TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS: 
We are pleased to again send you our annual catalog of Hardy Iowa grown 
Nursery Stock. 
At the time of this writing prices are still pavaneme on almost everything in- 
cluding foods of all classes. No relief seems to be in sight and it seems to us that a 
fiew dollars spent for Nursery stock will bring in bigger dividends than at any time 
in the past twenty years. A small part of your garden or farm planted in fruits and 
berries will pay you many dollars in return. 
Due to the floods of last spring and the severe drouth that followed, the condi- 
tion of fruit and berry planting's is very critical. We have had many reports of dam- 
age to small fruits and we suggest that you examine your plantings to determine 
if they are damaged and should be replaced. During the past season we made full 
use of irrigation to supplement what natural rainfall we received and we are glad 
to report that our fields are in perfect shape and that we have plenty of fine stock 
which we are offering’ in most instances at the same prices which prevailed last 
season. 
We have a good supply of all ene but wish to urge that orders be placed early 
as, the demand will be very heavy this year. Many Nurseries were not fortunate 
enough to have ample irrigation to grow a normal crop and as a result many firms 
will be sold out early in the season. 
We specialize in Strawberry plants and have over two million plants to offer 
this season. Our plants are specially grown for best crown and root development. 
They are grown on new land each year and the entire field is dug the next spring 
with a special tractor digging machine which leaves good long roots on the plants. 
We use irrigation whenever necessary in the spring to insure that plants are 
‘never dug from dry hard soil. This is very important to successful replanting of 
strawberry plants. The plants are hand sorted, cleaned and tied in bunches of 26 
counted as 25. They are packed in damp spragnum moss and mailed direct to you 
within a few hours after they have been lifted from the soil. You wiil have no trou- 
ble with our Hardy Iowa Grown Nursery Stock. Our Stock is State Inspected, 
Strawberries and Gladiolus doubly inspected and found free of disease. 
We hope that we may have the privilege of serving’ you this season. 
Sincerely, 
THE RIDER NURSERIES 

OUR GUARANTEE 
WE GUARANTEE THAT ALL STOCK SOLD FY THE RIDER NURSERIES, 
FARMINGTON, IOWA, IS STATE INSPECTED STOCK, TRUE TO NAME AND 
FREE FROM DISEASE. WE GUARANTEE THAT ALL STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
ARE ONE YEAR STOCK. WE GUARANTEE THAT ALL STOCK WILL ARRIVE 
IN GOOD GROWING CONDITION. ALL CLAIMS FOR ANY CAUSE MUST BE 
MAILED WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING STOCK. WE WILL IN NO CAS 
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN eee ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF 
THE ORDER. 
REFERENCES 
DES MOINES VALLEY STATE BANK, Farmington, Iowa; CITIZENS. 
Sern BANK, Donnellson, Iowa; DUNN And BRADSTREET; RAILWAY EX- 
PRESS AGENT, Farmington, Iowa.. ere ee ae, Lee Pe eal. og, 
