_ INSURE YOUR SUCCESS 
SIMS HEALTHY, VIGOROUS TREES PROPAGATED RIGHT, GROWN RIGHT, 
PACKED RIGHT, AND DELIVERED TO YOU IN PERFECT GROWING CONDITION. 


Actual photo of a block of our two-year 
whole-root Apple trees. Propagated from 
bearing trees, in our own Commercial Or- 
chard. If you intend to grow fruit either for 
Home or Market, plant the BEST. 
(SIMS ORCHARD TESTED TREES.) 

ORDER WITH CONFIDENCE 


For three ‘generations we have been growing, developing and fruiting thousands of trees and fruit plants. 
Our knowledge gained through these years we are able to pass on to you in better, hardier heavier-rooted 
nursery stock. 
Our buds and scions and parent plants are hand-selected from our own commercial orchards and plantings 
which enable us to select our buds and parent plants from the trees that have the best variety characteristics, 
hardiness, vigor, and productiveness. 
We believe this is very important in producing quality nursery stock: just as pure bred sires to produce 
good blood lines in hogs, cattle and other farm animals. 

From Sims You Get Only— 
INSPECTED, DISEASE-FREE STOCK 

STATE OF ILLINOIS 
DWIGHT H. GREEN, Governor 
Department of Agriculture 
Arnold P. Benson, Director 
Division of Plant Industry 
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 
Nurseryman’s Certificate No. 487 
This is to certify that the Nursery consisting of Strawberries, 
Raspberries, and Fruit Trees and the premises of Sims Fruit 
and Nursery Farms, R.F.D. 3, Hannibal, Missouri, situated 
near Fall Creek, Illinois, have been inspected by a duly 
appointed inspector of this office and that said nursery and 
premises are apparently free from dangerous insect pests 
and plant diseases. 
This certificate is valid until August 1, 1949, unless sooner 
revoked. 
October 15, 1948 
H. F. Seifert, 
Horticultural Inspection Supervisor 
C. H. Keltner, Superintendent 

STATE OF MISSOURI 
Department of Agriculture 
Jefferson City ' 
Office of the State Entomologist 
Duplicate No. 258 
SIMS FRUIT AND NURSERY FARM, 
Route 3, 
Hannibal, Missouri 
Nursery Inspection Certificate 
This is to certify that, in accordance with the Missouri 
Insect Pest and Plant Disease Law, the nursery and premises 
belonging to the individual or firm whose name appears 
hereon have been duly inspected by an authorized entom- 
ologist, and were found to be apparently free of injurious 
insect pests and plant diseases. 
This certificate is not transferable and is subject to revo- 
cation and other penalties under provisions of the laws 
relating thereto. 
Issued September 10, 1948—Expires September 1, 1949. 
Fee Paid in Spring 
Lloyd E. Adams, 
State Entomologist. 
PERSONAL SERVICE 
Your order will receive personal supervision in selecting 
stock and packing for shipment. Our interest and 
obligation does not stop with the filling of your order. We want all trees and plants we sell to grow and produce to 
your satisfaction. 
Therefore, we welcome you to write us on any cultural problem you might have. We will gladly help you in 
any Way we can. 
