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ESTABLISHED YEAR 1880 YEAR 1913
J. A. BAUER
Strawberry Specialist
| CATALOGUE OF
Grower of the Best Strawberry Plants That Gan be Grown. Our Motto, Not How CGheap, But How Good.
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JIA BAUER
Judsonia, Ark.
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The Strawberry Specialist JUDSONIA, ARKANSAS
Citizen Print, Searcy, Ark.
J. A. BAUER, Strawberry Specialist JUDSONIA, ARK.
To My Many Patrons:
In coming before you again this year with my catalogue I do so asking for your patronage, with the understanding that if my goods have not been satisfactory at any time in the past for you to say the word and make your complaint and I’ll be ready ani willing to make any mistakes or misunderstandings good. I can do this for I know if I had not given you good plants and fair. count with pure stock you would have written me before this, asking about your rights, but in case any one feels like they have any complaint to make from any mistake I might have madein the past, 1 stand ready on proper proof to make any one good.
While the past season has been a very hard one on the plant grower, owing to long, dry summer, yet the plants, what there is, are as fine as I have ever grown. I
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will have around two-thirds of a crop of plants and I don’t expect to do much ad- vertising for I will not need to do so to dispose of the supply on my hands. Some varieties made very few plants, and of these prices will be considerably higher than in the past, but on such as the standard sorts, I will not sell any higher than in for- mer years.
Thanking my old patrons for past favors, and wishing you all success, I am, Yours for business,
J. A. BAUER, Judsonia, Arkansas.
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DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES
No doubt you’ receive many catalogues with a great long row of varieties and all will be the best that can be produced; no bad varieties, all hummers. We get this kind ef catalogue ourselves quite often. I have grown Jots of kinds they say ‘tre so fine and found them a flat failure, and all they would do was to produce a lot of plants, but no fruit; and I have discarded over 150 varieties in the past three years that were no good only as a filler in a catalogue. I don’t want to sell you
Plant Good Plants and Get Crops Like These Plants Have—Grown on My Famous Plant Farm.
something I would not plant myself if I were planting in your place. While my list is noc large, yet of this list every one is a tried and tested sort and they are sure to prove good sorts with you for they have been tried out over the country and found good.
IT have the finest lot of plants this year I have ever grown and hope to be favor- ed with your orders.
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EXCELSIOR, Per.
This is the earliest berry, year for year, I have ever grown and I have grown most ail the new and old sorts. Excelsior is a fine plant maker and will thrive on old land as well as new, but they do their best on new land, with a _ south Slope. Berry is dark red and they ripen their crop all early. I can furnish them in any amount true to name.
If you want good plants true to name and plants that have the record for pro- ductiyeness, plant my plants.
MICHEL, Per.
Another old variety and one that is planted by many yet. Itis a good plant maker and will do well on most any kind of land and will stand hard, dry summers as weli as any variety you can plant. Berry is a ‘fine one for table use’or to eat out of hand. Rather soft for long distance shipment. In all, a good home berry.
Our Picking Force Ready for the Field. Packing House in the Background
Isn’t This Proof Enough to Show You Our St. Louis Is a Winner? If Not, How Much Do You Want? It is the Most Productive Early Berry Grown
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark’ Ixennebunkport, Me., Dec. 5th, 1910.
Dear Sir: If you will remember a year ago last Spring I bought two thousand berry plants from you. They arrived in fine order, and I set them and lost perhap's twenty-five plants out of the two thousand. I cared for them up to berry time and nobody in this section ever saw such a patch of strawberries.
I sold my St. Louis berries for 20c. per quart while my competitors were selling four boxes for 25c. The St. Louis berry is all and more than you claimed for it— yes, even to the very last berry holding up in size without any small berries at all. I am well pleased with your fair, honest treatment, and fine plants.
Yours for success, B. W. W.
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JULY, Imp.
The latest berry grown today. The plants are large and well rooted; the berries are of medium size and of good color.
Dealing With Us Was a Pleasure to This Man—We Strive to Please Each | Patron
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Batesville, Ark., Jan. 21, 1911.
