THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
681 
OKLAHOMA 
Those June rains failed to materialize here, but even at 
that we are getting an extra fine growth on all nursery stock. 
In fact, we have never seen better growth, or better prospects 
for an extra fine lot of trees, than we have here this season. 
It looks now as though the supply in this section, would fall 
below the demand, for the demand is very brisk at this 
time, and with prospects of heavy farm crops, and a fair 
fruit crop, the demand for all lines of nursery stock is going 
to be heavy. 
These dry seasons compel one, if he wants to grow good 
trees, to keep his cultivators, everlastingly at it, but good 
and thorough cultivation, always pays, in the opinion of the 
writer. 
The Southwestern Nursery Company, 
Oklahoma C. M. Redmond, Gen’l Mgr. 
NEBRASKA 
Your letter received, and in reply will say that up to 
date in this section of the country, we have had no rain for 
the past four or five weeks. Everything is dry and nursery 
stock is coming slow. In this section of the country there 
has been great damage on account of the drought, to all 
young stock, planted this spring. 
We look for a big shortage in apple. We expect a 
surplus in all grades of plum and cherry, and in small grades 
of apple, grape vines and in shade trees, etc. 
Yours respectfully, 
Fremont B. E. Fields & Son 
KANSAS 
Owing to the cool late spring and dry weather, nursery 
stock in this locality, although a fairly good stand, is much 
more backward in growth than usual. 
There is no peach stock to speak of in this whole section 
of the country. Owing to the light plant of apple grafts and 
the fact of the heavy digging of yearling apple last year, we 
look for a great shortage in apple, peach, plum and apricot. 
Cherry and pear of all varieties, especially Keiffer and 
Bartlett seem to be in surplus and in a very big demand. 
The demand for catalpa seedlings is beginning to open 
up and bids fair to be above the supply. From all reports 
we can get, it looks as though there is not half the surplus 
there was last year; hence we look for them to be cleaned 
up better this year. 
J. Moncrief 
MINNESOTA DRY WEATHER 
Nineteen hundred and ten bids fair to go on record as a 
season of drouth. In our nursery we have had just one good 
rain this spring, about the middle of May. There have 
been local showers throughout various parts of Minnesota 
and the Dakotas but nothing to insure general crops, and 
the result apparently will be a short crop of most all grains. 
The pastures have dried up badly and the receipts of the 
packing houses in this section show that a large part of live 
stock is being turned over at a sacrifice on account of the 
probable scarcity of forage and feed. 
The outlook for sales in the nursery line does not look 
bright. In our nursery we are getting some good growth in 
many cases but young stock put out this year is of course 
suffering. Our apple plantings of 1908 and T909, look fine. 
The same is true of our plums, but the large demand for 
these the past two years would indicate that there will be 
no surplus to speak of in this section. 
The Jewell Nursery Co. 
TENNESSEE 
Our stock is making a good growth and we will be fairly 
well supplied with peach, Japan plum, apple and some 
cherry. 
We find our June budding of peach is a success, and will 
have a good supply to offer. Our two year apple are mak¬ 
ing up nicely, and we have a good stand for grafts. Fully 
50 percent of our Morello cherry will make up into eleven- 
sixteenth inch four foot trees. We are well pleased with our 
location. The soil produces a good grade of stock, and be¬ 
ing so close to Nashville, we have splendid shipping facili¬ 
ties. 
The Greenbrier Nursery Co. 
KANSAS CITY, MO. 
We have had some good rains the past few days and 
stock is now coming along nicely. Have a good stand of 
peach seedlings, which we will commence to bud next week. 
Only a fair stand of grape cuttings. Ornamental cuttings 
are doing nicely. Have a good stand of privet cuttings. 
Apple grafts have not done very well, seemed to start out 
very well but went back. 
There appears to be a shortage of apple and peach here. 
Geo. H. Johnston 
PANHANDLE NURSERIES 
We felt rather discouraged early in the spring on account 
of the damage done by the frost which very materially 
affected our stand of pear, plum, cherry and peach buds, 
besides a great amount of other stock. But we are feeling 
greatly encouraged now as we are having fine growing 
weather, the stock has come out wonderfully and is making 
a fine growth under practically ideal weather conditions. 
The salesmen report a better business than they enjoyed 
last year at this time with a bright outlook for future busi¬ 
ness. Taking all together, we can report that we are glad 
that we are in business and believe we will make enough to 
pay the expenses of the Denver trip this year. 
Greenfield, Ind. J. K. Henby|& Son 
TOPEKA, KANSAS 
With us the early part of the season was too dry for 
planting, causing in some instances light stands of seedlings, 
grafts and budding stock. 
Apple Seedlings.—Think we have in this valley about as 
many in sight as at this time last year. But conditions at 
this time indicate that there will be fewer number one stocks 
than last season. 
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