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. Propa- 
gated from bearing trees, in our own 
Commercial Orchard. 
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, Illineis 
Nurseryman’s Certificate No. 204 
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 cerificate is valid until August 1, 1951, unless sooner 
revoked. 
July 17, 1950 
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. 29 
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 entomologist, and were found to 
be apparently free of injurious insect pests and plant diseases. 
This certificate is not transferable and is subject to revocation 
and other penalties under provision of the laws relating thereto. 
Issured June 19, 1950. Expires September 1, 1951. 
Fee paid in spring. 
R. E. Roselle 
State Entomologist 
PERSONAL SERVICE 
Your order will receive personal supervision in selecting stock and packing for shipment. Our interest and obliga- 
tion 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. 