Dear Sir: Please quote me prices on berry plants. We will need about 12,000 plants. We bought a few from you last year and remember the transaction as being of pleasure. W. Poe.
Hardy Plants.
A Crate of Berries Grown on My Farm. If You Want Big Berries Plant Our
KLONDIKE, Per.
The great Southern berry of today. More plants of this variety are set each
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year in the South than of all other varieties combined. They are too well known to need description. My stock of this kind is large .and I can supply good, strong plants true to name. I can furnish this variety in 100,000 lots or more.
Shipped Plants Over Twelve Hundred Miles, and This Lady Did Not Lose One Plant Out of a Thousand, So Say Her Own Words
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Hematite, Me., March 29th, 1911.
My Dear Sir: I set out 1,000 of your strawberry plants.last Spring and never lost a plant. All look well now. I would like to have a few of your books on strawberry growing. Resp., MES: J.C... B.
Loading Berries, Judsonia, Arkansas, Spring 1911.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 22, 1912. Dear Sir: The plants we have been getting from you have.all done well. We
are very much pleased with them. They were all good plants. Nota single one of
them died. And so Iam giving you my second order. C.D. WwW.
EARLY OZARK, Per.
The largest early berry grown, I guess. They are very productive, good size and a very firm berry. Plants make rather scattering; probably about 15 plants to the mother plant will cover their crop of plants during the season. This berry with me is a great yielder and from what I have seen of them I think they will be found worthy of any one planting.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Muskogee, Okla., April 10th, 1912. Dear Sir: I received the other shipment of plants yesterday in fine shape. I think they are the best I have ever bought. Thanking you for the favor, I am, Yours truly, W. GO; CL Ht.
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MELLIE, Imp.
Another berry that is new, but one that has many good qualities. It is a free plant maker, free from plant rust, and a firm dark red fruit, which sells well on any market. This variety is very productive and will be found much better than many old standard varieties. Season of ripening is second earty. Don’t fail to plant some of this kind; it is a hummer.
The Improved Klondike Are Very Productive. Plant Some of These Good Plants
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Atta Loma, Tex., Oct. 30th, 1912.
Dear Sir: Plants to. hand; they are a very fine lot. Let another shipment come
forward at once. S.C.
IMPROVED KLONDIKE, Per.
This berry is grown by most all our growers now in place of the old Klondike, listed and priced in this catalogue. This Improved Klondike makes a better plant
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growth and is found by many to be more productive than the other kind, and as far as the two varieties go this one is as much like the other as could be, not to be the same. Plants make larger than of the old Klondike, and they are not as good run- ners as the other, but I find they make a plenty of plants for a good fruiting row. Berry is much like other Klondike, but we find it more prolific than it. In all, the coming berry when better known. I want you to plant this variety. I know it is good.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Beaumont, Tex., Noy. 8th, 1912. Dear Sir: Your plants received in good condition. I will always remember you as a square dealing nurseryman. Wishing you success, I am, Truly yours, J.A. L.
ST. LOUIS, Per.
The best all-around home market berry grown. They will outsell any berry grown today and will produce more berries per acre than any early berry I have ever grown. The plants are large and well rooted; the berry is of light shade and very large. I have grown them where 10 berries picked would fill one quart. The finest flavored berry on the market and in all the best early berry I have on my list for all-around home use and nearby markets. It will not stand long distance ship- ment where not in ice car. Don’t fail to try them.
Our Cottage Home Standing Back Among the Trees. I Am Always on Hand to See After My Work. I Can Then Guarantee Satisfaction.
EVENING STAR, Per.
This is as fine a late berry as I have ever found among all the old sorts. It ripens with the old Gandy, and continues for about a week longer. They are good
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plant makers, and they are good, large plants with fine roots. The berry is large to very large; in fact, as large as any berry grow’, and they are firm and will carry to any market. The best late berry in my opinion now on the market.
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Gardena, Calif., March 16th, 1912.
My Dear Sir: I am much obliged to yeu for the fine berry plants I bought of you about a month ago. They were as fine as I have ever seen, so I am sending you another order for 5,000 more of the IXlondike, like before, which I hope you cam send at once. ; , Is
DUNLAP, Per.
