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A CLEAR PROFIT DEPENDS ON 

 A CLEAR PLAN 



YEAR in and year out, through good times and bad, there is usually one group 

 of vegetable growers from whom we never hear a complaint. Analyzing their 

 success, we find that almost invariably it is due to their ability to separate them- 

 selves as far as possible from the hea\y competition. In some instances this has 

 been through opening direct contacts with their customers, for it takes a particularly 

 good grower to make money on the wholesale markets, but in nearly all cases it is their 

 ability to grow a better vegetable. These successful men plan out their year several 

 months ahead, as far as possible covering every detail, altering this plan only to accom- 

 modate special situations as they develop. 



It takes an experienced grower to produce a superior product, but he knows that if 

 his seed stocks are not superior he has no chance of keeping a step ahead of his com- 

 petition. These men recognize the fact that it is now possible to buy a strain of almost 

 any kind of seed which is distinctly ahead of the average in one particular or another, 

 whether it be in flavor, in earliness, in size, in tonnage per acre, in appearance, or in re- 

 sistance to disease. It is possible to buy seed at prices a great deal lower than those 

 quoted in this catalogue. Generally speaking, we have no interest in trying to do business 

 with the grower who is looking for the cheapest seed, for we have none of that kind to 

 offer. We prefer to retain the good will of those who trade with us rather than taking 

 a possible profit on an article which from its very nature will not make a dollar for our 

 customer. You may dance, but you must always pay the fiddler. Never forget that. 

 The inexorable law of reaping the whirlwind is bound to hold. Plan ahead this year. 

 Work out a clear plan. 



COME TO PHILADELPHIA IN 1926 



Philadelphia, the birthplace of American Liberty, is moving to celebrate the middle 

 mark of our second century with the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition from 

 June 1 to December 1, 1926. The Mayor and citizens of Philadelphia invite you to make 

 a pilgrimage to the city of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell during the period of 

 the Exposition and to visit the scenes which played such an important part in the birth 

 and early history of the nation. 



Our office, situated at 235 East Washington Square, is just three-minutes* walk from 

 Independence Hall, the finest example of Colonial architecture in America. The beauty 



of this building and its historic tradition an- 

 nually draw great throngs from all over the 

 country. Being situated as we are in the old 

 part of Philadelphia, where George Wash- 

 ington, Benjamin Frankhn, Thomas Jeffer- 

 son, and their great contemporaries lived, we 

 are in close proximity to many of the old 

 historic buildings. 



We feel sure that the Exposition itself 

 will be thoroughly worth while. In con- 

 nection with this, if we can be of any 

 service to our customers, we hope you will 

 freely call on us along such lines as hotel 

 reservations, advice as to automobile 

 routes, the best time to see the Exposition, 

 and the hke. As customers of ours, we 

 want you to know that we will give you a 

 friendly greeting and be of any assistance 

 possible. We will do everything possible 

 to make your stay in our city enjoyable 

 and worth while. In addition to all this, 

 you will no doubt be interested in seeing 

 our seed-growing work in New Jersey, 

 which is always open to public inspection. 

 We shall consider it an honor to have you 

 call on us in any way. 



Sesqui'Cbntetmial 



PhiladelpMa 



150 Years 

 of 



American Independence 



