Trade Letter 
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS: 
In order to assist our patrons as much as pos- 
sible we are actually offering a majority of the 
items listed in this catalogue at reduced prices. 
Considering the rising costs of various and 
sundry supplies, shortage of help and increasing 
difficulties of business operations this may seem 
a foolish thing to do. However, we feel differently 
about it—we have a large assortment of fine salable 
._ nursery stock in both lining out and specimen 
grades and we feel that price reductions on certain 
items where we have the quantities available to 
justify it will in a measure prove helpful to many 
of you. y 
The turn of the tide of the war in Africa and 
Europe these past few weeks is more than encour- 
aging. It is our sincere hope and prayer that the 
beginning of its end may be in sight. 
Perhaps for the 1948-44 season the urgent need 
for conservation in all lines of endeavor will not 
be so great and we can again publish an illustrated 
catalogue. Meanwhile, we ask your indulgence of 
this more inexpensive booklet. 
Every item listed, herein, is grown on our own 
farm upon land built to a high state of produc- 
tivity by continual crop rotation and regular appli- 
cation of legume cover crops. 
We again express our sincere appreciation for | 
every order with which you have favored us in the 
past seasons and say that, as ever, our aim toward 
successful operation is to merit your continued 
patronage. . 
Sincerely yours, 
T. G. OWEN & SON, Inc. 
H. M. OWEN, Manager. 



