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Season over until June 2012, when we will have more sweet
strawberries,
raspberries,
marionberries,
and unbelievable
blueberries!
Thanks for supporting your local farm!
We Sell:
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Strawberries n
Raspberries
n Marionberries
n Blueberries

Our Customer's are the Sweetest!


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Our Favorite Recipe |
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Best Raspberry Pie Recipe Ever
Pie Filling
2 C Spooner Raspberries
Glaze
1 C Fresh Spooner Raspberries
2/3 C Sugar
1/2 C Water
3 Tbls Cornstarch
1 Keebler Ready Crust Shortbread Pie Crust or
Graham Cracker Ready Crust
Whip Cream or Cool Whip |
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DIRECTIONS:
Place 2 C fresh Raspberries into pie crust.
GLAZE:
In saucepan, combine 1 C Raspberries with 2/3 C Sugar.
Dissolve 3 Tbl Cornstarch in 1/2 C water and add to sauce pan
with berry mixture, stirring over medium heat until glossy and
slightly thick & starts to boil. (about 3 min.) Cool slightly &
pour over fresh berries in pie crust & chill. Serve with whip
cream. Makes 1 pie
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TIP #1 Don't have
time or have too many extra berries to freeze. Just
puree them in your blender or food processor and pour
into ice cube trays. When frozen, pop them out and put
in ziplock bags for later use in smoothies, or
recipes..Yum.
TIP #2 Place unwashed berries in these produce bags and
refrigerate, to get more fresh days from your berries.
When ready to eat, then wash and use in your recipes.
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TIP #3
For quick way, to have Strawberry
Shortcake, Just use the Pillsbury "Grands" Biscuits,
Cook and Cool, Slice in half. Add Sliced and Sugared
Berries, with Whip Cream on Top..Yummy!
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Welcome
to
Spooner's Berry Farms, located in
Olympia, Washington. We're a local, family owned berry farm. We
are very passionate about delivering daily, only the freshest
berries, until sold out that day.
We have 12 locations to serve you. We pick only
what we can sell for that day, assuring you
FRESH PICKED BERRIES daily.
We've been in business since 1982, and have
enjoyed our old friends and making new friends and sharing
our favorite recipes.. Yummy!
We love seeing the happy faces, when they take
our berries home to enjoy!
Thanks so much,
Tim & Sue Spooner,
And Our Friendly Staff
(Who is like Family to Us)
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Berries Make
Great Gifts!

Easy Gift Giving
Purchase at
any Berry Barn |
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Strawberries
are famous in the phytonutrient world because they
contain anthocyanins
that not only provide its flush red color, but also
serve as potent antioxidants that have repeatedly
been shown to help protect cell structures in the
body and to prevent oxygen damage in all of the
body’s organ systems. Strawberries’ unique
properties makes them a heart-protective fruit, an
anti-cancer fruit, and an anti-inflammatory fruit,
all rolled into one. Plus, they are an excellent
source of Vitamin C, manganese, dietary fiber and
iodine.
Raspberries
offer more nutritional value than most foods: high
in vitamin C, iron, folate, ellagic acid
(anti-carcinogenic compound); they’ve shown to lower
high blood cholesterol and slow release of carbs
into the stream of diabetics; they have no fat,
they’re high fiber and only 64 calories/cup and
they’re pretty. Raspberries are like the Angelina
Jolie of real food.
What’s more, they are ready to eat in an instant; no
peeling, coring, stemming or chopping – just wash
and eat.
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www.spoonerfarms.com
Welcome to Ken M. Spooner Farms.
We are proud to be your wholesale raspberry plant resource.
Founded in
1955 in the Puyallup Valley of the Pacific Northwest, we
base our business on the principles of top-notch plant
quality and top-notch customer service.
Our nursery stock, isolated from other raspberry plants,
is grown on fumigated land under a strict virus-free control
system. All plants are field grown from nuclear, virus-free
planting stock, and regularly inspected by the Washington
State Department of Agriculture to assure that they are
usually free from contaminations. This rigid program and our
50 years of experience in propagation guarantee that we can
give you the highest quality and healthiest stock available.
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The raspberry (Rubus)
is an herbaceous plant that belongs to the Rose
family. There are two distinct types of raspberries:
floricane fruiting (summer bearing) and
primocane fruiting (everbearing).
