Plant Fruit Between the Rows. See Pages 21*22-23-24. 
T HIS 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 15. As the trees are growing the entire nur¬ 
sery 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 dis¬ 
eases, and to see that they are in a fine growing condition. 
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Pecan Trees Are Our Life Business— 
You Will Be Dealing With an INSTITUTION 
O UR sole business is the growing and selling of pecan trees. It requires our attention 365 
days a year. This is not a company which buys trees each year for resale, or sends out agents 
to peddle them, but a large organization operating throughout the year, and selling our own 
trees direct. Nor is it a one-man, one-truck concern, nor a backyard “nursery”. This nur¬ 
sery comprises 15,000 acres, of which 1,000 is planted in orchards and nurseries, and 1 in which 
over 2,000,000 trees are growing at all times. The remainder of the land is held for continued 
development and enlargement. 
From 50 to 100 men are employed the year ’round, many of whom have been with us since 
we began business. They live in their own homes, which we furnish, and are happy, contented 
labor, who take pride in our trees and whose hearts are in their work. Thirty mule teams and 
all kinds of farm machinery are used on our place. 
Visitors Welcome! unul«J n propoMoJ 
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 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 make such an offer? 
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"/ hceve never seen more beautiful nor more carefully packed, trees. They were in perfect condition.” 
NORFOLK, VA. 
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