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STOKES TOMATO 



THE MARK OF THE BEST 



STOKES 

 TOMATO 



PRODUCING SINCE 1882 



FOR 1944 



"We build the road, others will make the j 



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 * JAN 2 6 1944 * 



— VICTOR HUGO 



Profitable Tomato production starts with Tomato 

 Seed that carries a strong pedigree. 



THE four Stokes strains described in this simplified war-time folder are Tomatoes of that caliber. They 

 have been bred by a 62 -year-old firm which devotes its entire effort to our country's most important vege- 

 table. We take pardonable pride in the fact that these four Stokes strains now plant over !/4 of the American 

 Tomato acreage for processing and for market shipment. 



The strength of these four stocks is deeply rooted in a breeding program which traces back for 20 genera- 

 tions. Our routine of producing two stock-seed crops per year is, we believe, unique in Tomato seed production. 

 One of these matures in New Jersey in August; the other matures in Florida in March. Stock-maintenance 

 and stock-improvement are carried on through single-plant selection and through hybridization. The latter 

 has recently developed two interesting new strains which are now being perfected and which will be tested in 

 twelve different areas in 1944. 



Planters of Stokes Tomato Seed are protected by a package which is sealed with a certificate covering State 

 Certification, seed-disinfection (New Improved Ceresan/, germination and date of the germination test. As a 

 contribution toward holding the line, the prices in this folder remain unchanged from our catalog prices of 

 1941, 1942 and 1943- Because of the extraordinary demands, our inventories are already heavily drawn against 

 We therefore suggest immediate action if you plan to use Stokes Tomato Seed in 1944. 



Cordially yours, 



Vincentown, N. J., December I, 1943- ^ 



THE CERTIFIED RUTGERS LINE AT THE VINCENTOWN PLANT 



FRANCIS C. STOKES, Limited 



Breeders and Growers of Fine Tomato Seed 



VINCENTOWN, NEW JERSEY, U. S. A. 



