Truths Well Told 
Dear Folks: 
At the darkest moment during our Revolu- 
F tionary War—a time of sorrow and depres¬ 
sion—Tom Paine, a faithful patriot, in an 
effort to encourage the disheartened colonial 
R soldiers, wrote: “These are the times that try 
men’s souls!’’ He pleaded for them to stick 
U to their cause, they rallied at his plea, and the 
rest is history. But this year, the drought was 
not history. We, too, are experiencing a time 
I that is trying to men’s souls, but it will be 
wise for us to take a lesson from the far- 
sightedness and loyalty of old Tom Paine 
You all know that fruit brings good 
money on the market because you have 
/ been buying it. Now, wouldn’t this be a 
good time to start raising your own? Yes, 
n plant good fruit trees NOW! This is one 
sure way of making yourself independent 
of the other fellow. 
Just think what man has done to de¬ 
velop the different fruits which the Creator 
designed! There’s the “Delicious Apple,’’ 
a growing monument to man’s co-opera¬ 
tion with the Creator. Its branches are 
spreading all over the world, where people 
like apples. It bends its boughs as a bene¬ 
diction of blessing over all who seek a 
taste of its lovely fruit. The same is true of 
the “Waneta Plum’’ in which “every bite 
is a delight’’; it often produces a good crop 
in two years after planting. This year has 
proven that many old fashioned varieties 
H are successful. Hansen plum trees have sur¬ 
vived and borne enormous crops in spite 
of heat and drought. The old fashioned 
flowers, such as Hollyhocks, Iris and 
Yuccas have grown and bloomed right through 
the dry weather. Such sturdy trees as Russian 
Olive and Chinese Elm were not affected by the 
lack of moisture. We are not offering Sweet Cher¬ 
ries this year, as they have proven that the heat 
was too great for them. 
Now let us offer a few suggestions. First, get 
your order in early. Do it just as soon as you get 
this catalog, so that the stock may be reserved for 
you and shipped later when you are ready for it. 
4 Elberta Peaches, 4 (t. #1.00, prepaid. 
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Secondly, we suggest that you plan on 
early planting. Stock set out early will 
get a good start before the hot dry 
weather strikes it and will make better 
fruiting rows than those set out later. 
Nature’s time for getting things started 
is spring and our advice is that you co¬ 
operate with Nature. Then we want to 
leave one very important word about 
selection. Too many people make too 
wide a selection in their order. They do 
not get enough of any one variety to 
make a showing. Our idea is to special¬ 
ize in one or two varieties so that you 
will have a marketable product. An 
orchard of few varieties will be worth 
more to you from the standpoint of 
harvesting and selling than ten varie¬ 
ties which complicate your plans for 
gathering and selling. Our motto is 
“SPECIALIZE AND REALIZE.’’ 
You will be playing safe by making 
your selections from this catalog—it is 
our only salesman—and we assure you 
that it is reliable. No matter what you 
want, whether fruit trees and small 
fruits to plant for profit, or shrubs and 
flowers to beautify your home, your 
money will buy more high grade nur¬ 
sery stock at the Welch Nursery than 
anywhere else. Your order will be ap¬ 
preciated and the best that we can pro¬ 
duce will be sent to you. After fifty 
years of growing and packing fruit 
trees and shrubs for customers in every 
Hollyhocks, 25 assorted 
colors, #1.00 prepaid. 
state in the union, experience has 
taught us the most profitable varieties to grow and we have learned 
which varieties will grow successfully in your locality. We have 
learned the secret of packing trees and plants so that they will 
reach you in good condition. We have condensed the list of va¬ 
rieties in this catalog and listed only those that we know are de¬ 
pendable and hardy. Nursery stock is limited this season, but 
with our irrigation system, we have a fair supply. 
Come to see us when you can. A trip to Shenandoah any time 
from May to October will more than repay you for your time, be¬ 
cause you will see thousands of acres of fruits and flowers growing. 
We are located in North Shenandoah, one block northwest of the 
Wabash depot, and our phone number is 112. 
J. C. WELCH & SON 
Shenandoah , Iowa 
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