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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
E. P. BERNARDIN, 
PARSONS, KAN. 
Trade with us the past spring was better than we antici¬ 
pated and we cleaned up much closer on lines, with the excep¬ 
tion of cherry, than we have for many years past. Apples 
especially w r ere picked up very close through out the whole 
west in the upper grades at good prices and the present 
prospects for good sales and the scarcity of apple they should 
be much higher this year than last. This will be occasioned 
both by the demand for thenTand the light plants and poor 
growth of the past year. This year should see apples the 
highest they have been in many years. 
The outlook for a good attendance at the Milwaukee 
convention from the west was never better and the reports 
so far received from the exhibitors gives us every reason to 
expect an exhibit far better than we had last year. This 
attraction alone is worth one’s while to attend the conven¬ 
tions, even if he got no other benefits from them. 
The season in this part of the country has been very wet 
and stock was late in starting, but has done well considering 
the conditions under which it has past with cold and cloudy 
weather and many late frosts. 
E. P. Bernardin. 
THE GRIFFING BROTHERS CO., 
MACCLENY, FLA. 
The winter and spring business has been very satis¬ 
factory in this part of the South, orders continuing later 
than normal. Such items as Amoor River Privet hedge, 
field grown grafted roses, Satsuma oranges, figs and Japan 
persimmons, which we grow largely for the trade, was 
completely exhausted. We are now having strong inquiry 
for Citrus trees, budded on the hardy Trifoliata roots; figs, 
Japan persimmons, Muscadine grapes and budded pecans 
for fall delivery. Present prospects are that blocks will be 
well cleaned up next season. C. M. Griffing. 
GEO. H. WHITING, 
YANKTON, S. D. 
My spring sales this season have been nearly double 
that of last year. In regard to the out-look for the coming 
season it is yet a little hard to tell what the future will 
bring forth. At the present time our stock is coming on 
nicely although we had a heavy freeze the first part of the 
month. Since that time the weather has been very favor¬ 
able and it is mending very rapidly. The fruit crop this 
year will be an entire failure, except small fruits. This 
will have the tendency to discourage the planting of fruit 
somewhat for the coming year. However, I look for quite 
an increase of business next year over that of this year. 
Geo. H. Whiting. 
STARK BROS. NURSERIES AND ORCHARDS CO., 
LOUISIANA, MO. 
We anticipated and prepared for a heavy spring trade 
and were not disappointed. We report a most liberal 
spring business, a heavy demand and fairly satisfactory 
prices. Never in our history have we had a more favorable 
season for shipping, and our work progressed smoothly 
with no very bad days, no extreme cold. A great improve¬ 
ment was shown in the freight service; the railroads had 
plenty of cars and handled our shipments promptly and 
satisfactorily in nearly all cases. Collections have been 
first class. Taken as a whole, we cannot remember a 
shipping season more favorable and satisfactory in all 
respects. 
As to the out-look for next season, we think it very 
promising, although we anticipate a shortage of first class 
stock in many lines. The number of inquiries for large 
orders are more numerous than ever before at this season 
of the year. 
VINCENNES NURSERIES, 
VINCENNES, IND. 
Spring trade has been very good and compares favorably 
wfith last year, very little Surplus except Plum, in fact most 
lines run very short. 
Collections are coming in very well. Prospects for fall 
trade seem very good although the continued wet weather 
and high waters have "done the farmers a great deal of 
damage but with favorable weather the rest of the season 
and, with a very promising fruit crop, with the exception of 
Apple, and these are 25 to 30%, I think by the time the 
season is over it will show up all right. The Cherry crop 
will be very heavy in this section. Nursery stock is getting a 
nice start. While our stand of Cherry Buds are not as good 
as we would like, they are making a splendid growth, also 
the coming two-year, so that we will have a large stock to 
offer which we think will be worth 100 cents on the dollar as 
the supply of three-fourths Cherry will be shorter this year 
than it was the past season. Other stock getting a nice 
start and owing to continued rains at planting time have 
the best stand of stock we ever planted. W. C. Reed. 
TEXAS NURSERY COMPANY, 
SHERMAN, TEXAS. 
The early spring season in the Southwest was exceedingly 
favorable, the winter being mild, with plenty of moisture 
and even temperature, up to the first of April. April, 
however, has shown enormous rainfalls, there being in 
North Texas over twenty days showing rainfall out of April, 
and it is continuing so up to the middle of May, therefore, 
crop prospects have been hurt some, and nursery stock, but 
that has proven to be too much rain in north middle Texas, 
has furnished exceedingly fine seasons in the high western 
plateau. Nursery stock, especially on lands inclined to be 
wet, in North Texas, has been hurt some, but as a general 
thing, growth is very fine and the prospects good. 
Taken altogether, the salesmen have given us some good 
reports despite the unfavorable conditions in some parts. 
The unrest caused by the boll weevil in the South is giving 
rise to a decided spirit of diversification, therefore, orchard 
planting is receiving an impetus, and the general develop¬ 
ment of the country is calling more for ornamental planting, 
so the general outlook for the nursery business in the South¬ 
west, we would consider fair. 
The leading nurserymen of this section are going to 
attend the National Nurserymen’s Convention at Milwau¬ 
kee, and will make an exhibit of early fruits. 
