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There is little doubt but that there should be a clean cut 
definition of what is meant by dormant stock. One that 
could be understood by the carriers as well as the nursery¬ 
man. 
The meaning of the word dormant, as used in the Railroad 
Classification, was to define the difference between that class 
of stock such as is usually shipped by florists from the 
greenhouse which requires more care and costly handling 
on behalf of the transportation companies, from the dormant 
stock, such as trees, shrubs, evergreens and herbaceous plants 
dug from the open ground. 
There is room for a never ending quibble if the definition 
of the word dormant is to be left to railroad inspectors with 
consequent unfair rulings and overcharges. [Editor]. 
SHENANDOAH NURSERIES TO BE INCORPORATED 
Articles of incorjooration have been filed with the secretary 
of state by D. S. Lake, through his attorney, Denver L. 
Wilson, asking for permission to incorporate the Shenandoah 
Nurseries for a capital stock of $200,000. As soon as the 
request is accepted permission will be asked of the executive 
council of the state for D. S. Lake to turn over his nursery 
property in return for stock in the new corporation. Only 
the property directly concerned with the nursery business 
will be included in the new concern, and one striking feature 
is that while the capital stock is to be only $200,000 the 
actual value of the assets to be turned over to the corpora¬ 
tion is approximately $300,000. 
None of Mr. Lake’s town realty or personal investments 
are included; had they been his total assets would have been 
found to reach nearly $500,000. 
The board of directors in the new corporation will consist 
of: D. S. Lake, president; A. F. Lake, vice-president; R. S. 
Lake, secretary-treasurer. 
The measure is taken with the object in view of insuring 
the perpetuating of the business along the same lines that 
D. S. Lake has always conducted it, and eliminating the 
possibility of tying the estate up by administrator’s proceed¬ 
ings, in the event of Mr. Lake’s death or his being compelled 
to relinquish the reins for any reason. 
TRADE REPORTS 
This has been another very discouraging year to the 
nurserymen of Oklahoma. Little rain having fallen in the 
winter of 1912 and 1913, we started in in the spring of 1913 
with but little moisture in the subsoil. The top soil con¬ 
tained enough moisture to give us good stands of nearly all 
kinds of stock planted. We got a good stand of grafts and 
buds started out very well. Local showers came and were 
sufficient to keep stock growing till about July first and 
then the extreme heat and drougth was so intense and 
continuous that every tree and plant simply quit and while 
we got a good growth on cherry and pear, the other sorts 
of stock did not make up well and the result is: much light 
stock in apple, plum, peach, apricot, etc., etc. 
Sales were never better up to about July first, since then 
but little doing. The outlook for collections this fall is very 
poor. 
Sales in apples are light, but on peach, cherry, pear and 
small fruits sales seem to be better than for several years. 
In fact, the demand for these seem to be on the increase. 
Owing to the extreme drouth, we were not able to get bud¬ 
ding done in July and August and now since rains have put 
the seedlings in good condition for budding the time is so 
short we will not be able to complete the work, and the result 
is, many thousands will go into the winter unbudded. 
The outlook for the Oklahoma nurscr>Tnan, is not one of 
the brightest. 
Yours truly, 
J. A. Lopeman. 
We have had one of the driest summers known for several 
years. Large trees in the forest were not able to stand it. 
A large number of city trees planted in the parkways died. 
Had a good rain a couple of weeks ago and a heavy one 
last week which has freshened things up wonderfully. 
All two year fruit stock such as apple, pear and plums 
have made a fair growth. Apples will grade a little light. 
Peach seem to have made up heavy as usual. Ornamental 
trees, shurbs, vines and roses have made a very satisfactory 
growth. Evergreens did not do so well. 
Think we will have a good demand for ornamentals this 
fall. The dem.and seems to be increasing all the while for 
ornamental shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. 
Yours very truly. 
Geo. H. Johnston. 
Our stock has made up remarkably well, as there has been 
little scarcity of moisture at any of our plants. 
As to business prospects for fall, they are very bright, 
indeed. Conditions everywhere are much improved over 
last season and early sales indicate a good business. It is 
a little early yet to make a definite statement as to what the 
demand will be for different stock or as to any probable 
surplus. 
Yours very truly. 
Stark Bro’s. Nurseries & Orchards Co., 
By A. B. Howell, Mail Order Manager. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 
OF NURSERYMEN 
This book contains 154 pages by 6 inches. Aimual 
reports are not usually very much read. They are too 
often laid aside to look at over some future time, which never 
comes. 
Nurserymen would do well to make an exception of this 
one for it is full of matter of vital interest to nurserymen. 
In fact is it a record of progress and a program of future aims 
of not only The American Association of Nurserymen but 
of the nursery business. 
Secretary John Hall is to be congratulated on its make-up. 
It is attractive and well edited, yet not without its inad¬ 
vertent joke on the size of Texas. 
A new nursery is being established at Muscatine, la. C. 
H. Chandler, Cedar Rapids, la., has purchased 234 acres at 
$225.00 per acre for that purpose. 
