3825 Bushels of Large Size, brilliant red Starking 
from 5-year old trees in Foster-Schultz Orchards. 
Starking Extra Large Perfect 
Shape—Keeps Till Late Spring 
Because it COLORS ALL OVER weeks earlier than old Delicious, the 
Starking is picked when still HARD-RIPE, though already a Solid Crim- 
son 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. 
Protea. J. Talbert, Mo. State 
Horticulturist, after sampling Stark- 
ing 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 Pick- 
ing, Firmer Fruit for Long Stor- 
age Keeping and Better Quality 
During A Longer Storage Season.” 
—Prof. Gourley, Chief Ohio Hort. 
Dept. 
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 packs out huge apples, 64 to 48 to the bushel. 
“Starking, side by side ordinary 
Delicious, shows tremendous con- 
trast in color. Starking is beautiful 
deep red, when Delicious is still 
green. Our Starking apples grew 
to 48 to bushei size (apples over 
1214 inches in circumference). 
Brought exceptionally high prices. 
Our Starking Trees planted late 
in Spring 2 years ago bore apples 
this year.’’ — American Fruit 
Grower, Inc., World’s Largest Or- 
chard Co., with Headquarters, in 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
“T gathered 100 bushels extra 
fine Starking even though the 


The photograph to the 
right was sent to us by 
Leo C. Antles, Former 
District Production — 
Manager American 
Fruit Growers, Inc. 
These apples brought BP” # 
the grower $5 a bushel 
f.o. b. cars when De- 
licious were bringing 
$2.50 to $3.00 per bushel. 
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., lowa. 
“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 Old Delicious. My Starking 
apples bring much higher prices on 
the market.’’— Harry Roberts, 
Madison Co., Tenn. 

‘Third crop on our 7-year-old Starking—100% perfect color 
and tremendous size.’’ American Fruit Growers. 
Starking Makes More Money 
for Growers Everywhere 
—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. 
“Aoain 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.’’ 
—Says U. S. Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia—World’s Largest 
Grower, Plants 6031 More Starking Trees. To Grow Nation’s 
Finest Orchard, He Selected Stark Exclusive Leader Varieties. 
“Whenever we can cut out unpopular and unprofitable varieties and 
plant improved varieties we should do so,’’ Senator Harry Byrd told 
the Members of the Virginia Horticultural Society. ‘Red Delicious 
(Starking) is the most profitable Variety we can grow provided it 
is planted properly in suitable soil and thoroughly pollenized.”’ 
NOTE: Senator Byrd practices what he preaches. Last year 
alone he planted 6031 STARKING (Double-Red Delicious). He 
also planted large quantities of Scarlet Staymared, Red Rome 
Beauty, Golden Delicious, Staymared, etc. 
Geo. T. Skiff, Onondago Co., New York writes: “My 200 Starking 
trees bore much younger than Delicious. All the apples are highly 
colored No. 1 Extra Fancy for color and my customers are crazy about 
them. Have sold my apples for $3.50 a bushel.” 
“My Starkings always sell for $1.50 more per bushel than I can get for 
old Delicious.’—says G. Golden, Hot Springs Co., Ark. 




we: 
A Finest carlond of Apales Ever Shipped in 
America—ALL STARKING”’ 
