IF YOU PLANT FARM CROPS 
this sheet of our catalogue will interest you and save you money. It is for your benefit more than ours. This catalogue goes to 
400,000 Southern farmers and planters, practically all of whom plant farm crops, such as corn, cotton, sorghum, peas, millet, grasses 
and clovers and the various forage crops. There is hardly one of you to whom this catalogue goes that does not plant a greater or 
less number of acres of these crops. Most of these millions of farm acres are planted either with home-grown seed or else the cheap, 
low-grade stock usually bought and sold by grain dealers and general merchants. Some farmers take right care of their seed of the 
various farm crops but most of them don’t and this is one of the reasons why the average production per acre is so low. Georgia and 
all the other Southern States plant enough acres of corn to supply every bushel needed if seed and cultivation were right, but the low 
average of less than 16 bushels per acre of com shows that seed and cultivation are not right. It don’t pay ordinary day wages to grow 
16 bushels of corn or half a bale or less of cotton per acre, and other things in proportion. We are doing our best, through the grow- 
ing and sale of improved seed to save the farmers of the South money ; supplying them seed of cotton, com, oats and other farm 
crops that will make from 50 to 100 per cent, more per acre without the expenditure of an extra dollar for labor or fertilizer. That’s 
the first step toward saving you money, but this sheet in our catalogue is for a different purpose. You have probably looked through 
this catalogue ; have seen a number of things in cotton, corn, etc., that you want. Now, it is often the case that where you want a 
considerable quantity of these seeds, we can make you lower prices than in the catalogue. Write down what you think you want in 
farm seeds on the other side of this sheet, naming the variety and quantity and 
LET US FIGURE ON YOUR WANTS 
In addition to sending you seeds that will increase the profits of your farm, we can often save you money in the cost price. 
This sheet, which is known as our “Special Quotation Sheet,” has a distinct place in our system of business and a great 
many thousands of our customers make use of it every year. This sheet is more largely for your benefit than ours, and we want you 
to use it this spring. It is for the use of truck gardeners buying vegetable seeds in large quantities and for the buyer of farm seeds 
who wants to know exactly what those seeds will cost delivered at his station. 
There are three things you actually want to know in seed buying. First, and most important is that the seed quality 
is right ; second, what the cost of the seed is in Atlanta ; third, just what the freight or express charges will be to your station. If seec^ 
comes from Hastings, you know the quality is right. On the other two points it is very easy. All you have to do is to write dowt 
the name and quantity of the kinds you want on the other side of this sheet, tear it out and mail to us. We will quote you the best 
price we can make you, estimate the weight, figure out the freight or express charges and send it back to you by return mail. You 
will then know exactly what the seed will cost you delivered at your station. 
H. G. Hastings & Co. is the only seed firm in this country that maintains a 
SPECIAL EXPRESS AND FREIGHT RATE DEPARTMENT 
This special department is maintained entirely for your benefit. It is the business of this department to figure out correct freight 
and express rates for your benefit, and if you order seed from us after a rate has been made, this department stands right behind 
those rates and makes the railroad or express company refund to you any overcharge if they should attempt to 
overcharge you. Do you know of any Other seed firm that stands back of their customers in this way? We believe that every seed 
buyer ought to know exactly what seed is going to cost him delivered. We want to do business with every one on a satisfactory basis 
and we know of no better way than to quote you none but the very highest quality of seed and then tell you, what it’s going to cost you 
from Atlanta to your station. We believe it to be good business policy to co-operate with you in every way ; first, by producing for 
you the highest grade of seed ; second, selling it to you at a fair price ; third, protecting you from overcharges, made either inten- 
tionally or by mistake by the transportation companies. 
You may find some seed priced lower by other houses than in our catalogue. We want you to remember one thing, and that is 
that there is no set standard of seed quality in the world, and if you are offered a low price you can be sure that the quality 
is as low as the price, and low quality seeds never made any man a good crop. 
Do Not Use This for Family Garden Lists 
Please notice that this sheet is not to be used for asking special quotations on family garden orders, such as seeds in packets or 
ounces, pints or quarts, or special collections. Prices on packets and ounces, etc., are distinctly stated (these prices including postage 
paid by us) in the catalogue, together with special premium offers of extra seed, etc. With these offers standing open to every seed 
buyer, we can not and will not make “Special Quotations” on family garden lists. 
One last word : Make up your list and send it to us so that we can make you a delivered price. Asking for a quotation puts you 
under no obligation to buy unless you want to. We have just the right seeds and we believe that Hastings’ Seeds on your farm 
will pay both you and us, and this quotation sheet will help us get together. Use it now. 
