A RESUME OF THE SEASON AND ITS 
BUSINESS. 
(Compiled early in November.) 
IN THE EAST. 
NEW YORK. 
The past season lias been exceptionally good for growing trees, and 
trade the largest in the history of the Nurseries, particularly in the 
ornamental line. 
Batavia, N. Y. N. Bogue. 
We have had a good growing season for nursery stock, and all the trees 
have ripened up very nicely, and are in good condition for the winter. 
Sales have been good, everything cleared up excepting a few apples. 
Dansville, N. Y. W. H. Hartman. 
As a whole the past summer was cold and backward, with intervals 
of very warm weather during which stock of all kinds grew very rapidly, 
so that it is fully up to, or perhaps a little above the average in quality. 
Fall trade was not equal to last year, but above that of four years ago, 
with which, we think comparasion should be made. 
Fredonia, N. Y. T. S. Hubbard Co. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
The season with us up to this date, November 1st, has been entirely 
satisfactory, considering the reports we have received from other sec¬ 
tions. We had a splendid growing season and stock was well 
ripened up by the first of October when we commenced shipping. We 
were likewise fortunate in having ample rains since the first of July, so 
that our shrubbery in particular made an especially strong and heavy 
growth. A few early frosts helped to ripen the wood so that when 
we commenced shipping, the stock was not only in good condition, but 
the ground was fine for digging. We had very little rain from that to 
the middle of the month, by which time the ground had gotten quite 
dry, making the digging of large trees especially, excessively difficult 
and expensive, but about that time we had several soaking rains, which 
were of great assistance to us. 
With us trade usually continues in good volume up until at least the 
15th of November and frequently, if we have good weather it is 
fairly strong up until the first of December. Weather conditions being 
good just now, we rather expect that we shall have a full November 
month of shipping. The volume of business probably is not as great 
as at this time last year, but the outlook for spring is most promising, 
and we look for a very heavy spring trade. 
Dreshertown, Pa. Thomas B. Meehan. 
We have had a fair growing season with good demand for stock and 
prices steady. The fall plantings in this section are heavy. 
Bridgeville, Del. Myers Son. 
The growing season just passed has been all that we could look for, 
and nursery stock, generally speaking has made a fine growth. This 
is our busiest season of the year and we are receiving more orders than 
we can fill, as many of the varieties are now exhausted. If the weather 
continues good we will get the larger part of our shipments out in the 
next two weeks, although we will be quite busy until we are stopped by 
cold weather. 
Baltimore, Md. Franklin Davis Nursery Co. 
THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. 
Stock has made fine growth. The dry fall has ripened stock earlier 
than usual. Shipping season promises to be good. Farmers are pros¬ 
perous. 
Fort Worth, Tex. Baker Bros. 
Our stock has done very well indeed, in fact the growth has been 
almost too heavy, especially with peaches which are most too large to 
handle profitably. Our sales have increased somewhat, and the indica¬ 
tions point to a still further increase next year. We have the largest 
block of peach we have ever grown, something over 700,000. 
Richmond, Va. W. T. Hood & Co. 
Our fall shipping is now on. We have all the business we can manage 
for fall shipment; largest sales we have ever had. Stock has made an 
average growth the past season. Our outlook for stock for 1905 is fully 
50% greater than for this season as our stands are much better and 
plantings larger. 
Our main draw back which lias become alarming throughout the 
South is that we have to throw away from 40 to 60 per cent, of all the 
apple trees we dig on account of crown gall, root knots, etc. 
Can any of the nurserymen give a remedy for this trouble or a pre¬ 
ventive? 
Pomona, N. C. J. Van Lindley Nursery Co. 
The unprecedented drouth which has prevailed in many sections of the 
South since early in August is at last broken. In consequence of this 
drouth the growth of some plants has been cut short but it is remarkable 
to state that the growth of many varieties was not in the least affected, 
uotably apples, which have made a phenomenal growth. Stock is also 
hardening up much earlier than usual and for the past three weeks we 
have been shipping trees and ornamental shrubs to eastern and western 
points. First ice of the season, Oct. 24th. 
The demand for nursery stock is very heavy, and the outlook for a 
brisk winter business is very bright. 
Augusta, Ga. P. J. Berckmans Co. 
THE MIDDLE WEST. 
Our season for growing stock has been the best for a number of years, 
sufficient rain to keep stock coming the entire season. 
The supply of stock in this vicinity is only normal and prices will be 
maintained with a sharp advance on gooseberries, blackberries and red 
raspberries. 
New Carlisle, Ohio. W. N. Scarff. 
The past season has been a very satisfactory growing season with us. 
We have had less leaf trouble than for a few years past, and stock on the 
whole has done very nicely. 
Our Fall trade has been very satisfactory, and we see no reason why 
the coming season should not be equally so. 
Charles City, Iowa. E. M. Sherman. 
Would say in regard to the growing season for trees with us, that it 
has been a little below the average, we think. Owing to the cold, 
cloudy weather, some lines of stock failed to put on the proper growth. 
Regarding the season from a business standpoint, we think it is per¬ 
haps very similar to last year as far as dollars and cents are concerned. 
Perry, Ohio L. Green & Son Co. 
From the growers standpoint, with us, the season has been rather a 
disappointment. We had a very cold summer, with no hot weather, 
which prevented our blocks, especially such trees as Peaches, from 
making their usual growth, and they run much more to lighter grades 
than usual. 
We as yet have had no time to make any footings on our fall trade, 
and are still very busy with our fall shipping. We judge that the busi¬ 
ness will not foot up as large as it has done for the past few seasons, 
while we probably have handled fully as many orders, they have run 
smaller. 
Painesville, Ohio. The Storks & Harrison Co. 
From a stock growing standpoint as well as a business one, the season 
in this region has been a favorable one. Although in the early summer 
there was some excess of rain yet there were no disastrous floods. The 
autumn has been fine and without killing frosts until the very last days 
of October. Since then we have had about fifteen days of dry cool 
weather so that everything has ripened very well indeed. 
In a business way it may be said first, that the salesmen on the road 
have done better this year than in the past two or three years, and with 
the fine crops secured during the beautiful weather this fall, the outlook 
for winter work is very promising. Wholesale trade has not been heavy 
