THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
351 
IDAHO STATE ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
E. P. STEPHENS, Nampa, Idaho 
The Idaho State Association of Nurserymen met at 
Payette, Idaho, July 2 2d. They were made welcome to the 
beautiful and commodious rooms of the Commercial Club 
by Mr. Harrader, the secretary. 
[Mr. Charles T. Hawkes, the president, in his annual 
address, among other items, discussed the question of the 
a tabulated statement made up from the reports of ten of 
the leading nurserymen of the states of Oregon and Wash¬ 
ington. Mr. Brownell estimated that these ten firms 
produce 90 per cent of the nursery stock grown in the states 
of Oregon and Washington. The names of these firms are 
not made public, but their sales for the past year and the 
BUDDED ROSES. STORES & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO. 
JULY. 1913 
shipment into the state in some cases of stock that was not 
creditable to the shipper. The President also diseussed the 
question of taxation. In 1912 the Attorney General of the 
state advised the assoeiation that under the laws of Idaho 
then in foree, nursery stock was not subject to taxation. 
Last wenter, when the Revenue bill was made up in the 
Lgislature, taxation of nursery stock slipped in, and nursery 
trees and plants are now subject to taxation. E. F. Stephens 
of Nampa had in the program been assigned a report of the 
meeting of the American and Pacific coast associations of 
nurserymen held at Portland in June. This report called 
attention to the value and importance of these associations, 
the formation of acquaintance and friendship, the better 
understanding of the business and wants of their customers, 
the sharing of any useful experience, and that unison of 
purpose and feeling which comes from association. Mention 
was made of that wonderful public sentiment which in Port¬ 
land apparently compels every householder to do his part 
in the planting of roses and shrubs and justifying the designa¬ 
tion given Portland of the Rose City. Suggested also that 
in the present era when commercial planting slackens for a 
time, increased effort could be made to push the sale of 
ornamental stock and the home orchard and plantation. 
Mr. Albert Brownell of Portland discussed nursery condi¬ 
tions in the northwest. Mr. Brownell held and quoted from 
amount of stoek growing during this season appeared in 
carefully tabulated form. Tq illustrate, of a certain variety 
of apple a stated number of thousands of trees were sold 
dining the year 1912, which was the best guide they had of 
the wants of the public for the current year. In some 
items these statistics showed a larger quantity of stoek in 
proeess of production than would be indicated as being 
needed by the purchasing public. Tbtese tables gave the 
number of grafts planted, the number of stocks budded and 
growing, the number of stocks planted to be budded and so 
on through the various departments of stock grown. This 
summary carefully studied enables the nurseryman at this 
time to remodel his budding list, to increase on varieties 
most desired, and to cut out or check varieties in less demand. 
These tables are prepared by the secretary of the association, 
and are then available to the firms that exchange this in¬ 
formation. This concert of action should be very helpful in 
guarding against ill-considered or over production. Mr. Geo. 
Fenton, seeretary of the Hartley Nursery at Emmett, dis¬ 
cussed some of the causes of nursery loss during the season of 
1912. The old question ‘ Should nursery stock be replaced to 
the planter?” was given to George W. Fonner of Payette. 
Anton Diedrickson of Payette devoted his time largely 
to the growing of ornamental stock, and had something to 
say on this subject. 
