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"John Baer" Tomato 



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After having been successfully grown by the leading market gardeners, truckers, farmers and home gardeners in every Tomato- 

 growing State in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and many of the European countries, it is pronounced by all to be 



The Earliest and Best Tomato on Earth. Shipping Fruit in 30 Days. They all Marvel at the Wonderful Adaptability 

 of this Most Reliable Tomato to Every Clime and Soil in which it has been tried. 



Space will permit us to list only a very few of the thousands of letters we have on file setting forth the wonderful merits of "John 

 Baer" Tomato and its remarkable adaptability to all climes where Tomatoes can be grown, if there is none listed from your particular 

 locality write us — we can furnish you with numbers of letters in your State and possibly quite a few in your county. 



John Baer "Saved the Day" in 

 Alabama 



On August 29. 1916, Mr. Herman Hoff- 

 man, of Mobile Co., Ala., wrote: "We 

 had an extremely bad season on Tomatoes 

 this year and would have had very few 

 Tomatoes had it not been for the 'John 

 Bear.' I had about three 'John Bear' 

 Tomatoes to one of any other sort from the 

 .^ame amount of plants." 



Can't be Beat 

 in Texas 



On July 6. 

 l916,Mr.M.D. 

 Beakey.of Vic- 

 toria Co., Texas, 

 ivrote: "I don't 

 think that the 

 •John Bear' can 

 be beat for its 

 lieautv, its qual- 

 ilY and its carli- 

 ness. It is from 

 ten to fifteen 

 days earlier I ban 

 any other To- 

 mato." 



First Choice in Florida 



On October .'iO, Mr. J. B. Sherouse, of Pasco Co., ivrites: 

 "The John Baer Tomato Seed that I Imught of you last Decem- 

 ber were true to your description. I never had seed to come 

 up better. I planted 10th of .lanuary, although we had a very 

 cold Spring and plants were hard to start but with the unfavor- 

 able weattier, I grew a fine crop of them. I sold firm ripe 

 Tomatoes before any of my neighbors. The John Baer is 

 certainly the nice.'.t Tomato I have ever grown. My Tomatoes 

 took first choice in the stores. I .<:hall plant them again." 



The Best in Tennessee 



On July 29. 1916, Mr. 

 Geo. E. Denthridge, of Mar- 

 ion Co., Tenn., wrote: "I 

 think the 'John Bear' the 

 qrandest and best all-around 

 Tomato I ever raised. It 

 is the heaviest cropper. I 

 have recommended it very 

 highly to all my friends." ' 



Each Beautiful "John Baer" Tomato Weighs About 6V2 Ounces 



READ WHAT "FORTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE" SAYS 



On October 18, 1916, Mr. G. A. Kuntz. Field Superintendent Horticul- 

 tural Grounds of The Agricultural Experiment Station, Fayelteville, Ark., 

 wrote: "I am sending you a photo of some of your 'John Baer' Tomatoes. 

 This picture was made July Slh. We commenced picking ripe Tomatoes 

 .June 10th. The vines are full of blooms and green and ripe Tomatoes at the 

 present time. We have had fine ripe Tomatoes from them almost six months. 

 I have been a Tomato 'Crank' for over forty years and have grown many fine 

 Tomatoes, but never saw one that comes up to the 'John Baer' for all purposes. 

 It is the earliest, smoothest Tomato that I ever saw. The quality is fine, it 

 ripens all over, does not have a green core, is a beautiful deen red color of medium 

 size and very prolific. It withstands drought best of all I have ever tried. On 

 the 'dh day of June we had our last rain until September. The temperature 

 ran from 96° to 10.3° week after week and we have hadgoodripe Tomatoes all 

 Summer. I had other varieties in the same field which shed their bloom during 

 the drought, but 'John Baer' stayed with us through it all. I use no irrigation, 

 only frequent cultivation." 



On September 20, 1916, Mr. B. F. Vandervatc, Wholesale and lielail 

 Florists, of Jo Daviess Co., III., wrote:' 'In regard to Botgiano's 'John Baer' 

 Tomato it is the very best early Tomato that I ever greiv, and I have been in the 

 garden and truck business forty years and have grown every early Tomato 

 known of in that time, but the 'John Baer' is the cream of all Tomatoes. Out 

 of 2.800 plants I picked and .<sold $170.00 worth of all fancy table Tomatoes in 

 the month of .lidy ami the firs! weeks in A ugust, before the other varieties came 

 in, and through all the drought it held up well, and I am still picking fancy 

 slock every day off the same plants. It is the King of all Tomatoes, Will 

 send you my order for next year's seed very shortly." 



The Best After 14 Years Experience in Maryland 



On September '/, 1916, Mr. Grayson H. Mercer, of Frederick, Frederick 

 Co., Md., wrote: "I have been gardening for the past lU years andthe 'John 

 Baer' Tomato Seed which I purchased from you turnedout to be the most pro- 

 ductive and large early Tomato that I ever planted. It is a wonder. The wet 

 season does not rot nor the dry blister. I shall be glad to recommend it to 

 all gardeners." 



A "Howling Success" in New Jersey 



On October 2. 1916, Mr. A. G. Pelerkin, of Bloom- 

 field, Essex Co., N. J., wrote: "Inclosed find my order 

 for '.John Bear' Tomato. It may interestyou to know that 

 the '.John Baer' with me has proved a howling success. 

 I sowed the seed in cold frame and I believe every one 

 germinated. In being transplanted, the seedlings thrived 

 amazingly and soon become strong and vigorous vines. 

 They have borne and are still bearing enormous crops of 

 splendid Tomatoes — a good size, round and smooth, rich 

 red in color and of exceptionally fine flavor." 



Unusual Satisfaction in Pennsylvania 



On Seplembrr 21, 1916, Mr. Frank Bantu, of Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa., wrote: "I am enclosing a pluAograph I 

 made of a cluster of four 'John Baer' Tomatoes which 

 grew on a single stem, total weight of which was 3,'l ounces. 

 The '.John Baer' Tomato has given all of our customers 

 unusual satisfaction this year in comparison with any 

 other Tomato that is offered for sale in the vicinity of my 

 greenhouse near Ardmore, Pa. We have had an abun- 

 dance affair size, smooth, round, hard texture Tomatoes 

 of a nice, light color and good fiavor. This is our second 

 year with the 'John Baer' and ire certainly want it again." 



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