A Fine Tomato Crop May Be Your 

 Biggest Contribution in This War 



npHE Tomato, after a century of American produc- 

 tion, has now developed an economic value in 

 excess of 150 million dollars annually. It is, by far, 

 the most important U. S. vegetable from a monetary 

 as well as from a nutritional standpoint. As a war crop 

 it outranks all others. For 1943 it has been granted 

 a full supply of tin plate and an 1 1 per cent overall 

 acreage increase for green-wrap shipment. It has 

 also been assured transport and labor priorities. 



The Tomato, therefore, rates your best thought, soil 

 and energy. If it gets all three, it is likely to be your 

 most profitable crop. As a good citizen, you will have 

 the satisfaction of knowing you are producing one 

 of the essentials. 



Production plans start with the seed supply. As 

 breeders and growers, with a history dating back 

 sixty years, we make it our business to know Tomato 

 stocks. This folder tells its story briefly and with 

 directness. It speaks for a firm which annually sup- 

 plies Tomato seed for approximately 2 5 per cent of 

 the U. S. processing and shipping trade. Weather 

 conditions cut our 1942 seed harvest. Conversely, our 

 bookings were never heavier. If you are looking in 

 our direction, we suggest quick action. It is likely to 

 be later than you think. 



Cordially yours, 



January I, 1943 President 



FRANCIS C. STOKES COMPANY 



Breeders and Growers of Fine Tomato Seed 



VINCENTOWN . NEW JERSEY 



Striving for perfection in anything is a fine art. 



