Seo? fae SALUTES 
Mrs. I. E. Bass as she nears her 100th Birthday ! 
This year we approach the season for planting pecan and fruit trees with grate- 
ful hearts, and with deep devotion dedicate this issue of our annual catalog and 
planting guide to Mother Bass, now 99 years of age and approaching her 100th birth- 
day with the same abiding faith in the future that she has always shown. 
Father Bass was 58 years old when he planted his first papershell pecans, and 
Mother Bass helped him plant them. Like thousands of other men, he had worked 
hard all his life, but lost his savings and business during the Cleveland panic. He 
was past middle age, and faced the likelihood of being dependent on his family. 
In spite of the fact that friends and neighbors predicted he would never live to 
see his trees bear, he succeeded, through pecans, in retiring with absolute inde- 
pendence, and while he has been gone for several years, his widow continues to enjoy 
nice profits from these trees. The shade and beauty of the orchard, as well as profits, 
help her enjoy a contented old age. 
Today Mother Bass says to all who want to enjoy their retirement years with 
added income: ‘‘Plant Pecan Trees Now.” 
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Pecan Trees Have No Age Limit 
George Washington, the Father of Our Country, planted pecan trees about 
1785, and these trees are still living and bearing, a living monument to a great 
American. 
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