
5-Year Starking Tree 
Bearing 7 Bushels 
“Dec. 22—About this time we like to 
send some small gift to those who have 
contributed to our success in the past year. 
The enclosed picture of a Starking Limb, 
with 22 huge Apples, we hope you will en- 
joy—with the compliments of Richey & 
Gilbert.’’ Yakima, Washington. 
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From all sections of the United States, from Canada and from South America 
and Mexico come glowing reports of the YOUNG-BEARING habit of STARKING 
Double-Red Delicious — reports which show that Starking begins to bear much 
younger than Original Delicious. 
“I gathered 900 bushels of fine big, beautifully 
colored Starking apples from 700 young trees this 
year. All of them began to bear 2 to 3 years 
younger than old Delicious.’’—L. A. Cather, 
Marion Co., W. Va. 
“Picked my first crop from my 120 Starking trees when they 
were only 3 years old. All of them graded No, 1 Extra Fancy 
for color. This earlier, All-Over-Red Coloring makes them 
highly desirable in the eyes of the public, and they always sell 
for high prices.’”’-—T. H. Miller, Yell Co., Ark. 
“T find that my Starking trees begin bearing 2 | 
years younger than old Delicious. The apple has 
higher quality and juicier flavor than old Deli- 
cious.”’—G. C. Hitchings, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 
“IT have about 100 Starking trees that began bearing when 
3 years old—about 2 years younger than Delicious usually 
bears. It is very much more desirable than Delicious. The 
apples always sell very much higher than Delicious because of the 
more attractive coloring.’’—J. A. Keyser, Rappahannock Co., Vias 
The superlative Starking apple simply cannot be compared with any other red winter apple. Its crisp 
flesh is overflowing with an exquisite, aromatic flavor—and a rich, refreshing juiciness not found in any other 
red apple. 
“Starking apples at picking time are much firmer-fleshed 
apples and even better flavored than Delicious. I have 
200 Starking trees now 5 years old. They bore their first crop 
at 3 years and are younger bearers than Delicious.’’-—Edward 
E. Heid, Jefferson Co., Indiana. 
“All my customers say that Starking—is the best red 
apple they ever tasted and the most beautiful they ever saw. 
I get 25 per cent more money for them than for any other 
apple. My Starking trees bore 3 years younger than old Delici- 
ous.’’—A. Svonavec, Summit Co., Ohio. 
“The Starking apple has a juicier, finer flavor than the 
old Delicious. My 150 Starking trees began to bear 2 years 
younger than Delicious trees. I have no trouble in getting 
much higher prices for my Starking apples than for old 
Delicious—because of the far better color.’—Mrs. Dora Lee 
Smith, Putnam Co., Tennessee. 
“T get 50 per cent higher prices for my Starking apples than 
for Delicious because all my customers think the FLAVOR 
and COLOR of the Starking is SIMPLY WONDERFUL.”’— 
Philip Weisbrod, Kossuth Co., Iowa. 
Because it COLORS ALL OVER weeks earlier than old Delicious, the Starking is picked when still HARD- 
RIPE, though already a Solid Crimson Red. Tests by apple authorities PROVED that Starkings after 
ONE YEAR AND 3 MONTHS STORAGE were still perfect, firm, juicy—with no scald or decay—NOT 
THE LEAST MEALY. 
Prof. T. J. Talbert, Mo. State Horticulturist, after sampling 
Starking apples that had been in storage from October one year 
to December the next year (15 months) stated: ‘‘These have 
held up remarkably well. Show no signs of scald or decay, 
have retained their fine deep red color and are good to eat. Still 
very firm and juicy. High quality and good shipping and 
keeping ability.” 
“This extra red color of Starking assures fruit growers Early 
Picking, Firmer Fruit for Long Storage Keeping and 
Better Quality During A Longer Storage Season.’’—Prof. 
Gourley, Chief Ohio Hort. Dept. 
“The increased color of the Starking makes it possible to 
pick the fruit earlier and make the apple keep longer. This 
is of great value to commercial orchardists.’’—Prof. Potter, 
New Hampshire State Horticulturist. 
“The keeping quality of Starking apples is ASTONISHING. 
I have held them up to June the next year after picking 
and THEY WERE STILL FIRM, CRISP and JUICY.’’— 
P. Weisbrod, Kossuth Co., Iowa. 
The uniform, perfectly shaped LARGE SIZE of Starking apples surprises all who plant this Improved 
Double-Red Delicious strain. It is astonishing what a large percentage of crop packs out huge apples, 64 to 
48 apples to the bushel. 
“Starking, side by side ordinary Delicious, show tremendous 
contrast in color. Starking is beautiful deep red, when Delicious 
are still green. Our Starking apples grew to 48 to bushel 
size (apples over 12% inches in circumference). Brought 
exceptionally high prices. Our Starking Trees planted late 
in Spring 2 years ago bore apples this year.’’—American 
Fuit Grower, Inc., World’s Largest Orchard Co., with Head- 
quarters, in Pittsburgh, Pa. 
‘‘People in this vicinity were startled at the SIZE and QUAL- 
ITY of my Starking and Golden Delicious apples. They didn’t 
know that apples like these could be grown in Kentucky.’’— 
Jos. Waggener, Webster Co., Ky. 
“T gathered 100 bushels extra fine Starking even though 
the drouth was the worst in history. All my customers 
wondered how the Starking apple grew so BIG and had such 
WONDERFUL COLOR. Sold for much higher prices than 
Delicious.’’-—Chas. W. Hamilton, Taylor Co., Iowa. 
“T would rather plant Starking than any other red apple 
because Starking apples are larger, finer flavored, higher 
colored fruit. My Starking bore 2 years younger than Oid 
Delicious. My Starking apples bring much higher prices on 
the market.’’—Harry Roberts, Madison Co., Tenn. 
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Starking thrives, grows fast, bears young, yields big crops annually in practically every section of the 
United States. It is rapidly superseding other red apples in orchards everywhere. 
“There is no comparison between old Delicious and Starking 
trees here in New England. Last year we had a very severe 
winter but there was no winter injury on my young Stark- 
ing trees, while thousands of Baldwins were ABSOLUTELY 
KILLED. All my 450 Starking trees bore fine crops this 
year.’’—-K. Y. Taylor, Franklin Co., Mass. 
“My Starking trees began to bear 3 years younger than 
old Delicious. The earlier and all-over-red coloring of Starking 
makes it a far more profitable apple for the grower.’’—R. D. 
Kohne, Lucas Co., Ohio. 
“Despite the drouth, many of my young Starking trees bore 
2 barrels (6 bushels) each this year of fine Extra Fancy 
No. 1 apples. The entire crop was 100 per cent all-over-red 
the first week in September. The crop was remarkable because 
these Starking trees withstood a 20 degrees below zero 
spell last winter!’-—D. Gold Miller, Berkeley Co., W. Va. 
“All my Starking trees began bearing at least one year 
younger than Delicious. All of them withstood the terrible 
drouth splendidly and bore good crops.’—C. McCurdy, 
Oakland Co., Michigan. 

