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You Can Reap The Benefit 
During our thirty-one years of pecan culture, we have con¬ 
tinually experimented to find out why some pecan trees 
lived and others died; why some of the trees grew more 
rapidly than others; why some were hardier; why some 
produces earlier than others. 
These experiments show that a good lateral root system—many 
side roots growing from the tap-root—is vital to the best growth of 
the pecan tree. The many lateral roots enable the tree to have a great 
many more feed roots, and it is the feed roots that gather the plant 
food and moisture necessary for the most satisfactory growth and 
which are finally responsible for the all-important job of producing. 
The root system we have been able to develop as a result of the 
knowledge and experience gained from these many years of experi¬ 
mentation is your assurance of success in growing pecans. Records 
supplied by purchasers of our BETTER ROOTED trees show that 
90% or more, of the trees have lived, grown satisfactorily and pro¬ 
duced profitable crops of fine paper shell pecans when properly plant¬ 
ed and given reasonable care and attention. We guarantee every 
tree we sell—see guarantee. 
We honestly believe that our LATERAL root system enables us 
to furnish you with trees that will live, grow, and produce better than 
trees supplied by other nurseries. 
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