You Get What You Buy 
THE GRIFFING SQUARE DEAL — Use Standardized 
Grading System so those who come to the Nursery and those 
who do not come, get exact Quality of merchandise as they 
specify. If you come to the Nursery, you will see the different 
Quality, but those who don't come, can rely on the Quality 
being given them as they designate in ordering. (We do not 
approve of the old fashioned way of letting the Professional 
Buyers select the choice of the stock early in the Season at 
current prices and force the ones buying later to pay the same 
price for the culls.) The System of Quality gives the pur¬ 
chasers a fair opportunity to buy, and a Standard to order by 
without personally selecting his material to get a "Square 
BALL WEIGHTS 
Wc have been often asked about a method of calculation 
of weights on Balled and Burlappcd Trees and Shrubs and, in 
order to know exactly how much various size balls weigh, w-e 
made an experiment which is based on the heavy type soil we 
have. The weight of ether soils will probably vary, depending 
on the texture and amount of moisture. By using the following 
formula we can calculate the weight of any size ball. 
Easy Way to Find Out the Weight of a Balled and Burlapped 
Tree or Shrub 
SIZE OF BALL 
When you order and we start to dig a Tree or Shrub, ordi¬ 
narily we know about the class of soil it has been growing in, 
and we can estimate about the spread of the root system, and 
alco about the tap root that should be left on the plant. 
MEASUREMENT OF BALL 
After we have decided the size of the root system, based on 
the size of the tree or shrub, we can estimate what size the 
ball should be. After we have decided on the diameter and 
depth of the ball, we can then determine the number of cubic 
inches in the ball. 
MEASUREMENT OF BALL BY CUBIC INCHES 
To figure the number of cubic inches in a ball, square the 
diameter; for instance, a ball is 12 inches wide each way, this 
would make 144 square inches. And, if it is 12 inches deep, 
th.s would make 1,728 cubic inches. In order to arrive at the 
weight of the ball, as compared with the cube, to allow for 
rounding off the corners, and for the top, deduct one-third 
(1/3) of the volume of cubic inches. Then to arrive at the 
weight, multiply by .075 pounds, which is the weight of a 
cubic inch of coil, and which gives the approximate weight of a 
ball, which ns example on the I2"xl2”xl2" ball would be 87 
pounds. 
Note: If you want to find out what the weight of a certain 
shipment is, send us a list and we will approximate the weights 
according to the season of the year and the type of soil the 
plants are growing in, and give you the approximate weight 
of the shipment, according to the above schedule. 
BUILD BUSINESS BY 
YEAR ROUND PLANTING 
Many Nurserymen will refuse to transplant Trees and 
Shrubs during the late Spring and Summer months. Due to 
the fact that we have a particular kind of soil especially 
adapted for Balling Trees and Shrubs and our methods of 
Root Pruning, we are able to move Trees and Shrubs, at any 
reaton of the year without the loss of small branches or even 
leaves. Our experience has taught us that by the use of our 
Trees and Shrubs, plantings can be done in the Summer as 
well or even better than during the Fall and Winter. 
GRIFFING NURSERIES, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 
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