Everbearing varieties have a longer harvest season
than summer bearing varieties, and it's not unusual
to find plants bearing fruit late into the autumn
season. Summer bearing plants carry one heavy crop
of fruit during the summer months.
Cultivation for the two varieties is the
basically the same. The difference is in the way the
plant is pruned. The entire everbearing raspberry
plant is cut back to the ground in winter, whereas
summer bearing plants are pruned less drastically.
Both everbearing
and summer bearing raspberry plants are available
from Spooner Farms.
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Not sure which variety
is best for your region? Please
call us! We will be happy to
advise you on your raspberry plant
purchase. If you prefer, you may
e-mail
us with your questions.
Plant Information
We begin our raspberry
stock processing in November after
plants have achieved dormancy. Once dug
and processed, our certified planting
stock is kept at a constant temperature
of 28 degrees Fahrenheit in our modern
cold storage facilities until the grower
is ready to plant. We begin shipping
plants late December through June
depending upon location.
Certified raspberry
stock is sold bare root the following
ways:
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#1 grade plant (cane
is trimmed 8 to 12 inches)
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#2 grade plant
(smaller than the #1, we recommend
planting two per hill)
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bulk root material
(packed loose in boxes of 50 pounds
each).
Packaging Information
#1 and #2 certified
raspberry plants are loose packed in
boxes measuring 24 inches by 24 inches
by 17 inches. Approximate weight of
boxes range from 65 pounds up to 90
pounds each. Bulk root material is
packed in boxes measuring 24 inches by
18 inches by 17 inches with a total
weight of 55 pounds. #1 grade Meeker and
Willamette varieties are packed 500
plants per box. All other #1 grade
plants are packed from 200 to 400 plants
per box. #2 grade plants are packed 1000
plants per box.
Raspberry Spacing Per
Acre
Hill System
2½ feet by 7 feet 2,489 plants
2½ feet by 8 feet 2,178 plants
2½ feet by 9 feet 1,936 plants
(hand harvesting)
2½ feet by 10 feet 1,742 plants
(machine harvesting)
Hedgerow
Plants are spaced 1 to 1½ feet in the
row and 7 to 9 feet between rows (3,226
to 4,840 plants per acre). Plants will
fill in the bed from root suckers, and
are usually confined to a hedgerow about
1½ feet in width. |
Plant Care Upon Arrival
Your plants have been in cold storage
and proper care is necessary to insure
good growth. Ideally they should be
planted immediately, but can be held for
a few days. Store them in a cool dry
place until ready to plant. Care should
be taken to avoid allowing the plants to
dry out or overheat.
Site
The most critical factor in site
selection is soil type. A deep,
well-drained soil of medium to light
texture and free of salts is best. Avoid
heavy, clay soil and those areas
underlain with a clay or hard pan.
Raspberry plants need good soil aeration
and are very susceptible to root rots.
Many raspberry crops are planted on
raised beds for optimum production and
drainage. Soils should be prepared
before planting and receiving your
plants. Thoroughly till the soil and
eliminate perennial weed problems. An
adequate supply of good quality water
for irrigation is essential. Most
raspberry plantings have a dripline
system installed.
Do not plant raspberries where there
have been planted potatoes, tomatoes,
peppers or bulbs without prior
fumigation of the soil. These crops are
hosts for the disease Verticillium Wilt,
a fungus that can stay in the soil for
many years and can infest the raspberry
crop.
Planting #1 Grade Plants
Do not trim roots prior to planting.
Plant as early in the spring as
possible. Space the plants 30 inches
apart in the row and allow 8 to 10 feet
between rows for a hill system. For
hedgerow planting, space plants 18
inches between plants. Plants may be
set:
- in a plowed furrow
- in holes dug with a shovel
Plant the roots in an inverted "T"
formation. Cover with soil, placing just
1½ to 2 inches of dirt over the roots.
Planting depth is of great importance.
Raspberries planted too deeply will not
survive. Irrigating the field or
watering individual plants after
planting is recommended if good moisture
is not present at time of planting.
Planting #2 Grade Plants
Follow the instructions for planting
#1 grade plants, but use 2 plants in
lieu of one #1 grade plant.
Planting Bulk Root Material
Bulk root material is planted in a
hill system, using 150 to 200 pounds of
material per acre. Use 1½ to 2 ounces
per hill. It is critical to use the
correct amount. Too much root material
per hill will generate excessive canes.
Do not cut material; plant them as they
come from the box. Cover with 1 to 1-1½
inches of soil only.
