Put That Idle Land To Work With Pecans. 
This is a familiar scene around the Bass Nurseries. The man in the foreground does nothing 
but inspect trees. This official inspector is a trained nurseryman, and it is his job not to let a 
single tree pass that is in any way inferior, defective in root system or trunk, or have any scars. 
The trees are first placed in the vat of water to wash the dirt off the roots, so they may be 
inspected and properly packed for shipment. The other men gather and tie the trees carefully, 
packing as described on page 10. As the trees are growing the entire nursery is inspected every 
week. The inspection is daily, but it requires a week to walk through all the rows of all the 
fields. Trees are carefully watched to keep free of any pests and diseases, and to see that trees 
are in a fine growing condition. 
This concern is not a back-lot nursery, nor a one-man, one-truck outfit, but in reality an 
institution. There are 15,000 acres, of which 1,000 are planted in orchards and nurseries. The 
remainder is held for continued development and enlargement. Over 2,000,000 trees grow in 
our nursery at all times. 
From 50 to 100 men are employed. Many of our employees have been with us since we 
started. A number of them live in their own homes, furnished by us, and are happy and 
contented. Therefore, they are interested in seeing that the trees are properly cared for, packed 
and shipped. There are 30 mule teams, and all kinds of farm and power machinery on our 
place. 
Visitors are always welcome, and we have hundreds of them each year. We'll gladly take 
you over our place, show every operation, and the many details of precaution in growing, 
grafting, budding, caring, packing and shipping our trees. 
If you will visit us, in order to be sure about the trees you buy, and you do not find our 
nursery to have more and better pecan trees, we shall pay all expenses and liberally for your 
time. You might thus care to visit around to make comparisons. 
If we were not positive about our own trees, would we dare ma\e such an offer? 
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Call for trees as soon as they arrive, as we pack them to reach you in excellent condition if 
taken out immediately upon arrival. Inspect trees at the station, and refuse if in bad order, so 
we may make claim against railroad. If any damage has been done in shipping, have agent 
write on express receipt that they were damaged. Send us Damage Receipt and we’ll promptly 
replace trees. 
PRINTED IN U. S. A. BY DITTLER BROS.. ATLANTA. GA. 
“We had a good crop of pecans this year and it will not be long before our trees will begin to 
give some service to the community.”-—Cannon Mills Co., Kannapolis, N- C. 
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