An old variety planted largely through the North, and said to be one of the best fruiting kinds.in the North. I have a fine lot of this variety and will be glad to fur-
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nish your wants. Season of ripening is about what you would call mid-season. Plants are fine growers and the berry very dark red.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. De Soto, Mo., Oct. 25th, 1912. Dear Sir: Plants received all right and are satisfactory. JAS. M.
Evening Star and St. Louis Just As I Said They Were.
Prairie Du Rocher, Ill., Oct. 23d, 1912.
All praise of these two varieties, that you make in your catalogue, are facts. I set in Spring of 1911, 2,300 plants consisting of 20 varieties and the St. Louis and Evening Star, were a long way ahead of any other kind. For true shape, size and color, they can’t be beat; fit for a king. J. E. H.
BUBACH, Imp.
An old variety which is still among one of the very best kinds grown. Plants are large and of good growth and the verries are of large, dark red color. A good cropper.
HAVILAND, Imp.
An old variety which is still grown in the South- west, and one of good quality. Season is mid-sea- son and bery is very productive.
AROMA, Per.
The business late berry, the berry that is a ed more largely than” any ‘other late berry grown today. The plants are good, large, well rooted plants, not subject to rust, and they are firm with ood growth andthe berries are of large, dark red prices wherever offered. The berry shipped in car lots from most every berry growing district, after the Klondike, comes Aroma. I have a nice lot of these plants to offer and will be glad to make you special prices on large orders.
Alvin, Tex., “April sie 1912. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Dear Sir: I am enclosing you eae for 9,000 more Klondike. The other plants arrived all 0. i. and are fine. WM. P.
Mammoth Spring, Ark., April 17th, 1912. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark.
Dear Sir: I received the Cardinal plants today and wish to thank you for same. Every one buy- ing plants of you here at this place report that they A bunch of plants grown in the North under ye well pleased with your fine plants. A. E. A.
mulch, showing hoe ragged it looks and show-
ing it has only one small, tender heart to grow Concord, Ill., May 12th, 1912.
and if that heart is broken off your plaat is J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark.
gone. Notice our plants have leaves to protect Dear Sir: Plants received all O. K. and are as jhe heart. fine plants as I have ever seen. WM. C. M.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Farmington, Mo., May 7th, 1912. Dear Sir: I received today the bill of plants in good shape; they are a fine lot of plants. J. Hy kK.
In planting my plants you get the best that can be Ghadseod and they come to you in good condition.
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GANDY, Per.
An old standard variety and one that is still planted largely by the market gardeners for fancy trade. They make a large plant and make them free. Berry is large to very large and of good color. Of late season in ripening. One of the best for faney markets where you want the largest and best fruits.
CARDINAL, Per.
A berry that has made a good record with me. The plants are fine growers; no rust ever has showed up on them. The berry is large to very large. Season of ripen- ing is second early. In all, one of the best berries for markets, both home and long distance.
Sabetha, Kans., June 24th, 1912. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark.
Dear Sir: Thinking you would like to know how my, plants came out, they are fine; and I let some of them fruit to see what they were, and had very large berries on them. My loss in the 1,800 plants was not one in 100 plants. I got one berry that measured 714 inches in circum- ference. In all, I am well pleased with your plants. Yours truly,
J. S. H.
BLAINE, Per.
Another rather new berry of the Gandy type, but a good one. I have found them more prolific than the Gandy. Same season as the old standard Gandy.
PARKER EARLE, Per.
A good hill-culture berry, makes few plants and is not of any worth planted any way but in hill system.
EVERBEARING BERRIES
I have never had any success with this strain of berries, but they may Jo all right in other sections. I have five of the best varieties, as follows: Cooper, Imp., at 75¢ per dozen; $1.00 for 25 and $1.50 for 50, or $2.50 per 100 plants, postpaid. Pan American, Per., at $1.00 per dozen, $1.50 for 25 and $2.75 per 50, or $4.50 per 100, postpaid. Autumn, Imp., at same A bunch of our hardy Southern-grown Plants. prices as Cooper; Dewdrop, Per., Notice the difference in this bunch and the game prices as Cooper, and Frances, other buneh—which shows our plants are best Per., same prices as Pan American.
