THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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EXHIBIT AT SALEM CHERRY FAIR. 
The following rules which governed the exhibits at the recent 
Salem, Ore. Cherry Fair and Carnival, July 9—11, contain many 
valuable points: 
RULES GOVERNING EXHIBITS. 
1. A plate of cherries or berries should contain one pound. Stems 
of cherries must be left intact. 
2. Carton exhibits must be entered and j udged separate from the 
regular ten-pound box. 
3. All fruit entered for prizes must be correctly labeled and must 
be in the hands of the Exhibit Committee before 9 a. m. of the open¬ 
ing day. All fruit will be judged and awards made before the doors 
are opened to the general public. 
4. In collections duplication of varieties will not be permitted. 
5. Exhibitors must file with the Secretary, on or before the first 
day of the fair, the name of exhibitor with complete list of varieties 
entered by him. 
6. Entry cards furnished by the Secretary must be placed with all 
exhibits for the guidance of the Judges. 
7. All exhibits must be free from any name or address or any¬ 
thing that would indicate where the fruit was grown or packed, until 
after the awards are made. 
8. All articles placed upon the tables for exhibition must remain 
in charge of the Exhibit Committee and cannot be removed before 
the close of the fair, without express permission of this committee. 
9. Three judges shall be appointed who shall judge all exhibits, 
and in all cases their awards shall be final. No judge shall be al¬ 
lowed to enter fruit in competition. 
10 In plate exhibits judges shall consider size, shape, color, free¬ 
dom from blemishes, care in arrangement. 
11. In commercial exhibits judges shall take into consideration 
siz". color, freedom from blemishes, and neatness in pack. 
12. Any box of fruit, receiving a cup premium, must go to the 
donor of the cup. 
FIRE AT SHERMAN NURSERY. 
During a heavy thunder shower on the night of June 27 the im¬ 
mense barn of the Sherman Nursery Co., Charles City, la., was fired 
by a bolt of lightning. About twenty head of stock was in the barn 
at the time, besides the harnesses, etc. Five horses and three mules 
were burned and all other property. The building was totally 
destroyed. Loss on barn is $4,000, and $1,600 insurance was 
carried on the bran, grain, implements, etc. None of the horses were 
insured, and the total loss will be about $8,000. The building was 
of the most modern style and will be replaced at once. 
ANOTHER DISCOVERY. 
This is the age of invention and we call the attention of nursery¬ 
men to a wonderful discovery, notice of which appears in the press. 
“Henry M. Linabury, retired druggist, has evolved a fruit tree 
tonic. Applying principles of chemistry he concocted a solution in 
which he soaked iron nails about an inch and a quarter in length. 
When the nails had taken up sufficient of the liquid he drove them 
into his fruit trees. He declares that last season his trees bore 
plentifully, while those of his neighbors were fruitless. He has 
soaked a quantity of nails in the tonic and is now offering them to 
fruit growers for experimental purposes. He maintains that fruit 
trees need nourishing as much as the soil, and that the quickest way 
to get results in the trees is to apply the tonic direct to the trees.’’ 
Aaron Miller & Sons, Milton, Ore., who have been in the nursery 
business for some time have just incorporated. The name of the 
new company will be the Milton Nursery Co. All the private lands 
of the Miller sons and the lands of Aaron Miller in this vicinity have 
been sold to the company, the sales under private ownership 
amounting to about $15,000. 
A LETTER FROM TEXAS. 
Editor National Nurseryman. 
Dear Sir : I am enclosing $1.00 for which move my subscription 
up 12 notches. I could not keep house without the National 
Nurseryman. Six acres of new nursery ground have been added to 
my original 20 acre tract. I expect a better year this year than last. 
My plantings are 50% greater than any previous year, especially 
of Magnolia grandiflora and other ornamentals. 
Yours truly, 
Rotans East Texas Nurseries, 
June ’09. Woodville, Texas. 
The Fancher Creek nurseries of Fresno had a rushing business 
during the season just closed. Forty packers were kept busy getting 
out the orders, while the office force consisted of six stenographers 
and thirteen clerks and bookkeepers. This indicates great pros¬ 
perity. 
Geo. W. Jones, proprietor of the Valdesian Nurseries, Bostic, N.C., 
says that they are having a splendid season and that everything is 
growing nicely, better growth and prospects in everything than for 
many years. Their sales are good, the old customers continue to 
increase the orders, with inquiries and demand for stock from all 
parts of the country. 
Attention is called to their speciality which is advertised else¬ 
where in our columns. 
The Williamsburg Nursery Co., Williamsburg, la., has purchased 
10 acres of land adjoining Cedar Rapids which it will at once 
begin to develop. The business will be held in Williamsburg 
until the new location is fully prepared to handle all trade, which will 
be about three years from the present time. 
1908—09 catalogue from The Union Nursery. H. W. Van der 
Bom, Director Oudenbasch, Holland. Sole Agents, Me Hutchinson 
& Co., New York. 
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