HISTORY OF THE UNIT- 
ED STATES (TEXAS STYLE) 
1492—Coumbus discover- 
ed America. Contrary to 
rumor, he was not an 
Italian, but a Texan who 
was recognized as royalty 
in Queen Isabella's Court. 
* 
1620 — First Texan set 
foot on Plymouth Rock. 
* 
1774—Paul Revere's ride. 
Paul was not from Texas 
but his horse was. 
* 
1775—Valley Forge —one 
of the darkest moments 
in history, ranking next to 
the Alamo. 
* 
1776—Texans help Yank- 
ees draw up Declaration 
of Independence. 
* 
1812 — British discover 
naval supremacy of Texas. 
1845 — The Union joins 
Texas. 
* 
_ |898—Texans win Span- 
ish-American War. 
* 
1914 — Texans complete 
Panama Canal. 
* 
1918—Texans drive thru 
Argonne to win World 
War. 
* 
1929—Texan tries to warn 
world that Wall Street 
crash is imminent. 
* 
1941 — United States 
caught napping at Pearl 
Harbor, calls on Texas to 
declare war on Japan. 

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YES! IT’S TRUE! a 
: The Amazing Story of the 
THE NEW PEAR 
CREATED BY A COW! 
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 sgEXKING” 
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TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION 
And you'll agree after you have read this story of the 
new GRAYWAY “TEXKING” PEAR—for the truth is that 
this pear was actually created by a cow. 
Here’s the true story. Several years ago a Texas family 
purchased a pear tree. This family owned a cow that, like 
other cows, enjoyed eating green grass to give a lot of good 
white milk, as is the habit of all good cows. 
One day the family tied a rope around her neck—not to 
hang her, of course, but to keep her from wandering off. 
They tied the rope to a stake in the back yard so that she 
might eat the luscious grass that grew near the pear tree. 
The cow managed to get the rope wrapped securely around 
the young pear tree, breaking it off beneath the ground. It 
surely looked like the end of that pear tree. But lo—soon 
IT’S 
NEW! 
IT’S DIFFERENT! 
IT’S TRULY A 
FINE PEAR! 
Photo shows 
actual size of the 
new GRAYWAY 
“TEXKING” Pear 
—the pear that 
was created by a 
cow. 
* BS aot 
“Follow the GRAYWAY all the 

a green sprout appeared from below the graft, from the 
original wild or seedling roots. This sprout grew rapidly 
and soon began to bear pears. And what pears! Nobody 
had ever seen anything like them. Experts in the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture said that so far as they knew, 
it was unlike any named variety. 
The cow had created an entirely new pear. The TEX- 
KING is an early bearer—little trees only 3 to 4 feet high 
bear heavily. The tree appears highly resistant to blight. 
The fruits are large, russet in color, and get sweet on the 
tree. It ripens early and keeps a long time. 
{ have kept them in my refrigerator until 
after Christmas. Flesh is smooth with prac- 
tically no grit. It’s grand for canning and 
preserving—and tastes mighty good right off 
the tree. We have never seen a pear produce 
more heavily, and the tree is a good, upright 
grower. 
We’re propagating this new GRAYWAY 
“TEXKING” Pear as rapidly as possible. No 
trees are available for this 1945-46 season, but 
we hope to have some ready for the fall of 
1946. 

No Texking 
Trees 
available 
until Fall 
of 1947 

