Where the Money Wen! 
~~ LAST OCTOBER X 
$100 for the Longest Pod of Yosemite Wax Bean. fr snsepees wee 
very strong, and hundreds of fine samples were sent me by my customers. On 
summing up the competition, I found that five customers had sent me pods of the 
same length, consequently $20.00 was sent to each of the five following persons, 
who each sent in a pod 8% inches long: Moses H. Kelsey, Salisbury, Vt., 
Forrest Boodey, Melvin Village, N. H.; John T. Allen, Manchester, 
Iowa; R. Neiley, Durell, Pa.; S. V. Lynde, Machias, N. Y. 
$25 for the Longest Pod of Asparagus Bean. 
Georgiana, Ala., with a pod 34 inches In length. 
$50 for the Finest Blood Turnip Beet. 
iz € This i yas secured by G. 
~ $50 for the Largest Jumbo Mangel. i:c“skuston, Arsoyo Grande, 
' = Cal., with a Jumbo weighing 3544 pounds. The competition for this premium 
| = was very limited the past season, and only a few reports came to hand. 
2 $100 for the Heaviest Head of Surehead Cabbage. 
- E. Way, P. M., Clove, N. ¥., with a head weighing 5814 pounds. 
f Schooley, Luzerne, Pa., raised a Surehead weighing 67 pounds, but sent in no 
— sworn statement, while Mr. Spencer N. Lynde, Machias, N. Y.,and Mr. J. V.N. 
© Young, Arroyo Grande, Cal., closely followed Mr. Way, each of them reporting 
= having raised a Surehead weighing 52 pounds. 
This premium was 
~ $25 for the Longest and Best Ear of Pop Com. Zhs,eremion, “as 
oung, Rock City, Tls., with an ear of Queen’s Golden measuring 1034 
z inches in length. 
i This premium was secured 
= §100 for the Heaviest Jumbo Watermelon. ty Sonn A. Mrecisn, 
s El Monte, Cal., with a melon weighing 13114 pounds. J. D. Seaford, Selena, 
N. C. reported having raised a Jumbo weighing 134 pounds, but failed to send in 
S a sworn statement; while Mr. Robert M. Helton, Neodesha, Kan., was not far 
| 6 behind Mr. McGirk with a melon weighing 110 pounds 1 ounce. This compe- 
a tition certainly puts Jumbo in the lead of all heavy Melons. 
= $50 for the Largest Amount of Prizetaker Onions raised from an 
i his premium was secured by Mr. James Moss, West- 
Pe OUNCE Of SOON. ee rer Car witha yield of 8354 2 
= ports that his onions averaged almost 2 pounds apiece; an 
© ment seems 
% believe it to be a truthful one. 
= $50 for the Largest Ruby King Peppel. 32a."kanacipn, 
¢ Union, Ohio, with a fine specimen weighing 111% ounces. 
~ $100 for the Heaviest Potiron Pumpkin. Sac. es Wway,'P: m, clove, 
J Jas. EK. Way, P. M., Clove, 
N. Y., with a Pumpkin weighing 242 pounds. It will be noticed Mr. Way also 
secured the $100 premium on Surehead Cabbage. His order last spring amounted 
Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. A. 
i+ 
2 
> 
BS by D. 
2 
2 
Mr. Moss re- 
while the above state- 
ounds. 
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to) 
Maule’s seeds certainly paid. 
$50 for the Best and Heaviest Hubbard Squash. 
Moon, Evergreen, Pa., with a Hubbard Squash weighing 54 pounds. 
This premium was se- 
$100 for the Heaviest Turner Hybrid Tomato. corcaty TS! Davis, 
Daisy, N. C., with a tomato weighing 5 pounds, 1544 ounces. Thomas Helton, 
| « Neodesha, Kan., was very close after Mr. Davis with a tomato weighing 5 pounds 
jt 14 ounces, while Spencer N. Lynde, Machias, N. Y. followed Mr. Helton very 
® closely with a Turner Hybrid weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces. 
= $50 for the Heaviest Heavy Cropping Ruta Baga. secured by Henry 
Shields, Centralia, Wash., with a Ruta Baga weighing 33 pounds. 
$25 for the Largest Sunflower. This premium was secured by Mrs. 
This premium was 
RANTEED SEED 
Mattie L. Blanchard, Pownai, 
t., with a Black Giant 29 inches in diameter. 
This premium was se- 
$100 for the Six Heaviest People’s Potatoes. cured by Thomas 
Wend, Shoup, Idaho, who sent me 6 specimens whose aggregate weight 
amounted to 17 pounds. 
The number of years this competition has existed, and the results obtained, 
unquestionably demonstrate my claim that Maule’s Seeds lead all. 
in Cash. 
see page 
68 
in Cash. 
Parsleb 
- FERN-LEAVED.— 
m= Most beautiful, splendid for 
}' table decoration. Morelike 
a crested fern. Packet, de.; 
2 02., 10c.; 44 Ib., 80¢.; Ib., 90e. 
2 DOUBLECURLED. 
@ Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 
ets.; 44 1b., 25 cts.; Ib., 65 cts. 
PLAIN.—The hardiest ; 
excellent for flavor or sea- 
soning. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 
cts.; 4 lb., 20 ets.; Ib., 55 ets. 
Page 51.—_Annual Catalogue for 1891 of Maule’s Four-Leaf Clove 
51 
This premium was secured | 
G Pulaski, | 
This premium was secured by | 
Smith Bros., Ville Nova,Pa. | 
This premium was | 
secured by Jas. | 
Mr. G. B.,) 
paeneneual we have every reason, from the evidence submitted, to | J = 
This premium was secured by | | 
to $3.10, and he received in cash last fall $200, consequently his investment in | 
secured by Vander | 
This premium was] @ 
PARSNIP S 
EARLY SHORT ROUND.—Earliest; 
does wellinshallow soil. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 
10 cents; % pound, 25 cents; pound, 65 cents. 
Harvey Kandall, Kirwin, Kansas “The 
seeds I bought of you last year were the best I ever 
planted, My garden was the wonder of the neigh- 
bors. I took $12.50 in premiums at our County Fair. 
It takes the political orators three hours 
: to tell the Western farmers how to get the 
mortgages off their farms; I can tell the same 
EARLY 
SHORT 
ROUND. NK 
\ Packet, 
5 cents. \) 
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$1 Buys $1.30 
$2 Buys $2.75 
$3 Buys $4.25 
$4 Buys $5.70 
$5 Buys $7.25 
$10 Buys $15.00. 
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W. HENRY MAULE — § 
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