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Seven Gold Watches Awarded in 1914. 
Our Annual Gold Watch Contest 
For seven years we have each season presented Gold Watches as 
prizes tG boys and girls under 14 years of age, who grew the largest 
specimens of vegetables and plants. The interest has increased from 
year to year, in many instances attracting the attention of entire cities 
and communities. We receive many photographs and newspaper clippings 
telling about the great interest manifested. 
The following are the winners for 1914, to each of whom we 
presented a beautiful Elgin Gold Watch, value about $18.00. 
Largest plant of Giant Castor Bean, Wm. Sampson, age 12, Kincaid, Kans. 
Number of seed in Mammoth Sunflower, Gertrude Frederick, 14, Fall Creek, Wis. 
Largest Mangul Wurzel Beet, Mamie Bloemker, 12, Huntington, Ind. 
Three largest Prizetaker Onions, Jas. H. Carrolan, 12, Shushane, N. Y. 
Largest Chinese Celestial Radish, John E. Barnes, age 10, Lemberton, N. Y. 
Mammoth Jumbo Pumpkin, Naomi Trick, age 7, Hughesville, Pa. 
Three largest Ponderosa Tomatoes, Edna May Kern, age 11, Slatington, Pa. 
We will continue the contest this season, omitting the Prizetaker 
Onion, as there were comparatively few reports on it last season. We 
will present 
Six Beautiful Gold Watches 
Elgin Movements and 20-Year Warranted Cases 
As First Prizes on Six Varieties of Vegetables and Plants 
as listed under “Exhibition Contest” heading on order blanks. This is 
a general offer open to all boys and girls under fourteen years old. 
Detailed instructions will be printed on each packet. All reports must 
be forwarded to us not later than October 15th, and list of prize winners 
will be mailed to all contestants. 
In order to make the contests more interesting we will this season 
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