I. A. BAUER PLANT COMPANY’S BLUE RIBBON BRAND PLANTS 
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We wish to let all of our customers know that our Mr. J. A. Bauer was 
fatally injured in an automobile accident and passed away on October 3rd, 
1932. At that time the management of the business was taken over by his 
sister, Mayme Bauer Grissom, who had been his chief assistant for the past ten 
years. We shall continue to carry on the business as near as possible as he 
would have it done. 
Greetings 
We thank our many customers for their past favors and hope they will 
continue to give us their orders. 
This has been a good season for the production of plants and we will have 
a fine lot of well rooted plants to offer. We have part of our plants growing 
on river bottom land that is sandy and insures your getting well rooted stock, 
as the diggers get all of the small fibrous roots when digging them. We also 
have many plants growing on uplands as other plant men here grow theirs. 
Respectfully, 
J. A. BAUER PLANT COMPANY. 
Strawberry Plants and How To Grow Them 
Shipments —We pack all of our plants 
in slatted crates and guarantee safe arrival 
on all shipments up to April 10th. After 
that date they travel at risk of purchaser. 
We do not advise shipment of strawberry 
plants by freight but advise shipping by 
express or mail. 
Terms—We ask cash before shipment 
is made, or will take one-half cash and 
balance C. O. D. If you send check please 
add exchange fee. We prefer money or¬ 
ders. 
Mail Orders —On our mail orders we 
send just the same plants as if they went 
by express, and we sell as few as twenty- 
five plants to one person. But we hope 
you will make your order for $1.00 or 
more. Remember we guarantee safe ar¬ 
rival. 
Prompt Shipment —When you are ready 
to set your plants you usually want them 
at once and we can get them to you 
promptly. When you place your order 
with us, if the weather permits digging the 
plants they will go out to you promptly. 
We are one of the largest growers of 
strawberry plants in the Southwest and 
have been established since 1880. Every 
patron must be a pleased patron. 
How To Grow Strawberries —We have 
many requests from people wanting in¬ 
formation as to how to grow strawberries. 
We will say that each section has different 
soil conditions and there is also a differ¬ 
ence in the climate, so what does well 
with us might not do well in your sec¬ 
tion. But we will give a brief description 
of the way we grow them. 
We advise using new land if possible. 
Use well drained land, having it cleared 
and broke in the fall. Then in the spring 
break the land again and harrow. Now 
lay off your rows about three and one- 
half feet apart. Now take one horse 
turning plow and throw two furrows to¬ 
gether one from each side of the original 
row. Then harrow off ridge with light 
one-horse harrow. Then set plants 16 to 
18 inches in row in middle of ridge. Work 
with hoe and plow as often as necessary 
through summer. With proper season you 
should have a fine row of plants by Oc¬ 
tober if set early in spring. If you care to 
do so you may give them about 300 
pounds of bone meal, scattered broadcast, 
late in September. Land that is inclined 
to be wet or overflow should never be 
used for strawberries. We usually use a- 
bout 7,000 plants to the acre. 
In Southern Texas they use what they 
call the double hedge row, using from 
twenty to fifty thousand to the acre. 
