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a crop. Only 200 trees produced 
nearly 10,000 bushels -before they 
were 12 years old, 
His GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
PROFITSienabled Mr. Brangen- 
berg to build one of the:most up- 
to-date new homes in Calhoun 
County. 

Thos. J. Harwell, well known Virginia grower, 
| writes us: “I ‘have 250 GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
trees now 6 and 8 years old. They began bearing 
at 3 years. This year despite the worst drouth in 
a generation they bore a splendid crop—some of 
these trees bearing 10 bushels per tree. 
“My total GOLDEN DELICIOUS crop was 1,000 
| ‘bushels and I-will-get at least $3.00 per bushel’ for them. I 
‘can get one third more for GOLDEN DELICIOUS than 
) for other apples. 
| “GOLDEN ‘DELICIOUS is also particularly RESISTANT 
| TO. DROUTH—this year showing up the best of any variety 
| in my orchard—these 250 GOLDEN DELICIOUS trees 
) alone bearing 1,000 bushels while my 5,750 other apple 
trees bore only 2,000 bushels. GOLDEN DELICIOUS is 
also more resistant to Fire Blight than other varieties—also 
to cold. A cold spell during the blossom period ruined ‘nearly 
everything in my orchard except GOLDEN DELICIOUS. 
As for the quality, it is superb. When you.get a customer for 
\GOLDEN DELICIOUS-‘he will always come back for more. 
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Joe Brangenberg has a hillside farm in Calhoun County, Illinois. 
Years ago he had his first taste of a GOLDEN DELICIOUS at 
an Apple Show. The marvelous:flavor of the Big Golden Apple 
led him to set out a GOLDEN DELICIOUS orchard. Its early 
; SUCCESS amazed him. Recently 4% 
acres of his orchard (only 200 GOLDEN DELICIOUS Trees) 
bore 3,000 bushels which readily sold at an average of $2.00:a 
bushel—a $5,700.00 crop in one year. One Wholesaler bought 
1,900:bushels at the average price of $2 a bushel. Mr. Brangen- 
berg says, ‘‘My GOLDEN DELICIOUS trees have never missed 

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Miss Elizabeth Guillebean admiring a basket of huge 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS Apples picked from the chars 
of Mr. J. D. Prickett in South Georgia. Mr. Prickett 
says that although his orchard is far below the 
Georgia Apple Belt that Golden Delicious bear huge, 
smooth golden apples which bring highest prices. 
Lester W. Chambers, Ohio farmer, planted 15 acres of ordinary 
corn'land to Stark Trees. The land in corn he estimated ‘might 
yield $30 per acre in good years. In STARK APPLES in a bad, 
driest-on-record year, this same land yielded a CROP WORTH 
$7,000.00. The yield from STARK APPLES averaged $160.00 
an acre per year against $30 an acre from corn—better than 400 
per cent increase. Mr. Chambers says: 
“BEST CROPS and BEST PROFITS from my GOLDEN 
DELICIOUS Trees ($2.50 to $2.75 a bushel orchard run). In 
setting out a new orchard, I would plant it 30 PER CENT 

GOLDEN DELICIOUS, 30 PER 
CENT STAYMARED APPLES. 
My GOLDEN DELICIOUS be- 
gan bearing at 4 years, and have 
brought a:good income from the 
time they were seven years old.” 

Mr. F, A. Schell, well known orchardist of the 
Northwest, set out 400 young Stark GOLDEN 
DELICIOUS Trees. Up to that time he had made 
more money from Stark’s Red Delicious than from 
any other variety he grew—and therefore he’ had 
full confidence in our assurance that GOLDEN 
DELICIOUS would be an even greater money- 
maker for him. 
When his GOLDEN DELICIOUS Trees were 5 years old 
Mr. Schell informed us: ‘‘Those 400 GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
Trees on 8 acres yielded me $2,041.50 worth of apples 
this year—the SECOND crop they have borne since 
planting.”’ 
Figure this for yourself. It means practically $225.50 
per-acre from trees only 5 years old. 
“Tn the next year when many growers of ordinary apples 
received low prices for their crops, Mr. Schell again wrote 
Stark Bro’s: ‘‘My GOLDEN DELICIOUS Trees—6 years 
old—bore a crop of 1,755 bushels—only 35 bushels of 
which were C grade.’’ Mr. Schell further informed us that 
he received an average of $3.00 per bushel f.o.b. or- 
chard. Therefore his gain from crop from 400 Trees on 8 
acres, figures about $5,325.00—averaging over $665 per 
acre. Mr. Schell sent photograph of a 6 yr. old GOLDEN 
DELICIOUS, bearing 6 bushels, its third crop. The follow- 
ing year those 400 trees, 7 yrs. old, bore 1,947 bushels which 
brought $5,810 or $726.50 per acre. 
Mr. J. D. Prickett, College Park, Ga., writes: ‘I have more than 2,400 each 
eraleer Clean U GOLDEN DELICIOUS and STARKING Trees. GOLDEN DELICIOUS 
H. T. BIGELOW, Bloomingdale, Mich., 
writes: ‘“When.a man takes every Sweep- 
stakes except one, and gets second on that, 
he’s going some! That’s what we did at the 
Bangor Apple Show. Every apple win-: 
ning was from Stark Trees. We came 
home with about 40 ribbons and money 
“prizes, and we entered only about half the 
apples our competitors did.” 
In another letter Mr. Bigelow says: 
“We send you phctograph of one of our 
exhibits ‘‘Pick of the Pack.’’ Every apple 
shown is off Stark Tree. ALL YELLOW 
APPLES ARE GOLDEN DELICIOUS, 
except a half bushel of Grimes. You re- 
member'the load the trees had at the time 
of your visit. The yield was about 500 
bushels and packed out almost a carload. 
More people are taking to GOLDEN DE- 
LICIOUS each year. It took quite a time 
to win us over but now WE ARE BACK 
OF THIS APPLE. Buyers also seem to be 
warming up to-GOLDEN DELICIOUS. 
We have no more room to plant trees, so 
we will probably top-work some of the 
Grimes to GOLDEN DELICIOUS. 
Many visitors come to see our Trees. 
Some drive 80 miles to see this block, 
which is all in Stark Trees.’’ 
earlier.”’ 
“Our Golden Delicious trees are .a 
feast even for a one-eyed man! Cus- 
tomers hold their orders for me. One 
lady asked her roadside dealer to get 
2 trees of apples regardless of price.” 

