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SEED-TIME AND HARVEST. 
ami g artiest. 
A» Illustrated Monthly Rural Magazine 
_Conducted by Isaac F. Tillinghast. 
FOR EVERY ONE WHO PLANTS A SEED 
__ OR TILL S A PLANT. 
SUBSCRIPTION 50 CENTS PER YEAR. 
advertising r ates, 45 CENTS per nonpariel line. 
Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. 
VOL. VI, NO. I. WHOLE NO.. XXXIX. 
La Plume, Lackawanna Co., Pa., January, 1885 . 
When winter comes and freezes o'er 
Our crystal lakes from shore to shore, 
We vote the Jnglesides a bore 
And all go out a skating. 
Frosty whiskers, icy nose , 
Shattering teeth and frozen toes, 
All for pleasure, so it goes 
When we go out a skating. 
AS SEED TIME IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING, 
or already at hand with our Southern Read¬ 
ers, we give in the advertising department 
of this issue our revised prices on standard 
articles for 1885. Our seed crops were nev¬ 
er more abundant or of finer quality than 
this season. We will esteem it a favor if 
our friends will send us their orders as 
early as possible; for if all wait till March, 
it will be impossible for us to serve them as 
promptly as we would like. Our annual 
Catalogue is now being printed and will be 
sent to all who regularly receive Seed-Time 
and Harvest without an application, and 
without charge to all others who request it. 
It has been the aim of our life to establish 
a reputation for Reliable Seeds second to no 
other in America, and judging from the 
piles of complimentary letters which we are 
constantly receiving, (a small fraction of 
which we have room to print,) we think 
we are in a fair way of meeting our great 
est expectations. With warmest thanks to 
our many friends whose labors have helped 
to bring such successful results,—and a 
heartfelt Happy New Year and season of 
prosperity to all, we leave you for another 
month. 
GOLDEN PRIZE BEAN REPORT. 
Last spring we offered a new Bush Bean, 
which we thought of unusual merit, under 
the novel conditions of paying a prize to 
the person who grew the most beans by 
actual count, from planting one packet of 
six beans, the prize to consist of as many 
cents as the lucky contestant produced 
beans. The contest having been closed, 
we give below the report of the winner. 
Essex, Mass., Sept 17, 1884. 
Mr. I.F, Tillinghast: Dear Sir;—The following 
is the record of the packet of six beans purchased of 
you last February: 
First plant, 51 pods, ^30 beans; 
Second ” 49 ” 224 ” 
Third ” 43 ” 200 ” 
Fourth ” 42 ” 195 ” 
Fifth ” 41 ” 193 ” 
Sixth ’’ 39 ” 192 ” 
Our Subscription Terms are, one copy one 
year, 60 cents; four copies ordered at one time, $1.00; 
©r to all ordering seeds from our list to amount of 
$2.00 and requesting it we will send for one year free. 
Total, 265 ’* 1234 ” 
I am as well satisfied as I wish to be that, had I 
given the beans more care and a little more manure, 
I could have done better. Beans are a great hobby 
with me, and I sent for a packet to try them, think¬ 
ing that they must be an extraordinary bean, to sell 
6 for 20 cents. The bean is a No. 1 , in my opinion, 
and will be a splendid variety for late use, owing to 
its habit of remaining a long time fit for the table. 
The pods are handsome. 
The six beans were planted May 9; pulled Sept. 7; 
manure, Stockbridge Pea and Bean; were hoed three 
times- Plants stood 15 inches apart in the row; did 
not give any extra care, as I had no Idea of com¬ 
peting for the prize. But they did so well that I have 
been urged to send in the number I grew. I expect 
the lucky man will have nearly 2000 who wins the 
prize. I have secured four new pole beans and three 
new bush beans this season, but am unable to say 
now what they will be, another season wi 11 settle 
their status. Beans sport badly sometimes. I origi¬ 
nated the Essex Prolific pole bean, introduced by 
A. Low in 1882. In conclusion I would say that if 
this needs certifying, Mr. Aaron Low will eheerfully 
certify to it. Yours Truly, W. H. McNulty. 
It seems to us that even this report ought 
to be outdone, and have decided to con¬ 
tinue the offer another year, with the vari¬ 
ation of doubling the number of beans in a 
packet and reducing the price one-half. So, 
to the person who grows the most from a 
single packet of twelve beans, during 1885, 
will again be paid the number of cents 
which he produces beans. If no better 
record is made than this year some one will 
get $2o for his trouble of planting and tend¬ 
ing 12 bean stalks, the seed of which will 
