When You Are Old, Pecan Trees Will Earn Your Livelihood. 
Mother and 
Father Bass 
Happy and 
Contented in 
Their Old Age. 
You May Be Independent in Your Old Age 
Here is a picture of Father and Mother Bass taken in their declining years. I. E. 
Bass was the founder of this business, but he was 5 8 years old when he planted his first 
papershell pecans. Father Bass, like thousands of other men, had worked hard all his 
life, made sacrifices, and saved practically nothing. He was past middle age, facing old 
age, financial embarrassment, and possibly would have been dependent on his family. 
But in spite of the fact that friends and neighbors predicted he would never live to 
see his trees support him, he succeeded, through pecans, was able to carry on this 
business, send eight children to college, and retire with absolute independence. The 
tree shown on Page 7 oroducing at the rate of $960 per acre explains why this 
success was possible. 
The home of Mother and Father Bass, amid pecan trees—a place of sole contentment. 
"The trees were received in fine condition, and they are far better than anything we 
have received at twice the price.’’ — Houston, Texas. 
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