In the state of Ohio active work is 
already being done to get a law. 
The committee which is working on 
it, studied the apple laws in Washing- 
ton and Michigan, the Maine potato 
law, Florida on citrus fruits, Idaho on 
potatoes and onions, New York on 
milk, California on pears, etc. 
Growers are torn between an ob- 
jection to further encroachment of 
government in business, and a desire 
to win back that portion of the fruit 
business which they have lost to the 
citrus boys. But the trend of opinion 
seems to be toward the view that 
united we stand, divided we fall, and 
the only way to get united is to ‘‘pass 
a law.” 

BIGGEST SEASON 
IN 94 YEARS 
All of us at Ilgenfritz Monroe 
Nursery wish to extend our apprecia- 
tion to the fruit growers and home 
owners who placed such large orders 
with us this year. The spring planting 
season of 1941 brought us the largest 
single season's business of our entire 
ninety-four years’ history. For this we 
are very happy and grateful. 
There were considerable problems 
connected with this extra large vol- 
ume, due for one thing to the spring 
weather coming so early and so fast 
which crowded into a few weeks the 
amount of work usually spread over 
a longer period. 
On top of that, some of our ‘key 
men’ have been inducted into the 
United States defense forces, leaving 
us shorthanded at a time when every 
hand was needed. 
Nevertheless, we believe that we 
have served our many customers 
promptly and satisfactorily. If there 
have been any appearances of faulty 
service, we trust that those concerned 
will accept our apologies and will 
grant us pardon, due to the two con- 
ditions over which we had no con- 
trol, as explained above. 
But in general, we believe that 
everything went off pretty well, con- 
sidering these conditions. 
Thanks again, and may your grow- 
ing season be as prosperous as the 
planting season has been busy. 
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your name and address as we have it on our records. In order to 
assist us to have our mailing list correct, will you please check the 
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ILGENFRITZ ORCHARDIST 
MONROE, MICHIGAN 

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