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merican rarmers' 



this year celebrate our Golden Jubilee, the business having been established 

 by Peter Henderson in 1847, ^"d from a small beginning has steadilygrown 

 until to-day it is recognized as the largest all-round seed house in America, if not in the world. In no department of 

 the busiriess has the growth been more remarkable than in farm seeds, as offered in this Manual, and especially in grass, 

 seeds, in which we now occupy a preeminent position. We are to-day the largest direct suppliers of recleaned grass; 

 seeds to the farmer in America. The quantities we now sell are in many cases ten times as large as we sold even so 

 recently as ten years ago. This preeminence has been attained only by unceasing effort and by furnishing the highest 

 grade of thoroughly recleaned grass seeds at moderate prices, and we are so equipped that no responsible merchant eah; 

 undersell us for the same qualities ; and if at times our prices appear high as compared with other offers, depend upoii 

 it that it is at the cost of quality, and we would warn our customers that the market is flooded with much inferior, and 

 in many cases absolutely worthless, grass and clover seeds, while good, clean seed is well worth the prices we askv 

 Large quantities of grass and clover seed so infested with noxious weeds are on the market, and will find their way 

 through some channel into the farmer's hands. 



We extend a cordial invitation to all interested to 



COME AND SEE OUR GRASS TRIALS 



ai our experimental farm, Hackensack, N. J; They comprise numerous plots, varying in size from a small trial up to a 

 quarter of an acre, and are both interesting and instructive. - .. - .. 



This catalogue will be found to be a complete list of the choicest grains, fodder plants, root crops and miscella- 

 neous farm seeds, all of which have been grown from selected stocks and thoroughly cleaned with our improved 

 machinery. 



Peter Henderson & Co., 



February, 1897. 



35 & 37 CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK. 



... pARM MANAGERS. ... 



We have from time to time applications by competent men for positions as farm and estate managers, men who have been 

 trained to the business, and are well posted on agriculture generally, and the raising and care of all kinds of farm stock. We will 

 be very pleased to enter into correspondence with those who require the services of such. We make no charge to either employer 

 or employee. 





