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Sterens' Late. 
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Strawberries For Bigger Profits 
With the war at an end you are at peace with your neighbor, be he friend or foe, and your 
mind reverts once more to the ordinary channels of trade and living. 
A more fitting time to greet you, and to express to you our great appreciation of your many 
flattering orders and your numerous letters of praise sent us during the past year, could not be 
found. We vyish we had the room to publish some of these letters, but lack of space prevents 
our doing so. They lead us to believe we have won your complete confidence, and we feel satis- 
fied our square dealings of the past will bring to us your 1919 business in larger volume than ever. 
Hoping that the kindly feeling that has been created between us may continue, we are 
Yours very truly, 
THE BRIDGMAN NURSERY CO. 
The Outlook For 1919 
We are about to enter a new year. Our nation's 
wants in the way of men, money, and food have 
been taken care of. All things that go to make 
life and living agreeable and pleasant will soon 
return to their former level and our country will 
continue along much the same lines as before. 
With the war at an end, the growing of grain 
and production of meats need not be pushed to 
the straining point. Other countries released 
from the war struggle will be able 
to help care for the wants of the 
needy nations. With shipping 
restrictions eliminated, vessels 
from all ports can again enter the 
seas with supplies that have been 
closed to the world for the past 
four years. There will be plenty 
for all. 
With normal conditions at hand 
again we should give more atten- 
tion and thought to the raising of 
fruits. Acres that have been sown 
to grains and vegetables can once 
more be devoted to the raising of 
fruits, which are always in great 
demand and bring big profits. Es- 
pecially should we give attention 
to the small fruits that bear so 
soon after planting. 
The last few years has seen a 
big advance in the price of fruit, 
due to the increasing demand and 
to the fact that less attention has 
been given to the raising of fruits. 
Every spare acre of ground has 
been devoted to wheat, corn, etc., 
in answer to the call for more food CHICAGO 
from the warring nations. The 
matter of growing fruits has been neglected in 
favor of the grains. Now the government and 
the hospitals are sending forth appeals to raise 
more fruits. It is your patriotic duty to heed this 
call as you did the one for other food products. 
Our gallant boys who are returning from the 
battle front to recuperate are going to require lots 
of fruit, and it is up to us all to see that they 
get it. 
The growing of berries reduces 
the high cost of living. They eas- 
ily replace the higher priced fruits 
such as oranges and bananas. It 
is pleasant and healthful work and 
brings you big returns for little 
effort. We know of growers who 
make from $500 to $1200 on one 
acre set with our quality grown 
plants. This is no unusual occur- 
rence. It is easy money compared 
to the raising of some crops. The 
berries are the first money crop 
of the year, and this is a great 
help in many ways. 
Everybody relishes strawberries. 
When mother says "short cake," 
all your troubles cease. 
Our berry plant business is 
growing to such national impor- 
tance that we are on the lookout 
for more suitable acres on which 
to grow plants. The demand for 
our plants comes from all direc- 
tions in ever increasing volume. 
We are amply able to take care of 
all orders this year. We have 
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we are located connectiona with all lines. 
BRIDGMAN 
