Helping Uncle Sam 
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F. E. BEATTY, President 
WANT everyone who receives this book 
to know that I am a red-blooded Ameri- 
can through and through, and that any 
sacrifice I am called upon to make for Amer- 
ica which is so dear to the hearts of us all, 
will be cheerfully and gladly complied with, 
and every employe and member of our 
Company is doing his dead-level best to 
help win world-wide liberty and right- 
eousness. Personally, I have given my 
only son who went to France as one 
of Uncle Sam's fighting men, ready 
and willing to make the supreme 
sacrifice if necessary, and I am 
proud of the fact that he volun- 
teered to go. Mr. Burke, our 
Secretary and Treasurer, al- 
so has given his son who 
now is in service, and 
a number of our for- 
mer employes now 
are in the ranks of 
Uncle Sam. 
While our age prevents 
us from entering active service for our country, we are doing our bit here at home 
by co-operating with the Government in every possible way — giving, producing, 
and conserving. We are gladly contributing to the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and 
every other worthy cause. We are now working harder than ever before mak- 
ing every square foot of our big farm produce to the extreme limit, and are 
conserving in the use of every commodity needed by our Government and Allies. 
TJncle Sam has told us that he needs an enormous amount of paper for 
Government use, therefore you will understand why this book contains fewer 
pages than usual. It would have been an act of disloyalty to have sent out a 
larger book. I am sure, however, you will appreciate the fact that our book 
this year is more valuable because it pictures our leading and biggest money- 
making varieties in colors. 
It is your patriotic duty, friends, to make your fields and gardens bloom and 
produce as never before, and our enormous business last year convinces me that 
you are doing this. More Kellogg Gardens were planted last year than in any 
previous year in the history of our Company. Every family that has even a 
small piece of ground should help our Government by growing their own straw- 
berries and vegetables. 
While all true Americans have done nobly in the past, let us put forth a 
still greater effort in the future, so that our own conscience will assure us that we 
have played our full part in winning the victory. In peace or in war, let us who 
have the opportunity produce plenty for ourselves and some to spare for those 
who have no land at all. 
If I can make any suggestions that will help you to increase the produc- 
tiveness of your field or garden, the pleasure will all be mine. 
With this thought always in mind, and assuring you that we shall continue 
as in the past to furnish you the very best plants that can be grown and give you 
the best possible service, thereby re- \^ 
taining yo\i as a friend as well as a ^ / / - — — 
customer, I remain I ^ ^ Yy/^ y 
Sincerely yours, ''\/ /x^Cl>^^'^-^^^^^^^ 
COPVRICHT 1919, BY R. M. KELUOGO COMPAN 
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