Compare Pecans to Cotton, Corn, Wheat, and Other Crops. 
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It Will Pay You To Plant 
Only the Finest Trees 
Why Take a Chance on ^'Bargains^'? 
Y OU have much at stake when you plant pecan trees. If you buy what looks like a 
bargain because the price is less, or from an agent who may be a perfect stranger 
to you, you take a great chance. You won’t know whether those trees will live (or bear 
if they do) until long after he has gone and until you may 
have wasted several years of valuable growing time. When 
you can buy Bass trees, you get proved early and heavy 
bearing pedigreed stock, backed by guarantees that pro¬ 
tect you. (See Page 28.) 
BASS TREES HAVE WELL DEVELOPED ROOT 
SYSTEMS! 
Y OU are definitely assured well-developed roots, good, 
strong, straight trunks and bred-up stock from 
known bearing parents. 
This typical Bass tree (see illustration), growing vig¬ 
orously in our Nursery, has a heavy foliage, a healthy 
look, and is even bearing nuts. Note the root system—a 
good hardy tap root with a fine spread of lateral roots. 
^ Furthermore, we do not charge you for the roots, as some 
do. Our trees are all measured from the ground up instead 
of from the tip of the tap root to the top of the tree. Our 
three-to-four-foot trees, therefore, are often as large as 
others’ ‘‘five-to-six-foot trees”. You pay us for a smaller 
sized tree, you see! See reference to pruning, Page 20. 
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be treated with 
kindness and not killed by careless¬ 
ness. Trees may be fine in the nur¬ 
sery, but when they reach you, 
their roots may be dried out, or 
they may have been bruised or 
damaged in transit unless proper¬ 
ly packed and shipped. No other 
nursery anywhere, packs trees as 
we do! We dig deeper to get a 
fine root system and then we pack 
them carefully with damp moss. 
The upper parts of the trees are 
packed so as to protect them from 
being skinned or bruised. The 
roots of the trees are then wrapped in waterproof and airproof 
paper to keep the moisture in and the air out, and are then 
securely covered with burlap to keep out the sun, wind and air. 
Such packing requires experts. Thus the trees are well protected 
to reach you in excellent condition. 
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A Bass bred-up tree, less 
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WARNING! 
C ALL for trees as soon as they arrive, as we pack them 
to reach you in excellent condition if taken out im¬ 
mediately upon arrival. Inspect trees at the station, and re¬ 
fuse 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. 
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Trees ready for 
shipment. 
Our pecans are doing wonderfully well. The three year old trees have a good crop 
considering their age. The nuts are enormous and hang in bunches of three, four and 
five” —PAUL H. STONE, ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEX. 
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