H. G. Hastings & Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. 
1.00 Gash or $1.25 on Credit 
The writer, Mr. Hastings, was down in a middie Georgia town last April. He was talking to a supply merchant when a farmer came up 
and asked the merchant whether he had any corn. Mr. Merchant said “yes.” in answer to an inquiry as to the price the merchant said, 
“$l.00 cash or $1.25 on credit with November 1st settlement.” Mr. Farmer said, “Well, I want 20 bushels and I will have to have it on 
credit.” That conversation stuck in my mind. Afterwards I made some inquiry about that farmer and learned that be was one of that kind 
of farmers thaf was satisfied to plow 3 or 4 inches deep, planted common cotton seed, the kind he could buy for 50 to 75 cents per bushel; 
he planted corn that had made at the rate of 12 to 15 bushels per acre because he could buy it for $1.00 to $1.25 per bushel and other things 
i.a proportion. Today, while I was thinking about this matter I saw a report in the Atlanta Constitution of a Boy’s Corn Contest in 
Early County, Georgia, where a boy had made a crop of corn of 74 bushels per acre and it cost him only 24 cents per bushel to make it. 
What a contrast between these two—Guy Collins, a progressive boy, making corn at a cost of 24 cents per bushel; the full-grown “know it 
all sort of a man” buying Western corn at $1.25 per bushel on credit. 
We want to be reasonable when we say in our catalogue that corn can be made at a cost of 35 cents per bushel. Guy Collins says 24 
cents, and South Georgia lands are not supposed to be as good as some others for corn growing. Let’s stick to our 35 cents per bushel on 
corn or even raise it to 50 cents per bushel. The real question, to get right down to it is. 
Where Are You at on This Cost Question? 
We are reasonably sure of being correct when we say that not one farmer in ten knows anywhere near what it costs him in money and 
labor to make a bushel of corn or a bale of cotton. One thing we are certain of and that is that it’s costing too much. We know it’s popu¬ 
lar to “CUSS the trusts and the tariff.” We have no defense to make of them but in ail honesty to ourselves, don’t you think we ought to 
look inside a little? Better seed, better plowing, better cultivation will reduce the cost of “making” cotton or corn or any other crop from 
50% to 100%. 
The Georgia State Agricultural College had a very interesting exhibit of corn at the Georgia State Fair this year. It showed 3 lots of 
the same variety of corn planted from 3 different ears. The seed from one ear made at the rate of 62 bushels per acre, another 90 bushels 
per acre and the third and best at the rate of 127 bushels per acre. Now the point is this: It didn’t cost a cent more in cultivation or 
fertilizer to make at the rate of 127 bushels per acre than it did to make the 62 bushels. The entire difference there was in the producing 
quality of the seed and that’s exactly where the work of a scientific seed-breeding department like OURS comes in and every customer of 
this house gets the benefit of this work. 
The Southern farmer who buys and plants seed corn from HASTINGS is going to have corn to see him through until the next crop. The 
man who buys and plants right seed won’t have to buy corn at $1.00 cash or $1.25 credit. How many realize that buying corn at $1.25 on 
credit means paying at the rate of 50per year for credit. No business can stand paying such a rate of interest without being forced 
into bankruptcy. The difference between growing corn at a cost of 25 to 50 cents per bushel and buying it at $1.00 to $1.25 is the differ¬ 
ence between prosperity and bankruptcy. Which way are you headed? 
Best Spinach Seed 
Our American grown Spinach is much superior to the imported seed in every 
particular. The germination is stronger and better, the growth larger and more 
vigorous and hardier. We have nothing but American-grown seed of Spinach. 
There is no better vegetable to furnish an early supply of “greens” than Spinach. 
It requires rich soil, the richer the better, and can be sown during January, Feb 
ruary and March, any time when the ground is not frozen. It germinates freely 
in cold weather and is a rapid grower. As ‘-greens” it’s quality is unsurpassed. 
Hastings’ Aragon Spinach south'?® FinTmEke^sf^e® 
producing a large, thick, green leaf, well crumpled or savoyed, and stands a long 
time before running to seed. The hardiest of all varieties, standing an ordinary 
cold winter without damage in this latitude. At the same time it isone ofthe 
best heat-resisting sorts for late spring use. This variety has been thoroughlv 
tested and pleases *11 market gardeners who use it. Ounce, 6 cents; % pound, lo 
cents; pound, 45 cents; postpaid. 10 pounds, not prepaid, S2.75. 
Hastings’ Arai^on Spinach 
Sow for fall and winter use, as it runs to seed if 
X^OIIOIJA kjcIVOy sown in the spring. With the exception of Aragon 
it is the heaviest cropper. Oz., 5c.;!4 15c.; lb., 40c. 10 lbs., not prepaid, $2.25. 
T standard variety for home use and 
isroaa J^eavea Jlanoers market, ounce, 5 cents; >4 pound, 15 cents; 
pound, 40 cents. 10 pounds, not prepaid, $2.-25. 
T Sow for all seasons. A heavy cropper that does not run to seed 
readily. Ounce, 5 cents; pound, 15 cents; pound. 40 cents. 10 
pounds, not prepaid, §2.25. 
■Ol _ „ J _ A valuable variety w'hlch is extensively grown, producing large crop.s 
of thick-leaved spinach. Ounce, 6 cents; 14 pound, 15 cents; pound, 40 
cents. 10 pounds, not prepaid, 82.26. 
New Zealand 
In this new variety we have a spinach that can be grown through the entire summer in the 
South. Should be sown in March and April where the plants are to stand, and will yield a 
supply of good leaves of fine quality all through the summer with scarcely any attention. A 
fine variety to furnish "greens” all through the summer. Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 10 cents; 
pound, 30 cents; pound, 81.00. 
