An Investment 
Sa^e^ Than Stocks — Better Than Bonds 
JT S much better and healthier to clip your own "coupons” from 
pecan trees. Stocks and bonds are subject to someone else’s man¬ 
agement — the honesty and ability of strangers. How many in¬ 
stances there are of people who have invested their life earnings 
in worthless paper, where an even smaller investment in paper- 
shell pecans would have made it possible for them to retire early 
in life, be independent, carefree and happy! 
Stocks and bonds fluctuate in value, and there’s always that risk 
of them going down, whereas a pecan orchard is ever increasing 
in value. And Pecan Trees grow for centuries! 
We could cite many instances of marvelous investments in pe¬ 
cans. Just a few typical ones may be found on Pages 29, 30 and 31. 
Pecan trees have withstood the test of time, depression and the 
elements, and many Southern fortunes have been begun, and built, 
with these precious nuts. 
Pecans Paid Better Than Any Other Crops 
During the Depression 
pECANS proved to be the only crop during the depression that 
paid well. You didn’t hear any talk about plowing up the third 
row of pecans or cutting down every third tree! 
It is true that the growers didn’t get the price they had been 
getting, but other things were low, too — cotton, corn, wheat, hogs, 
etc. At the same time, labor costs were lower — don’t forget that! 
And remember this! All during that time, the trees were grow¬ 
ing, thus adding to their own productiveness and value for the 
forth-coming years, and increasing the value of the land. 
We’d rather grow pecans at 10c a pound than cotton at 25c. 
One of Our Heavy Bearing Pecan Orchards 
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