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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
fruit and plant Notes 
WASHINGTON LANDS PROFITAPLE FOR FRUIT 
The following from the New York Packer will show where 
a few million of the trees raised in western nurseries go: 
“Seven counties in eastern Washington have under culti¬ 
vation 6,930,389 apple, 1,251,735 peach, 743,963 pear, 
207,018 cherry, 182,931 prune and prum and 94,873 apricot 
trees, according to reports compiled by F. A. Huntley, state 
commissioner of horticulture. Walla Walla, Stevens and 
Benton counties, in which the count is not yet completed, it is 
estimated, will bring the number of apple trees to 10,000,000. 
Commissioner Huntley reports the acreage: Apples 
126,116; peaches, 11,590; pears, 6,888; cherries, 1,916; 
prunes and plums, 1,693; apricots, 878.’’ 
PECAN TREES AND THE HURRICANE 
A correspondent from Charleston, South Carolina, gives 
the following interesting account of the results of the storm 
which passed over that section of the country a few weeks 
ago; 
“Probably you would like to hear something of the effect 
of a 125 mile hurricane on a bearing pecan grove. To be 
brief, hardly a leaf uninjured was left on the trees, and in a 
few days the trees presented the appearance of midwinter. 
In about ten days, new growth appeared, and in a month 
from the storm or hurricane, the trees were again in full leaf, 
and in many instances catkins appeared on the trees; and 
now you see nuts, old leaves, new leaves, and catkins on the 
trees. My loss has been considerable from the amount of 
nuts blown off, and of the nuts left, some are black. One of 
the groves suffered less than the others, and I have apparently 
a fair crop of nuts left on that grove. I am glad to be able to 
state that the loss to the trees I consider very slight; of course 
many limbs were broken off, and a few trees had the tops 
blown out; but in all the groves I lost only two trees up¬ 
rooted; and strange to say, these two uprooted trees had no 
taproot.” 
AMERICA, THE WORLD’S FRUIT BASKET 
More each year the civilized world is looking to America 
for its supply of fruit in its fresh, preserved and dried forms; 
the ports of all nations are open to our fruit-laden ships, the 
foreign markets each year call for an iitcreasing quantity of 
our fruits at prices which make exporting a highly desirable 
and profitable branch of American orcharding. And rarely 
are otrr home markets fully supplied—and the demand con¬ 
tinues to increase. 
We were blind did we not see the meaning of these condi¬ 
tions as they may be applied to our industry. 0-p-p-o-r- 
t-u-n-i-t-y is spelled in capital letters. Grasping them is our 
problem—our seeming problem. In reality, there is no 
problem presented other than that of applying initiative, 
energy and enthusiasm. 
Shall it be said of us, that in an era of wide open opportuni¬ 
ties the nurserymen were sluggards, lacked the perception to 
see the open door of progress, fell by the wayside and were 
beset with dry-rot? I hope not—I look forward to a new 
energy being bom into us, an energy of a degree which makes 
all things possible. 
THE CHESTNUT DISEASE 
Inquiries are being received as to the advisability of 
planting chestnut groves, and what variety to plant. Atten¬ 
tion was drawn in the editorial columns of the Nurseryman 
recently to the disease which is so rapidly destroying chestnut 
trees in some sections. We would like to hear from sub¬ 
scribers in regard to this disease. Is your locality free from 
it as yet? How soon after it attacks a tree are you able to 
detect its presence ? Have you found any variety that is free 
from it while other varieties nearby are attacked? Is it 
more likely to attack a bearing tree, or one in the nursery row ? 
I NEVER KNEW 
I never knew the art required 
To fry an egg; 
And it has always made me tired 
To find a dreg 
Within my morning’s coffee cup; 
And I have spurned 
My breakfast toast, if I got up 
To find it burned. 
I never knew how much of art 
It takes to broil 
A beefsteak to delight the heart 
And not to spoil 
The luscious flavor of the meat; 
And German fried 
Potatoes seemed a simple feat 
Until I tried. 
I never knew the great finesse 
A cook must show; 
I never even tried to guess, 
But now I know; 
For while my wife has been away 
I ran the shack 
And did the cooking! Hip, Hooray! 
She’s coming back! 
And never more I’U make complaint 
If toast is burned 
And coffee seems to have a taint; 
For I have learned 
By sad experience, and rude 
And bitter smart 
That even cooking breakfast food 
Is quite an art. 
Exchanges. 
WEST VIRGINIA ORCHARD COMPANIES 
Charleston, W.' Va., Sept. 28. Charters have been issued to the 
following: Eureka Orchard Co., of Moorefield, capital, $25,000; 
incorporators. Dr. H. D. Gamble and Floyd B. Watkins, or Moorefield; 
E. M. Baker, John A. Mikesell and Seth A. Allen, of Waynesboro, Pa. 
The Eva-Mar Orchard Co. of Martinsburg, to grow orchards in the 
Gerardstown district in Berkeley county, capital $5,000; incorporators, 
T. W. Martin, William F. Evans, H. O. Evans, A. S. Evans and J. W. B. 
Evans, all of Martinsburg, W. Va .—New York Packer. 
Commercial orcharding is on the increase in the east as well as 
the west. Capital is beginning to regard orchard enterprises as safe 
and profitable. 