Hedgerow planting rate is 250 to 300
pounds of material per acre. The root
material is placed continuous in the row
and covered with 1 to 1½ inches of soil.
Note:
The fine root system should not be
allowed to dry during the planting
process. This can happen very quickly on
a warm, windy spring day.
Fertilization
Raspberries need good soil fertility
for optimum growth and production. This
should be applied early in the season
with additional amounts according to
weather and leaching conditions.
Raspberry Plant Spacing
Per Acre
Hill System
2½ feet by 7 feet 2,489 plants
2½ feet by 8 feet 2,178 plants
2½ feet by 9 feet 1,936 plants
(hand harvesting)
2½ feet by 10 feet 1,742 plants
(machine harvesting)
Hedgerow
Plants are spaced 1 to 1½ feet in the
row and 7 to 9 feet between rows (3,226
to 4,840 plants per acre). Plants will
fill in the bed from root suckers, and
are usually confined to a hedgerow about
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Training and Pruning Floricane
(Summer Bearing) Varieties
Floricane (summer bearing) varieties
carry one crop of fruit on two year-old
canes during the summer months.
Trellises can be installed during the
fall of the first year. The trellis wire
support consists of two, three, or four
No. 10 or 12 galvanized wires stretched
along wooden posts 25 to 30 feet apart
in the row. The end posts are anchored
or braced since they get the most of the
pull. Rather than using wooden posts,
you may use steel posts at 20 foot
intervals.
After the first season's growth, tie
to the first wire those canes that are
long enough. In the following seasons,
canes that have produced fruit should be
cut out any time from the end of harvest
through late winter. Canes should be cut
as close to the soil as possible.
The number of canes each plant or
hill can support is decided by soil
fertility, moisture, and planting
distance. Keep all good strong canes
each plant will produce. This may mean
8, 10, or with exceptionally good
growing conditions, as many as 12 canes
per hill. Tie the canes to the top
trellis wire. Postpone cutting canes
back or tipping them until late winter
or early spring after the danger of hard
freezes has passed. Canes are usually
cut back to 4½ to 5½ feet.
Training and Pruning Primocane (Everbearing)
Varieties
Primocane fruiting (everbearing)
varieties fruit on canes that come up
each year. You can establish a trellis,
or let the canes be free standing. We
recommend that all raspberries be
supported by a trellis. This keeps the
fruit off the ground and maintains good
aeration of the planting for good
disease control.
Primocane varieties fruit in the fall
and will produce until the first hard
frost. When the crop is over and the
canes have dropped their leaves, cut or
mow all canes to the ground. Cut as
close to the soil surface as possible,
leaving no stubs.
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Protected Varieties
All grades of plant stock listed on
this Web site are offered for fruit
production only. Many of the newer
varieties are protected. These varieties
have royalty fees and may not be
propagated without the permission of the
patent holder.
Ordering
Please e-mail, mail, or phone your
order to us. Unsure of what variety to
plant? Our raspberry experts will be
happy to assist you in choosing the
correct plant varieties for your
location. Please read carefully our
Terms of Sale before placing
your order.
Telephone: (253) 845-5519, (800)
532-5487
Fax: (253) 845-5717
E-mail:
info@spoonerfarms.com
Deposits - Future Orders
We accept orders any time during the
year. Our stock is sold on expected
estimates and on a first order basis.
Sales Contracts will be mailed beginning
mid-September. A 25% non-refundable
deposit is required along with the
signed Sales Contract and
Non-Propagation Form within 30 days of
receipt to hold and reserve all plant
material. No order will be acknowledged
that does not include a deposit or
signed terms of sale and warranty
agreement.
Plant Pick-Up
Office and nursery hours: Monday -
Friday 8:00 to 4:30. Please call one day
before pick-up so that we may have your
order prepared for speedy loading.
Shipping
All prices are F.O.B. Puyallup,
Washington. Shipping and handling are
extra. Due to weather conditions unknown
to us when orders are placed, you will
need to notify us a few days before you
want delivery. UPS and Auto Freight are
used for most orders. We ship UPS Monday
through Wednesday. Auto Freight collects
Monday through Thursday. All orders east
of the Rockies must be shipped on
Monday, or UPS 2nd Day Air at our
discretion.
Phytosanitary Certificates and
Documentation
All orders requiring a Phytosanitary
Certificate will be charged a fee of
$75.00 for each certificate needed.
