HART’S NURSERY, SPENCERVILLE, INDIANA 
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A Field of Our Premier Plants 
OUR BUSINESS METHOD 
|N LOOKING at and studying catalogs for many years we are convinced that many 
* statements made therein, are contradictory, and illustrations used, are over-drawn. 
"We believe this is unfair to the buyer, and opposed to sound business methods. 
Why lead people to believe you can make 12 to 15 hundred dollars profit from an 
acre of strawberries ? We do not say this is impossible, but we do say it is improbable. 
Why not tell the buyer wliat he may reasonably expect if he gives his planting good 
care? Why say in your catalog that “Cumberland is the largest Raspberry grown,” 
and in your description that “Logan is as large or larger than Cumberland”? This 
catalog was written with these thoughts in mind. You will not be misled. 
We do not claim to be the largest producer of plants in this country, but when 
quality is considered we are willing to compare our plants with those raised anywhere. 
By growing all our plants it is possible to give them our personal supervision from 
the time the plants are set, till dug for your order. Our plants are kept thoroughly 
hoed and cultivated, not a weed is permitted to grow. Every plant that goes out is 
fresh dug. We have pleased others—we can please you. 
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A HINT TO FARMERS 
Since strawberries are one of the first fruits to harvest in the spring and at a time 
when a farmer’s income is lowest, many farmers could have a fine income if they chose 
one-half an acre and prepared the soil properly and planted it to strawberries. 
The present outlook for 1940 indicates that a farmer’s income will be less than 
any year since 1932, so this would be the opportune time to plant strawberries. 
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ADVICE 
Now here is our advice: Never go into a business on a big scale that you know 
little or nothing about. Go slowly. We would much rather sell you 100 plants and 
see you make a success than sell you 10,000 plants and have you make a failure. 
We will be glad to advise you at any time on any matter pertaining to the raising 
of small fruit. Be free to write us. 
