Cutting down trees has 
a decided effect on cli- 
mate and soil fertility. 
It is an established fact 
that forests tend to pre- 
vent extremes of tempera- 
fure, either hot or cold, 
and thereby moderate 
climate. They also pre- 
vent the washing away of 
soil, retard and often pre- 
vent floods and thus make 
cultivation of more land 
possible, land which with- 
out trees would be arid 
waste. 
* 
Grape vines should be 
trimmed in the fall be- 
cause vines are likely to 
bleed in excess if trim- 
med just .before the sap 
rises. 
Finland is the most 
thickly forested country in 
the world. Of her total 
surface 61.5 per cent is 
covered with dense  for- 
ests and a further 30 per 
cent consists of sparsely 
wooded marshes. 
* 
Children have become 
so expensive that only 
the poor can afford them. 
* 
Texas is the leading 
pecan-producing state in 
the union, Oklahoma is 
second and Georgia is 
third. 
* 
Snakes do not charm 
birds in the understood 
sense of the word. The 
instinctive fear that a 
small bird has for a 
snake paralyzes the mus- 
cles of the bird and pre- 
vents its escape. 
* 
Here's one of the most 
amusing stories that we 
have run across. Get the 
point and enjoy a good 
laugh. 
When a midwestern re- 
porter turned in a story 
about a farmer's loss of 
2,025 pigs by theft, an 
alert copyreader thought 
the figure pretty high: 
phoned the farmer to 
check on it. 
"Did you lose 2,025 
pigs?'' he asked. 
The distraught farmer 
answered, ''Yeth."' 
So the smart newsman 
thanked him; changed the 
copy to make the loss two 
sows and 25 pigs 
* 
Think of a number, add 
666 and subtract the sum 
of 999. Again subtract 
the remainder from 333 
and you will have the 
number you thought of. 
Try it, anyway, and you 
will find that you come out 
right every time. 
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ORDER BY MAIL 
Enclosed in this catalog will 
be found an Order Blank witk 
complete instructions for or- 
dering GRAYWAY Trees and 
Plants by mail. Write O. S. 
GRAY NURSERY, P. O. Box 
13, Arlington, Texas. 
GUARANTEE 
We have been growing and selling nursery stock 
for more than fifteen years, and our thousands of 
satisfied customers and friends are the result of 
our way of doing business. We guarantee our 
GRAYWAY Trees and Plants to be in first-class, 
livable condition when they leave the nursery, but 
we. do not guarantee them to grow. We exercise 
greatest care to keep our varieties true to name, 
and should any trees sold by us, prove not true to 
name, they will be replaced or the purchase price 
refunded upon proper proof. It is mutually agreed 
between us and our customers that we will in no 
way be liable for more than the original purchase 
price. We give no other warranty, expressed or 
implied, unless in writing and over the persona} 
signature of O. S. Gray. 

SERVICE: Our interest in the w 
actual sale of trees. We consider o 


THE BASIS ON WHICH WE SOLICIT BUSINESS 
QUALITY: In a nursery tree, Quality should be measured by actual performance 
by successful transplanting, rapid growth, years of profitable production, etc. Our 
first aim is to grow the finest and best trees that science, skill and good manage- 
ment can produce. Our tested rootstocks, used exclusively in O. S. GRAY NURSERY, 
are the result of more than a decade of scientific experiments which have resulted 
in “Good Blood at Both Ends of the Tree.” 
elfare of our customers extends further than the 
urselves obligated to render every assistance that 
may help develop beautiful and Profitable pecan orchards. Often we are able to 
render a service worth more to the customer than he actually paid us for trees. 
This does not increase the price of our trees, but adds greatly to their value to our 
customers, as it ‘has enabled some to succeed who otherwise might have failed. 
FAIR DEALING: We believe in a “square deal,” where both the buyer and seller 
are better off because of the transaction. Customers, who. sooner or later learn the 
truth, resent dishonesty and misrepresentation. We are in business to stay and 
deal with our customers so that they remain our friends and recommend us to 
others. Most of our business is with customers whom our friends have sent to us. 
PRICE; Unless the customer is satisfied with quality and service, and is assured 
that he is getting value received for his money, price means little. Our list of 
satisfied customers is ample proof that we give our customers as much, or more, 
for each dollar as they can get anywhere. 
LOCATED FOR SERVICE 
Fr Worth &- Dollos 
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Arlington is located on U. S. Highway 80 and 
the T. & P. Railroad, halfway between Dallas and 
Fort Worth. O. S. Gray Nursery is about 12 
miles from Fort Worth and 18 miles from Dallas, 
within easy reach of rail and truck lines of both 
cities. Nursery office is one-half mile west of 
Arlington, on U. S. Highway 80. 
— 
Visitors Always Welcome 
