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Than Maute’s Wethersfield, Danvers, 
and Prizetaker cannot be found THE 
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many strains of this justly-celebrated Onion offered, but 
none that can surpass Maule’s famous stock of this popular 
variety. Growing to a large size, one to two pound onions 
from seed the first year are of frequent occurrence. The $50 
prize offered in 1887 for the heaviest was secured by one 
of my customers for a specimen weighing 21% pounds. It | 
yvrows with unusual regularity, scallions being almost un- | 
known. 600 to 800 bushels haye frequently been raised | 
on a single acre ; and in 1888, in competition for the $250 
prize, several of my customers produced even a larger | 
quantity. The premium being finally secured by Ran- 
dolph Byers, of Arroyo Grande, San Luis, Obispo Co., Cal., 
he haying raised the enormous quantity of 66,905 pounds 
of marketable onions on one acre of ground. Theshape is | 
well shown in illustration above. In color the skin is deep | 
purplish red, and the flesh white. Moderately grained and | 
of a good strong flavor, it is a magnificent keeper. Maule’s 
Red Wethersfield is unquestionably the king of all red 
onions as Prizetaker is king of all vellow, and Silver King 
the king of all white. 
50,000 of my customers unanimously endorse it as the | 
best they have ever sown. I trust no onion grower receiv- 
ing this catalogue will fail to try at least a small quantity 
of Maule’s Red Wethersfield, for all ought to know just how 
superior it is. Pkt., 10¢.; 0z., 15¢.; 14 1b., 40¢.; Ib., $1.35; | 
5 lbs., $6.25 post-paid ; 10 lbs., $11.50, by express or freight, | 
purchaser paying transportation charges. | 
“MAULE’S WETHERSFIELD.—There are] 
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Should remember that Maule’s 
Reliable Onion Seed is only grown 
from carefully hand-sorted aid 
selected bulbs, is always of high ger- 
minating quality and of unusual vigor of 
growth by reason of its superlative vital- 
ity. My onion seed now has a reputation in 
almost every prominent onion growing district 
in America unsurpassed by any other house 
in the trade. 
$4.50--3 ONION PREMIUMS 
Last year I offered three onion prizes of $150 each. One for the largest amount of Prizetaker raised 
from 1 pound of seed. Another for the largest amount of Red Wethersfield raised from 5 pounds of seed, 
and the other for the largest amount of Danvers raised from 5 pounds of seed. On account of the large 
edition of my catalogues, I have to start to print them about the 1st of Oct. of each year, and as I always 
desire to publish a list of the prize winners of the preceding season in each year’s catalogue, I have 
required all reports to be sent me by Oct. 1st for prize crops and vegetables. Now Oct. Ist was too early. 
I find, for my customers to send in their reports of yields of onions ; consequently, last Sept. only one 
came to hand, which, on investigation, proved to be unreliable. For this reason I again offer the 
same prizes for 1891 as I offered for 1890, namely: $150 for the largest yield of Prizetaker raised from 
one pound of seed purchased of me in 91. $150 for the largest yield of Maule’s Red Wethersfield raised 
from 5 pounds of seed purchased of me in ’91. $150 for the largest yield of Maule’s Yellow Danvers 
raised from 5 pounds of seed, purchased of me in ’91; and I will allow my customers until 
Nov. Ist, 1891, to send in their reports. It must. however, be borne in mind that the other prize 
vegetables must reach me by Oct. Ist,, the same as heretofore. I trust that by reason of my extending 
the time, it may also increase the competition for these prizes, and I certainly should now hear 
from more than one of my customers. Reports of these Onion yields must be signed by two 
thoroughly reliable and well-known witnesses and sworn to before a Justice of the Peace. By well-known 
witnesses, I mean country storekeepers or others in good standing in the community. Said reports must 
| reach me on or before Nov. Ist, 1891, and in all cases must fully bear witness as to the facts of the amount 
of seed sown, amount of ground occupied by same, and weight of the crop, in pounds, when ready for 
market. Competition is open to all my customers excepting those to whom I have paid $100 in prizes 
within the last three years 
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