other late keeping, high quality yellow 
apple to compete with Golden Delicious 
and its golden color is a distinguishing 
feature (similar toa Trade-Mark) that en- 
ables the consumer to pick out this variety. 
On our market Golden Delicious is now 
selling and has sold at top prices for a 
number of years. On account of its superior 
qualities, large advertising and publicity 
campaigns, Golden Delicious is rapidly re- 
placing many older, less desirable varieties. 
Golden Delicious comes out of cold stor- 
Trees set 5 years ago have given me 3 crops. They came into bearing 1 to 2 years 
North. 
age in winter or late spring in excellent condi- 
tion; firm, crisp, juicy and retaining its 
true high flavor better than any other 
variety. When taken out of storage, Golden 
Delicious retains its attractive golden yellow 
color without scald, even after being exposed 
to warm temperatures. This is a very vital, 
important point with fruit retailers and 
grocerymen. The Apple Dealers like to 
handle an apple with these Late Keeping 
Qualities and attractive appearance. They 
do not have to worry about its holding up in 

Copyright Stark Nurseries, Louisiana. Mo. 
Same kind of testimony comes from the 
R. P. Litchfield, Sanford, Maine, 
writes: ‘““My 65 Golden Delicious trees came 
into bearing at 3 years. Brought $4.00 a bushel. 
They never fail. Trees I first set loaded each 
year. LEADING WINTER APPLE. 
| World’s Best ALL-PURPOSE Apple 
“Our company has handled and sold the Golden Delicious over 
a period of years and my cbservation is that there is an ever in- 
creasing popular demand. I am convinced that it is unsur- 
passed as a high quality, late keeping apple, ideal not only for 
eating but also for cooking purposes. No other variety has so 
quickly become an acknowledged market leader. 
Each year, as the public becomes more familiar with Golden 
Delicious it is being used in greatly increased quantities. It brings 
repeat orders and this repeat business means quicker turn-over 
and more profit for the dealer and retailer. The consumer eas- 
ily identifies Golden Delicious by its attractive golden color and 
high flavor and demands this variety by name. This golden color 
has come to mean “‘high quality and rich flavor.’’ There is no 
good solid juicy condition until spring or 
later. Frequently apple prices on the 
late spring markets are considerably 
higher because there are very few good 
quality juicy apples to be had then. 
Allthat is necessary to increase consump- : ( 
tion of Golden Delicious on any market is >10 = s 
to give the consumers an opportunity to 
become familiar with its splendid rich 
flavor and its many outstanding qualities; 
the public and the apple will do the rest.” 
G. A MARSH Co., By G. A. Marsh. 
Prof. F. S. Merrill, Nationally Known 
Orchardist, Ex-President Missouri Horti- 
cultural Society, former professor in Horti- 
culture both Missouri and Kansas Agri- 
cultural Colleges, writes us enthusiastically 
of GOLDEN DELICIOUS. He has been 
in charge of over 1,000 acres of orchards in 
the Central West. He says: “GOLDEN 
DELICIOUS retains its extraordinary 
quality unbelievably long. I ate some 
GOLDEN DELICIOUS in June (nearly 
9 mo. after picking) that still retained 
the crisp, sprightly quality. It keeps so 
long, and retains its juiciness, beautiful 
appearance, crisp flesh and aromatic flavor 
so late that it has little or no competi- 
tion on late markets. GOLDEN DE- 
LICIOUS shows regular, annual, heavy 
bearing habits—even young trees. I am 
amazed atits FROST RESISTANT qual- 
ity. When practically all other varieties 
fail. GOLDEN DELICIOUS bears re- 
markable crops. I believe GOLDEN DE- 
LICIOUS will hold a place all by itself 
both in the esteem of apple consumers and 
as the preferred choice of fruit growers. 
After anyone has eaten GOLDEN DE- 
LICIOUS he can never forget it. He wants 
more. This means repeat orders for 
growers and dealerg.”’ 