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I would not guarantee these varieties to bear you a full crop in the Fall, for they have never done so with me but they do bear fruit in the Fall, but not like the Fall-bearing cranks say they do. You may expect pure plants of these varieties and all will come postpaid at above prices.
Don’t fail to read the many kind words which have come to my desk from pleased patrons, of their own accord. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia. Ark. Honesdale, Pa., June 29th, 1912. Dear Sir: The plants I got of you of the St. Louis variety have proven to be
just as good as you said. My patch is just ten feet square, but I have picked to date 40 quarts of fine fruit. Many have asked me where I got such fine plants.
me de Ee This Man Made $708.00 Off of Three Acres of Berries and Only Had a Half Crop. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Tyler, Tex., June 29th, 1912.
Dear Sir: As you'll remember, last Spring I bought of you enough of berry _ plants to set three acres, and up to this, the 29th of June, I have gathered and sold off of this patch $708.00 worth of fruit, notwithstanding we only had a half crop, owing to first crop of blooms getting killed. In all, I am well pleased with your plants. Yours truly, G. J. S. W.
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Two Wagons. The Kind You Need. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Coibert, Okla., March 20th, 1912. Dear Sir: I reecived the plants right on time. Thanks for the nice, extra plants. I am well pleased with all of them. MRS. J. H. B.
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Mena, Ark., March 30th, 1912. Dear Sir: The 110,000 strawberry plants arrived all right and I am now get- ting you up another order. Yours respectfully, A. B.S.
We can fill large orders on short notice. We have filled them for 600,000 plants with ease and will be glad to have a chance to make you a special price on your large orders.
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My plants bear big crops and
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Stillwater, Okla., April 1st, 1912. Dear Sir: The shipment of plants I ordered from you a short time ago arrived
all right and I am well pleased. Thanks for your promptness in filling order.
Yours truly, tO eee B.S
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It’s worth a lot to you when you are ready for your stock to know that a man can get it off wthout delay. I do this to keep up with my orders and ship out each order on time.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Marshfield, Mo., April 2d, 1912. My Dear Sir: I received your shipment of plants today in fine shape. They
are sure nice plants. JEFF D. M.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Walter, Okla., April 3d, 1912, Dear Sir: Plants came all O. K., which are fine, and arrived in good condition.
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Sulphur Springs, Tex., April 16th, 1912.
Dear Sir: Just received strawberry plants in fine condition; well pleased.
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. ‘ Pittsburg, Tex., May 10th, 1912.
Dear Sir: Plants received in fine shape and are fine plants. I will sure recom- mend you to my friends for you understand your business in growing and shipping good plants. BEN H.
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Humboldt, Kans.; Mareh 5, 1912.
Dear Sir: I received my order of 3,500 berry plants today; they are all nice plants. is Paes eae J. A..Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Poteau, Okla., Feb. 20th, 1912.
My Dear Sir: I have to say that of all the plants I have bought, you have sent me the best of all. I have over 23 varieties and the St. Louis is the best of all.
I scll my berries for the highest market prices as I only grow the large berries and they command the highest market prices. HANS M.
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This Man Never Saw Finer Plants Than the Ones He Got of Me—You Need the Same Kind Mr. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. St. Charles, Mo., March 20, 1911. Dear Sir: The plants I ordered of you reached me in good order and are the
finest I ever saw. Many thanks for the extras you added. Will sure call again. Yours truly, Cl NE
Our Plants Well Rooted; In Fact, They Had Never Seen Such Rooted Plants | Mr. J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Sherman, Tex., Jan. 10th, 1911.
Dear Sir: I received plants all O. K., and they are growing nicely. They have the longest roots of any strawberry plants I ever saw. S. A. G.
This is a Block of Our Hardy Evening Star and St. Louis.
This Lady Likes the Way We Pack Our Plants Fine; the Express Was 3 Very Little
J. A. Bauer,, Judsonia, Ark. Imboden, Ark., May 27th, 1911.
Dear Sir: My strawberries came and were set out March 4th, in fine condition. I like the way you pack them fine; the express was. so small. Almost every plant lived. I wish you could see my patch now. It is the finest ever seen in this coun- try. MRS. S. D:
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J. C. BAUER, Imp.
