Generations of Achermans 
HAVE BEEN PLEASING THEIR 
CUSTOMERS FOR 51 YEARS 
We want first of all to thank our old friends and new customers that have ordered 
' from us last spring—it helped to make our 50th Anniversary Year the most happy one. 
Letters from our old friends make us feel that we have been right in our business deal- 
ing all through these fifty years, and we pledge to you, our old and new customers, 
nothing new, but the same old-fashioned farmer-to-farmer square deal policies—they 
have proven the one and only way to do business. 
We have gone through times like these before, and history is again repeating itself— 
wages, material and everything is going up and up—the cost of growing, shipping and 
handling nursery stock is greatly advanced; fortunately for our customers, our stock has 
been grown before the big advances have taken place. Today good nursery stock is 
about the cheapest item you can buy. We have not raised our prices except to take care 
of the additional cost of labor and material that will be involved in filling your order. 
We cannot urge you too strongly to order early to be sure of securing the stock you 
want, and here is why: Some stock is very scarce, especially strawberry plants or stock 
that had to make up in one season, which covers many, many items; this was caused by 
the extreme drought we had throughout the summer of F. L. ACKERMAN, Founder 
1941. Regardless of price, there will not be enough to = 
supply the demand, for. thousands upon thousands of ee 
people, in times like these, realize how wise the folks are 
that have a berry patch or an orchard, and for their own 
security, place large orders for the first time in their lives. 
We need not tell you the importance of planting this 
year—you know too well the wisdom of raising your 
own fruits, etc., in the years immediately ahead. We 
have a fairly good supply of practically everything we 
list; however, we feel that 1942 will be an unusual year, 
and we will be sold out of many items long before the 
season is over. We advise you to order early so that we 
can reserve the stock for you. 
As in the past, ACKERMANS again assure you of the 
same high quality stock—the same square deal policies 
—the same low bargain prices, and most important of all 
—the same personal service in filling your orders. We 
have been here in Bridgman for over fifty years, and 
through boom times and hard times, have figured the 
same margin of profit. We know we cannot do business 
with everyone, but want to do business with good folks 
that believe in old-fashioned honesty and a square deal. 
To our new friends who are receiving our catalog for 
the first time we want 
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your order wi e : d D1 
filled with high qual- 
ity stock that will 
make you glad you 
tried ACKERMANS. 


Owner and Manager 
The Ackerman Nurseries 
R. W. ACKERMAN, Jr. 
Assistant Manager 
R. W. ACKERMAN 
Owner and Manager 


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100,000 Satisfied Customers—In Every State in the 
Union Plant Our Hardy Stock—the Reasons are Simple 



So many customers cannot be wrong—they buy from us year after year, for they know our 
stock can be depended upon. Here are some of the reasons: 
We sell only the best hardy Northern grown stock at lowest possible prices. 
We promise a fair and square deal to everyone—and make good our promise. 
We ship stock subject to examination before payment. 
WHY Can We Sell Such Fine Stock at Such Low Prices? 
BECAUSE— 
We sell direct from our catalog only—you have no 
agents’ commission to pay. 
We do not spend thousands of dollars on colored pictures 
in our catalog. We pass that saving on to you. 
We purchase no large advertising space—we depend 
peeey upon our friends and customers to advertise our 
stock. 
We have been growers for 
over forty years, and have farms 
with the best of soil, tractors, 
trucks, packing houses, and everything necessary to grow and pack 
nursery stock, making the handling charge much cheaper; all of 
these savings are passed on to our customers—we work on a very 
small margin of profit. 
You will find that this is a bargain book which is made espe- 
cially for farmers, home owners, fruit growers and gardeners; giv- 
ing them a chance to buy direct from a nursery at wholesale prices. 
We wish to make clear that all stock in these bargains is the same 
high quality stock offered at regular catalog prices. By placing your 
order with us, you will be sure of receiving plants, trees, etc., that 
are first class and up to grade in every respect. 
We also wish to sincerely thank all of our old customers for 
their continued patronage. As the bulk of our new business comes 
from unsolicited patrons recommended by our satisfied customers, 
this shows confidence in The Ackerman Nurseries, on which we 
base our hope of future business, 
NOTE: New discounts on early orders. 
mium. See page 6 for Free Premium. 
Also additional pre- 

MICHIGAN STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
, Orchard and Nursery Inspection 
Certificate of Nursery Inspection No. 425 
This is to certify that the Nursery Stock of The Ackerman Nurseries, Bridgman, has been examined and found to be apparently free 
from dangerous insects and dangerously contagious tree and plant diseases. 
C. A. Boyer, Director Bureau of Orchard and Nursery Inspection. 
This certificate to be void after September 14, 1942. 
Mich., August 25, 1941. 

LEO V. CARD, Commissioner. 
Lansing, 

