The Springdale news., 1912-09-06
APPLE PROSPECTS
Prof Walker Writes Kansas City
 Packer of Conditions Here.

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 Fayetteville, Ark, Aug. r, 1912. To The Packer Replying to your inquiry regarding the apIe crop, will say that the crop is quite heavy, equalling that of 1901 with probably more than double the number of trees in bearing. The season has been especially favorable to seab, however, and as many orchardists are giving their orchards but indif- ferent care there is very large proportion of fruit that will not be of marketable quality so that the ably only about 20 or 2 per cent of the apples In the state.
 1 visited some orchards which are simply perfection which are the re- suit of good care and spraying. The number of growers who at present are following the up-to-date methods l is probably represented by the fig ures already given. l might add to this report, however. that results are proving such satisfactory arguments that the number of sprayers that have asked to be shown and have been shown until they are ready to get into the band wagon has been doubled up each year for four or i five years.
 a1 H-ariafinc Ben Davis, Gano, Jonathan, Arkan- sas or Mammoth Black Twig, Wine sap, York Imperial. Collins or Cham 1 pion and Grimes Golden
 At this point growers may be reached through C D MeIlroy; at l Springdale, Lafe Marks and through the secretary of the Springdale Hor- ticultural Society. at Bentonville, Benton County Horticultural Society; at Sloan Springs. the Siloam Springs Horticultural Society; at Gentry, Gentry Fruit Growers and Shippers Assn; at Decatur, Geo. Brusse: at Rogers, through J. N. Stroud; at Ozark, 4 w. Poole; at Van Buren, NJ. F. H. Smeltzer; at all points along the Kansas City Southern Railroad, ]. Hollister Tull, Mena, Ark, at all points along the Iron Mountain Railroad, LA. Mark l hal. Little Rock. The points men, toned include some of the leading apple shipping points
 l Leading growers are:
 Bentonville-G. T. Lincoln, H ". l Gipple and Mr. Almond
 springdale-D E. Eieher, Lafe Marks, C. \. Miller, M Bowden. = s Bouton and W B Brogdon
 Rogers-W. R. Gady
 Fayetteyille-M ! Holmes, Inc lSkillern, C. D McIlroy and Cook Or chard Co. box 55.
 Deratur-Geo. Busse and E. N Plank.
 siloam springs-w. H pavey and D A. Ford
 Lineoln=E 4 Burlington and Ozark Orchard Co
 Johnson switch-J. W. Webber and Reyburn Peay.
 Morrow W Enelish
 In the above I have mentioned not only the names of some of the lading growers but men who are giving careful attention 10 spraying, cultivation. etc. Of their orchard and producing good stock.
 The last named man, ] W Eng fish, is especially worthy of mention. He has about 6e acres of orchard planted by his father some years ago His father was interested in wheat. corn and hogs and paid little attention to the orchard. He died nine years ago and for several years following in his fathers footsteps. Mr English paid but little attention to the orchard beyond what was nec- essary to keep il from dying This that orcharding if followed right should pay good returns he con suited the Experiment Station and bulletins and books and has sudden ly sprung into full fledged orehar- dist His orchard Is simply loaded down with apples of which 95 per cent are perfect. He will have a crop of some $500 barrels Previously the orchard had not proven sue cess Ernest Walker, Professor of ] Horticulture
 B. Vinson and Oren Thompson arrived home Tuesday night from Van Buren where they had been playing with the ball team at that nla.I -Eh1.-.......4,.. ..loaoa. Lan d Q, '.