A new and good berry; one that is early and productive, and one that is hard to beat for firmness. The berry is of dark red color, ripening a few days later than Excelsior, but much more productive. <A berry that will carry to any market.
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Pasadena, Tex., Feb. 2d, 1912. Dear Sir: I am enclosing you an order for 6,000 berry plants, and I wish to say that in buying your plants I do so because they have always given me the best re- suits. I never overlook a chance to give Bauer's, Judsonia, Ark., plants a good word. BR re
J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Manvel, Tex., Feb. 17, 1912. Dear Sir: I am well pleased with the plants we have been receiving, and I herewith enclose another order for one of our members near Sandy Point, and I hope you can fill his order with the same good plants as you have ours. Yours truly, jas mE The above party ordered for his association and was well pleased. I shipped
them over 200,000 in all.
This Picture Shows a Block of Our Hardy J. C. Bauer and Excelsior.
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Plant City, Fla., May 13th, 1912. Dear Sir: I received the 250 Ozark plants all right and wish to say they are very fine plants. Yours truly, U.G.
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J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Ark. Moneta, Calif., Feb. 12th, 1912. Dear Sir: The plants which I ordered of you for Japanese came through in due time in good condition, and were satisfactory. The plants which you sent me also came through all right. Accept my thanks for good plants. ERNEST L. H.
This lot of plants was on the eon 5 days, but eame through all right. I know how to pack my plants to reach you all right.
I have many other good letters of praise for the quality of my plants, but I haven’t room for any more.
PRICE LIST OF PLANTS
These prices take the place of all former quotations in old catalogues, and gov- ern all sales without special prices have been quoted:
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25 50 100 250 500 —-:1,000
VARIETY. By mail postpaid. By express not paid. HXOBLSLOR? Perse.) 0.2. $.40 §$.70 $100. “$140 $150 "eau MORO EL BAP er: |e. ie ae ie a 40 .70 1.00 1.10: ~~ 150" Sey ICBO NIK, AREM Cte ee eee 40 70 1.00 1.10 1.50) animes J. ©, BAUBR, Imp: (eae ete 60 90." 140°" 220... 350 heen HARLY OZARK, Perio 60 85 1.25 1.75 2.75... aa MEARE, Tamp. | tege is. ocieeee AB. 65 1,00 + 1.25 1.75 3.00 IMP. KLONDIKE, Per. .:.....s 45 65 11,00 1.25 1.757 300 SR. OUI Rer ao. k ee Vas areas) 85 igs 1.25 150 275 2 ae EVENING STAR, Per. ..207F... 557 © 85 1.25 150. 275 eae DUNLAP, Pet 2. 55... 5% Pc Ab 65 21.00 1.35 1.75 3.00 BU MOE: Tp. 2s, cement 60 85) 52 1.60 . 200-235 HAVERLAND, Imp. ...... Be 60 85 1.25 << '160 2.00 3.50 AROMA Peres. fsa: + eet pon AB: 65 100).) 235 1.50 2.50 CUACNIDNG Par ye. |e See SR MS 110 1.45 1:65. °:4 2h CAMMBWNAT,, “Per. (0c) se Se icO 85-125 0.) ieee BGAN, Perioued vice ee BOOSTS 95 1.50, 2:00. 350) -aaae PARKER HARUN, Per. ..../.-- WE 95 150 2.00 5° 3.50) see
While my list is not large, yet out of all the varieties I list I can say with the assurance of knowing that I am telling the truth that they are sure and tried varie- ties. I grow berries as well as plants and would not keep a bad variety on my farm. And farther will say that owing to shortage of plant crop and the few plants left having so much room plants this year will be found much larger than before and will be sure to please in every way. If you need a large order send list of wants and I will make you best prices I can. For prices on Everbearing Berries,*see de-
seriptions, where we give prices. In sending in orders be sure to make all checks °
payable to J. A. Bauer, and if you send personal check have it certified by. your banker and save time for collection of same. Hoping to be favored with a trial order from any one that I may reach that has never dealt with me before, and thanking my old patrons for many past favors I await your commands.
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