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SEEDS—TREES—ROSES—SHRUBS—BULBS—EVERGREENS, ETC., SHENANDOAH. IA. 
Turn to page 20 for Special Rargain Offers. 
Dear Friends:- 
Here are a few pictures taken during- my Jubilee, Horti¬ 
cultural, Vegetable and Poultry Show last October. 
The one picture (A) was taken of the crowd watching the 
Shenandoah High School marching band. The band, you 
know, won second at the World’s Fair and Frances and Edward 
are both in it. 
Each day we had crowds just like this one—never saw so many 
people all together having such a good time. Seemed like there was 
something entertaining and amusing all the time at the Jubilee. 
This is a typical picture of the happy smiling throng that was here. 
We were very proud of the vegetable, corn, flower and poultry 
exhibits that were brought in by my customers and friends. The 
picture (D) will give you an idea of the nature of the vegetable 
exhibits and thousands of readers of this catalog will recognize it. 
We had hundreds and hundreds of exhibits of fruits, vegetables and 
flowers. The judges, all of them competent in their line, told me 
personally and over the radio that the quality of the displays 
equalled anything they had ever seen. Many of our visitors said 
that in their opinion, the exhibits exceeded those at the larger fairs. 
Here is a corner of our building, showing the flower exhibit (E) 
and another of the evergreen exhibit (C). The other picture (B) 
shows a portion of the pancake line. 
I hope these pictures take your memory pleasantly back to the 
Horticultural, Vegetable and Poultry Show and my 1933 Jubilee. 
Little did I think when we started our seed business many years 
ago that the time would come when thousands of my customers, 
friends and listeners would come to see us. I want to personally 
thank all of you who did come and want to say 
that we intend to have another similar show next 
year. I hope that all of you will help us make it 
bigger and better than ever. 
I appreciate the wonderful interest you have 
taken in us and in view of the splendid coopera¬ 
tion you have given me, I feel it is more impor¬ 
tant than ever for me to see that the seeds, nurs¬ 
ery products, baby chicks, farm seeds and mer¬ 
chandise that I offer you are of the highest qual¬ 
ity. As I have told you over my station, I am 
constantly working to that end. 
Listen to us over the radio and come and visit 
us when you have the time and opportunity. Gar¬ 
dens and orchards are more necessary now in 
1934 than ever before. I hope you will give me 
the privilege of supplying you with the things 
you will need this spring. 
Best wishes to all. 
EARL E. MAT. 
FELLOW 
GARDENERS . . 
This, in my opinion, is one of the most important depart¬ 
ments in my catalog. A garden will yield you and me more re¬ 
turns for the small amount of money invested than any other 
purchase we can make. This past year large gardens were 
planted by everyone who could secure space to plant them. 
There will be more gardens this spring than last. It’s the best 
evidence that we are back to earth. 
I want you to plant a big garden this year. I want you to 
plant my garden seed. You can rely with confidence on the 
strains being heavy producers and yielding high quality vege¬ 
tables. I have made it my business to select good, high quality 
strains of strong germinating seeds and have put them up in 
full measure packets. 
Full Measure Packets—Seeds That Grow 
Asparagus Seeds and Roots 
Culture. Dig a trench iy z feet deep and 1 foot wide, 
fill in 4 inches with well-rotted manure and on top of 
this, 5 inches of good, rich soil. Then lay the roots in 
about 8 inches apart, taking care to spread well, having 
the crown in an upright position. Cover to within 4 
inches of the top of the trench and as the plants grow, 
gradually fill the trench to the surface. Rows 18 inches 
apart. 
★ 201— NEW WASHINGTON RUST PROOF. The best 
in Asparagus; it is a rust resistant strain. The 
strain we have for you is a very high yielder. If you 
want a choice bed of Asparagus, try this New Wash¬ 
ington, 2-yr.-old giant roots. 25c per 10; 50c per 25; 
$1.65 per 100. 1-yr., 20c per 10; 40c per 25; $1.25 per 
100. Seed, pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 35c. Both postpaid. 
My Gladiolus Gift Offer is good on flower seed too. Turn to page 56 for flower seeds 