Documentation fee for shipments outside
North America will be charged $250.00.
Payment
Orders of $300.00 or less, please pay
in full prior to shipment. If credit is
established with us, payment is due upon
receipt of invoice. All others are due
on pick-up or 10 days prior to shipping.
We do accept MasterCard and Visa.
Interest will be charged at a rate of
1.5% per month (annual rate of 18%) on
all accounts due over 30 days.
Note
All orders are subject to
availability of stock. It is our desire
and intent to fill all orders as
confirmed. Any shortage due to
circumstances beyond our control will be
prorated among customers.
Raspberry Pricing
#1 Grade Certified Plants
Meeker
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QUANTITY |
1,000 to 4,000 |
5,000 to 49,000 |
50,000 to 99,000 |
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PRICE |
$755.00 per
thousand |
$632.00 per
thousand |
$609.00 per
thousand |
Cascade Bounty, Cascade Delight,
Chemainus, Malahat, Saanich, Tulameen,
Willamette
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QUANTITY |
1,000 to 4,000 |
5,000 to 49,000 |
50,000 to 99,000 |
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PRICE |
$755.00 per
thousand |
$696.00 per
thousand |
$667.00 per
thousand |
Anne, Autumn Britten, Caroline,
Heritage, all Numbered Varieties
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QUANTITY |
1,000 to 4,000 |
5,000 to 49,000 |
50,000 to 99,000 |
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PRICE |
$889.00 per
thousand |
$749.00 per
thousand |
$720.00 per
thousand |
Call for quotes on orders of
100,000 plants or more.
Quantities under 1,000 plants #1
grade plants
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QUANTITY |
250 to 999 plants |
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PRICE |
$1.50 per plant |
Please Note: Orders under
1,000 per variety cannot be combined for
a lower price!
Certified Bulk Root Material
Minimum 50 Pound Box - All varieties
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50 to 950 pounds |
$4.40 per pound |
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1,000 pounds or more |
$3.90 per pound |
#2 Grade Certified Plants
Minimum Order 1,000 Plants
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All varieties |
$395.00 per 1,000
plants |
Royalty Fees
Royalty Fee will be assessed on Anne,
Autumn Britten, Caroline, Cascade
Bounty, Cascade Delight, Chemainus,
Malahat, Saanich and all numbered
varieties.
Pacific Northwest: 10%
Outside Pacific Northwest: 15%
Autumn Britten: 15%
Washing Cost
International shipments requiring
washing of plants or root material:
$90.00 per thousand plants
$3.25 per pound on bulk root material |
ADDRESS:
Ken M. Spooner Farms, Inc.
9710 State Route 162 East
Puyallup, Washington 98374-1814
PHONE:
1-800-532-5487 and 1-253-845-5519
FAX:
1-253-845-5717
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
South Bound Directions to Ken M.
Spooner Farms
Traveling South on I-5 through Seattle
Washington:
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Exit from I-5 at the Kent #149 East
exit onto #516 heading East,
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Exit from #516 onto #167 heading
South,
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Exit from #167 onto #410 heading
East (Sumner, Yakima exit),
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Exit from #410 onto #162 heading
South (Valley Ave., Orting exit),
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Travel 2 miles to Ken. M. Spooner
Farms. Farm is on the right. Look
for our sign!
North Bound Directions to Ken M.
Spooner Farms
Traveling North on I-5 through Olympia
Washington:
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Exit from I-5 at the Puyallup exit
onto #512 heading East,
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Exit from #512 onto E. Pioneer Ave.
heading East (Orting exit),
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Drive about 3 miles, turn right onto
#162 at stop light,
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Travel about 1 mile to Ken M.
Spooner Farms. Farm is on the right.
Look for our sign!
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Family Owned and Family Operated
Founded by Ken Spooner in 1955 in the
Puyallup Valley in the Pacific
Northwest, Ken M. Spooner Farms is a
family owned and run business. Ken's
sons, Tim and Jeff, joined the business
in 1978. Our fifty years of experience
have firmly established us in the
nursery business of growing certified #1
grade raspberry plants. We base our
business on the principles of plant
quality and customer service.
Wholesaler to the US Market and
Beyond
Ken M. Spooner Farms is a wholesale
supplier of select raspberry plants to
the U.S. market. We also ship worldwide
to those places where raspberry plant
imports are allowed.
