tfty-five Years of Fruit Growing 
For more than half a century, we have been growing nursery stock, testing 
and fruiting thousands of varieties and discarding all but the very best. We do 
not try to sell you any sort that we ourselves, would not plant. We have built a 
great business on the confidence of our customers. Every year, we gain thousands 
of new customers and friends through the unsolicited recommendations of our 
satisfied customers. Many have become financially independent through growing 
fruits from Welch’s stock. Fruit growing is easy, pleasant work and requires no 
previous experience. Happy days are ahead for the Fruit Grower. The best way 
to make money is to plant something to sell. Asparagus, strawberries, black cap 
raspberries, grapes and plums will make you $500.00 to $600.00 per acre. So 
why waste time, energy and land on common crops? The products that the other 
fellow does not grow are the ones that bring you good prices. There is still a good 
opportunity to mix work with brains and succeed. 
This catalog is our only Salesman. Please study our prices and compare with 
others. Your dollar spent with us will buy more nursery stock here than any 
place we know of. We have many other varieties of stock not listed here and 
will be very glad to furnish prices when requested. 
Our cash plan saves you money. Selling for cash enables us to pass certain 
savings on to you. We lose no money from unpaid accounts. Our prices are low 
for the quality of stock we deliver, and you can buy from us at a big saving and 
know that you are getting the very best for your money. We make buying simple. 
The descriptions in this book are authoritative and reliable. You need but to 
make your selection, fill out the order blank and send it in and we assume the 
responsibility of supplying you with the best nursery stock obtainable. After 
receiving your order, we will try to fill it in such a manner that you will be glad 
to receive another catalog and order more nursery stock from us next year. 
We appreciate correspondence and are always ready to serve you with our 
usual promptness. We take pleasure in giving our customers the benefit of our 
years of experience and are glad to advise you whenever possible. Come to Shen¬ 
andoah and get your trees if you can, so that you can see the quality of our stock. 
Also the extra good care that we give our stock, which is essential to successful 
transplanting. Good paved roads will bring you here and we will gladly make you 
welcome. 
We are located in the north part of the city on the north road, one block 
northwest of the Wabash Depot. Welch Nursery signs are on all our buildings. 
No closing hours. Always open for business. Phone 112. 
J. C. WELCH fig? SON 
Shenandoah, Iowa 
