40 YEARS OF BETTER SERVICE FOR YOU 
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The display building at Martinsville includes conserva¬ 
tories and shows many Grassyfork products. 
Interior view of one of Grassyfork’s formal pools in the 
conservatory. 
About twenty years after the rare, exotic goldfish was first brought 
to this country, Eugene C. Shireman founded this institution in the 
ponds and pools of Morgan County, Indiana. 
In the four decades since its inception in 1899, Grassyfork Fish¬ 
eries has grown to be the world’s largest producers of Goldfish and 
Water Lilies. Almost a hundred million fish have been produced 
from the 645 ponds on its 1,500 acres and the finest water lilies and 
rare plants for garden pools have been developed here. 
But all of this growth has merely reflected a policy that means 
greater value and better service for you^—our customers. And our 
main observance of this Fortieth Anniversary will be in extend¬ 
ing our utmost effort to give you every assistance in making your 
water gardens better and more beautiful. 
We have tried to list and describe and illustrate many of our 
products in this book. But the only way we can show you the 
great spirit of better service that has been built here—that you may 
truly appreciate our policy of guaranteeing satisfaction—is through 
allowing us to take care of your every need for your water garden. 
We are hoping to have the pleasure and the privilege of serving you. 
GRASSYFORK FISHERIES, Inc. 
BY GRASSYFORK FISHERIES, INC. 
This airplane view shows the entrance to the Martinsville plant on 
Indiana Road No. 37 with Display Building and Gardens. 
An airplane view of some of the fish and lily ponds on the 1500 acres of 
the world’s largest gold fish hatcheries and water lily growers. 
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