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J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 
I wish to thank all my good friends and customers for 
making it possible for me to send out this catalog again 
this year. 
I started out last spring with a little uncertainty of 
continuing the Strawberry plant business under my own 
name. I had made so many friends and customers during 
the management of the J. W. Jones & Son Co. and having 
purchased the Jones' farm and place of business I decided 
to continue to serve the customers. 
My policy is, as it always has been, to give every one a 
“Square Deal” and 100 cents in value for every dollar sent 
me. 
The results from last year’s business proved to be very 
gratifying. 
My plants this year are as vigorous and heavily rooted as 
I have ever offered. The plants dug for fall orders have 
proven this. They are grown, dug, counted and packed un¬ 
der my own supervision. I have priced them as low as good 
plants can be bought allowing a fair margin of profit. They 
are a little higher than last year but the cost of producing 
them has increased also. 
I have described them in this little booklet according 
to my idea of their true value, giving them their weak and 
strong points as to their growing conditions here. 
I earnestly solicit your orders again this spring. My 
guarantee insures you of getting good plants and for less 
money. May I have the pleasure of serving you ? Thanks. 
Yours sincerely, JAY H. SHIVERS. 
