DEPENDABLE NURSERY STOCK 
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Daniels 
HARDY APPLES 
Plant Now For Orchard Profits 
The thinking man will plant apples now,—for there has been 
a marked decrease in apple trees both young and bearing age 
in recent years. 
Professor W. H. Alderman of the University of Minnesota in 
a circular issued by the Department of Agriculture says, 
“There has been a rapid and consistent decrease in the num¬ 
ber of bearing apple trees in the United States in the period 
since 1910. The decrease amounted to 23 per cent between 1920 
and 1930, and 41 per cent between 1910 and 1930. Trees are 
not being planted fast enough to replace the old orchards that 
are going out. This is especially true in Minne¬ 
sota where the ratio of bearing trees to young 
trees is five to one.” 
These figures above show trends in apple 
orchard planting and acreage up to 1930. What 
has happened since is now history. We have 
all seen the toll that drouth, heat and cold have 
taken in our older orchards. It is a common pre¬ 
diction that over 50 per cent (many say 75 per 
cent) of the apple trees in the central, western 
and northern Minnesota that were bearing in 
1930 will be “out of the picture” in another 
four or five years. New plantings have been 
few. 
Fortunate in one way is this “weeding” proc¬ 
ess of nature, as most of the older orchards 
were comprised largely of rather inferior and 
undesirable varieties. Fortunate, too, is the 
planter of today, for he has available varieties 
so vastly superior to most of the older sorts 
that they have changed the whole outlook for 
orcharding in the middle west. 
The man who gives a thought to Tomorrow's 
Orchard, and then acts, will be planting an in¬ 
vestment that will be a constantly increasing 
source of satisfaction and income for years to 
come. 
Our trees are well grown with large roots 
and strong tops for their grades and, most im- 
potant of all, propagated in a manner that 
makes them entirely hardy for the trying con¬ 
ditions of our severe northern climates. You 
w'ill be delighted with our trees and the way 
they will grow for you. 
APPLE PRICES Prices (Except Prairie Spy) Prices on Prairie Spy 
1 10 100 1 10 100 
standard, 4-5 ft.$0.40 $3.50 $30.00 $0.50 $4.50 $40.00 
Large, 5-6 ft.50 4.50 40.00 .75 6.50 57.50 
Extra Large, 5-7 ft.75 6.50 57.50 1.00 9.00 75.00 
AN EARLY ALL-RED EATING APPLE 
THAT TOPS THE EARLY FALL MARKET 
(Minn. No. 423 
Originally introduced by the Minnesota Fruit 
Breeding Farm as Minnesota No. 423, and re¬ 
cently named Beacon. This variety has rapidly 
pushed ahead till it has now established itself 
as leader among all early fall varieties for the 
middle west. Note these points of superiority: 
TREES —Vigorous, productive, hardy. 
SEASON —Late Duchess. Keeps one month after 
picking, without cold storage. 
FRUIT —Highly colored, all red. Better eating 
quality than Duchess and an excellent cooking 
apple. 
We have a considerable number of Beacon in 
our own orchards—several trees 14 and 15 years 
old. We are completely “sold” on them and are 
planting heavily. They are dependable bearers, 
—one can take plenty of time in marketing as 
they keep well and they top the market. They 
are good for 50c to $1.00 above other apples of 
their picking season and because of their splen¬ 
did color, size and firmness, sell quickly. We 
suggest ordering early as stocks are limited. 
PRAIRIE SPY 
JUST NAMED! At last the finest of hardy, 
red, high quality winter keeping apples of the 
North has been named by the University of 
Minnesota,—its originators. As the name indi¬ 
cates, Prairie Spy, has many of the fine char¬ 
acteristics of that famous old apple of the East, 
—Northern Spy. It has aptly been described as 
"A large red apple with quality equal to any 
late winter variety regardless where grown.” 
High points of Prairie Spy’s claim to fame 
are: 
FRUIT— Large, attractive red, exceptionally 
HARDY. RED, HIGH QUALITY 
WINTER APPLE 
(Minn. No. 1007) 
high quality, long keeper, clings to the tree 
until picked. 
TREE —Vigorous, productive and hardy ex¬ 
cept in highly unfavora-ble locations. In north¬ 
ern areas where growing season is very short 
the tree holds up but fruit ripens poorly. Does 
very well as far north as the Twin Cities. 
SEASON —Late winter, when its quality is 
vastly superior to Winesap and others on the 
market at that season. For either home or com¬ 
mercial use there is no better hardy, late winter 
dessert apple for the Northwest. Order early as 
supplies are limited. 
