Western Kansas world., 1886-07-31
NURSERIES.
The Oldest Nurseries in the West.


of stock and extensive business, occupy
beautiful valley about one and one-half
miles west of the city, and cover an area
of more than 800 acres. Almost every
variety of soil is found in the bed or on
the slopes of this valley, the bottom
lands Of which are thoroughly tile
drained in order to produce strong f.
brous roots in the stock grown. The
immense quantity of stock grown here
may be estimated by remembering that a
single acre will contain about 1900
stocks; therefore, these grounds are ca
pable of containing more than four mill
ion and half of stocks. Our readers
may form faint idea of the extent of
the business when we mention that du-
ring this year alone there have been put
out 75,OOO pear, 25O,OOO cherry, and
more than million apple stocks, besides
immense quantities of plum, peach, small
fruits and ornamental and Towering
stock.
There is nothing new or desirable in
fruits, flowers or ornamental trees, that
is not found in these nurseries, carefully
tested, cultivated, and true to name. In
fact, the Stark Brothers spend more
money annually in securing and testing
new varieties than many nurseries do in
cultivating their stock. Nothing new or
desirable escapes them. THEY NOW
POSSESS ALMOST THE ENTIRE
STOCK IN THE WORLD OF THE
MARIANA PLUM, WHICH POSSESS
ES MORE VALUABLE FEATURES
THAN ANY OTHER PLUM BEFORE
THE PUBLIC. But to mention merely
the varieties of their stock would fill an
entire number of the Farmer.
The extraordinary success of these
Nurseries has been the result of careful
business management, close study of the
wants of the West and the most scrupu-
lous honesty and fair dealing. In fifty
years of successful business, now in the
hands of the third generation, it has
been the policy of the firm to send out
nothing that was not credit to the Nur-
series, true to name and carefully tested.
This policy was adopted by Judge James
Stark, the grandfather of the present
owners,) at the beginning, (52 years ago.
and it has been rigidly adhered to by
the two generations that have succeeded
him, until now the name of the Stark
Nurseries is certain guaranty of purity
and excellence, as thousands of orchards
in the West testify.
We append few extracts from the
volumes of letters, in evidence of perfect
packing, good condition in which stock
is received, satisfactory count and, more
important than all, the delight given by
the varieties after coming into bearing.
None but those who have carefully
watched and tended trees or plants only
to be disappointed, when, after fruiting,
they prove to be worthless varieties, can
fully appreciate this.
Mr.. Jesse Long, who bought trees in
1886 and many succeeding years from
the founder of these Nurseries the late
Judge James Stark-writes us:
PITTsFIELD, ILL,
September 21, 1883
The fruit trees bought of your grand
father years ago were true to name, and
I think no varieties are better. The
finest fruits we ever raised were from
your Nurseries. Hoping you will have
some good trees for me again next
spring, remain
Yours respectfully,
JESSE LONG.
Gen. r. A. Cameron, who is starting q
fruit farm at Canon City, Colo, writes as
follows:
Office of P. o. Inspector,
DENVER, COLORADO,
May 8, 1884
I have finished my planting, and the
goods you sent me were the best, in ev-
cry respect, ever saw shipped from any
establishment of your kind. Had I been
fortunate enough to have become &c