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A Page for the Large Vegetable-Grower 



CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS ON COMBATTING COMPETITION 



THE keen competition which has developed in the vegetable-growing business during 

 the past two seasons has changed the nature of the work very considerably. The success- 

 ful man now is no longer an ordinary sun, rain and sun farmer. He must be a keen 

 business man fully ahve to the competition of his fellow growers. QuaHty never counted on 

 our produce markets as it counts today, and this is particularly true of the depressed war 

 markets which have been upon us for the last eighteen months. It now becomes the duty of 

 every planter to make a careful analysis of his business to find out through thorough investi- 

 gation what vegetables will be in shortest supply in the markets to which he ships; to reduce 

 the cost of producing his product at every possible turn and, lastly, to increase the quality 

 of the vegetables which he produces. At least another year of war seems inevitable, and until 

 peace comes there is very little hope for normal markets. 



Under the present circumstances we would caution all of our customers to look ahead 

 at the coming season's work with a great deal of care. It is no time, however, for a loss of 

 courage by anyone, for there is money to be made in vegetables, if the work is gone into with 

 the proper foresight. Remember there is very seldom a glut on the same vegetable two seasons 

 in succession, for there are ahvays a great many planters who lose their nerve, and this, of 

 course, reduces the volume the following year. For our part we stand ready to help anyone 

 who is ready to put his confidence in us in so far as his seed-supply is concerned. We not 

 only want to supply you with seeds which will produce the very highest quality of vegetables, 

 but we stand ready to act in an advisory capacity if we can be of assistance to anyone. 



Photograph taken at the time of our Field Meeting at Windermoor , August 20, 1915. The Market Question was very fully discussed from all of 



its varying angles, and some telling results are expected from it 



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