Your Raspberry Experts
Our knowledge comes from years of
experience growing plants as well as
crops. We are familiar with the
problems that face many growers, from
planting and growing concerns to fruit
production. We are always here to advise
you in cultural practices. Feel free to
call us with your questions.
Or, if you'd like, you can
e-mail us.
ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO THE
FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Unit price, unless otherwise set
forth in writing shall be as set
forth on the current variety
Price List for the applicable
season and areas. Unit price is
F.O.B. Ken M. Spooner Farms,
Inc., Puyallup, Washington.
Freight, royalty, taxes,
documentation, and handling fees
are extra charges ("Extra
Charges"). All Unit Prices are
in U.S. Dollars.
The total price, including Extra
Charges, shall before shipment
or pick-up, be paid in full in
U.S. Dollars or unless special
arrangements are agreed to in
writing. A
non-refundable
deposit of 25% of the total
price shall be paid at the time
the order is placed. The payment
of such deposit shall not
eliminate or modify the
preceding requirement for price
and payment in full before
shipment or pick-up. The parties
acknowledge and agree that the
purchase and sale of the product
occurred or shall occur in
Puyallup, Washington and
therefore the terms and
conditions herein shall be
constructed according to the
laws of the State of Washington,
with the exception of its
conflict and choice of law of
the State of Washington. In the
event of default of payment due
buyer agrees to pay seller all
reasonable costs incurred in the
collection, including attorney's
fees and court costs.
WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
Ken M. Spooner Farms, Inc.
warrants that the product
variety as described in the
invoice will be true to name,
and will refund the original
amount paid on any nursery stock
that is proven to be untrue to
name. This remedy shall be
Buyers sole and exclusive
remedy. BUYER, AND ANY PURCHASER
FROM BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT SELLER MAKES NO
WARRANTY AS TO THE PRODUCTIVITY
OR PERFORMANCE OF THE NURSERY
STOCK AND BUYER, AND ANY
PURCHASER FROM BUYER, FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO
ACCEPT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
QUALITY, PERFORMANCE AND
VIABILITY OF THE NURSERY STOCK
AND THAT ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD "AS
IS" AND WITH ALL FAULTS. All
claims must be submitted in
writing within 30 days of
receipt of plants. THE FOREGOING
WARRANTY IS AN EXCLUSIVE
WARRANTY, AND SELLER HEREBY
DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO
EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO DAMAGES SUCH AS LOST
PROFITS, LOSS OF USE OF PLANTS,
COST OF LOST FRUIT OR INJURY TO
ANY OTHER PROPERTY INCLUDING
CLAIMS ARISING FROM LATENT
DEFECTS IN PURCHASED ITEMS
WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT
OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. IN NO
EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SUM GREATER THAN THE
ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE PAID.
BUYER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY KEN M.
SPOONER FARMS, INC. FOR ANY AND
ALL DAMAGES INCURRED AS A RESULT
OF BUYER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE
KEN M. SPOONER FARMS, INC. WITH
A WRITTEN DISCLAIMER OR
WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY EXTENDING TO ANY
PURCHASERS FROM BUYER, OR AS A
RESULT OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED
STATEMENTS BY BUYER CONCERNING
WARRANTIES OF THE PRODUCTS.
Seller's delay or
non-performance hereunder shall
be excused if caused by an act
of God, quarantine, regulation,
disease, infestation, loss or
shortage of crop, fire, flood,
drought, strike, or if caused by
any other act, event, conditions
or circumstance beyond Seller's
control. Buyer agrees to a
FINANCE CHARGE OF 1½% PER MONTH
on all balances past due 30 days
from the date of invoice. ANNUAL
PERCENTAGE RATE IS 18%. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS IN THE TERMS OF SALE
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, BUT DO
NOT INCLUDE THE 1980 UNITED
NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF
GOODS.
What Is Not Covered By This
Warranty:
Nursery stock has been inspected
by the State Department of
Agriculture and carries a stamp
that the plants have been
inspected and are visibly free
from injurious insects, plant
diseases, viruses and/or
defects. Due to conditions
beyond the control of Ken M.
Spooner Farms including, but not
limited to, soil, weather,
buyer's negligence, and improper
use of chemicals and
fertilizers, we cannot and do
not warranty or guarantee growth
or fruit production. |
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Ken M. Spooner
Farms, Inc.
9710 State Route 162 East
Puyallup, WA 98374 |
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