SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO AGENTS. 
Our business extends from Upper Canada on the north to the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and while 
our different varieties of Potatoes, Oats, Barley, etc. are equally as well adapted for growing in one section as 
another, OUR CORN IS NOT. Varieties of corn which are perfectly adapted to growing in one section shou’d 
not be sold and will not give satisfaction in another. We give the following general imtructions as to 
What Corn You Should Sell. 
If the growing season in your locality has a period of 120 days without frost sell the Eldorado, Gold 
King or Silver King. All of them are unusually rank growers and hills should be four feet apart each way 
in order to obtain large and well-filled ears. 
The Monroe Eight Rowed Flint and Wisconsin Dent may be sold in any latitude where ordinary varie- 
ties of corn can he grown. 
Wherever the seasons will permit of the late maturing varieties being used, always get your customers 
to order the late sorts. In almost nine cases out of ten you will find the longer a crop stands on the land 
before maturing the better the yield. This will apply equally as well in the case of potatoes, oats and other 
seedo. We want to give our customers the best of satisfaction and hope in selling corn you will iollow closely 
tiie rules as given above. It is to your interest as well as to our own for we want you to sell in seasons to 
come on the same ground with increased sales. 
WINTER WHEAT AND RYE. 
In addition to our full line of Farm Seeds for Spring Delivery, described in the foregoing pages, we 
also handle. Winter Wheat and Rye for Fall delivery for which we issue separate catalogues, circulars, order 
blanks, etc., in other words what is known as our Wheat outfit, the orders being taken for delivery in August 
or September. This wheat outfit will be sent you upon request and orders for Winter Wheat and Rye for 
Fall Delivery can be taken at the same time you tire taking orders for other seeds for Spring Delivery. 
We Give a Few Reports from Our Wheat which have just come to Hand. 
$10.00 worth from one-half Bushel. 
Boone Oo., Ind., June 10, ’98. 
The wheat T sold last fall is more than meeting expectations. Last week 1 offered one man $10.00 for 
the standing crop from one-half bushel of seed I sold him, and the chickens had eaten up at least a quarter of 
that but he would not accept of my offer. He said he wished he had bought enough to sow ten acres and all 
the others who bought of you report about the same way. S. B. SHORE. 
The Old Varieties are Full of Weevil, but no Weevil 
in the New Varieties. 
Putnam County, 0., June 25th, 1898. 
“Enclosed find iiiy report amounting to $56.00 worth of wheat orders 1 have seen every piece of 
wheat grown from the seed which I sold last year and I tell you I was much surprised to see such awlul big 
heads. The farmers were more than pleased with it and say they wish they had bought more seed. Several 
of these orders are from parties who bought hist year. ALL THE OLD VARIETIES OK WHEAT ARE 
FULL OF WEEVIL, BUT THERE IS NO WEEVIL IN YOUR WHEAT. I saw Mr. A. Rogers, who 
bought a bushel last year and asked him if he would have any to sell this year and be said ‘ No sir’ and that 
lie wished he had bought $10.00 worth instead of $5.00 worth. The other farmers tell the same story. Oh! 
such heads, they say, as your wheat has and no Weevil in it.” J. BUDD. 
Mr Budd sold $75.75 worth of wheat for last Fall’s delivery, but it has given such splendid satisfaction 
that he has already sent in $225.00 worth of orders for this Fall’s delivery. 
N. B. — Unprincipled parties have imposed upon the public by offering 
spurious seed in our name. In order to protect our customers and ourselves we 
have adopted a trade mark as seen hereon. All persons are warned hereby 
that every package of genuine seed from our Seed Farms will bear a tag with 
our trade mark. Under no circumstances should goods be accepted without 
this evidence they are genuine. 
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