“Starking Brings Top Prices’’ | 
says Mid-Western Grower 

“Several years ago,” says Mr. Frank Penstone, a successful Illinois 
fruit farmer, “I set out about 15 acres to Stark trees. This was so 
much more profitable than farm crops that I kept adding to my 
orchard until I now have 100 acres. 
“Starking and Golden Delicious are the most profitable varieties I 
grow. Last year there was a big crop everywhere, but because I had 
Stark leading varieties—including Starking and Golden Delicious—I 
made more money off of my fruit last year than I ever made before. 
‘“Asain this year Starking and Golden Delicious trees are loaded. 
Some Starking trees average 13 to 14 bushels and they are beauties. I 
picked Starking that graded 64 to the bushel and even now (Sept.) they 
are bright red all over. That’s the advantage Starking has over Delicious 
—colors early and gets the high prices for the first Delicious on the 
market. 
“The all-over-red Starking color makes them bring 33% to 40% 
more than Delicious year after year.”’ 
Starking Wins Sweepstakes 

In Canada and U. S. Year After Year 
“Starking wins Sweepstakes Award for the BEST single box on 
exhibition at the Canadian Royal Winter Fair and in addition also won 
First, Second, and Third Prizes. 
“Winning over McIntosh (which variety has captured the award 
eight times in the Royal’s 15 years of existence) Oak Ridge Farms of 
Port Credit celebrated their debut at the Fair by going to the top with 
a box of Starking Double-Red Delicious —a ‘sport’ of the original 
Delicious apple”’ says Canadian Horticulture. 
Wins at Big Michigan Apple Show—‘‘We had some fine Starking, 
Golden Delicious and Staymared. You can tell how good they were when 
I tell you we won every Sweepstakes at the Bangor Apple Show, beating 
our nearest competitor by over one thousand points. Out of 96 entries 
we took 90 ribbons. Our winnings of cash and me chandise were over 
$400.00. All of my Prize-Winning Fruit was grown on Stark trees. 
Harry T. Bigelow, Van Buren Co., Mich. 
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