COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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GREATER BALTIMORE TOMATO 
BETTER THAN STONE 
VERY LARGE AND HEAYY IMMENSELY PRODUCTIVE 
The best red colored main crop variety, as well as for canning purposes. It is very meaty and fleshy, and consequently 
heavy. It ships better than most of the old sorts, ripens 10 days ahead of Stone and yields much more than Stone. It re¬ 
sists blight and other diseases better than any other variety. All gardeners and truckers are well aware of the fact that as 
soon as the Stone reaches the market, the early Tomatoes like Earliana and others, at once become back numbers. Now 
judge for yourself, the value of this Tomato which ripens as early as Chalk’s Jewel and is of even better quality than Stone. 
Greater Baltimore means quicker sales and better prices, and a loss of money to those who will not plant it. The Purdue 
University Agricultural Experiment Station, at Lafayette, Indiana, undertook Tomato investigation and published the re¬ 
sults in Bulletin No. 165, Vol. XVI, April, 1913. Extracts from that bulletin are as follows: 
"The average calculated yields for three years for 11 varieties 
shows ‘Greater Baltimore’ ranking first with a yield of 16.26 tons 
per acre against Stone 13.38 tons per acre. 
“Considering yield and quality, the 11 varieties tested will 
rank as follows as a field crop for canning: First, ‘Greater Bal¬ 
timore.’ 
“Picking season from July 25th to October 1st, the ‘Greater Bal¬ 
timore’ yielded nearly 22 tons per acre.” 
“The ‘Greater Baltimore’ which has been gaining in popularity 
with the Canning Trade during the past two years, begins bearing 
12 to 16 days earlier than Stone, when both are sown and handled 
in a similar manner throughout the season. 
“It will also be seen that ‘Greater Baltimore’ is as early a bearer 
as Chalk’s Early Jewel, which is considered an early sort. 
“It is largely the earliness and the uniformity with which the 
plants bear a large number of large, smooth fruit throughout the 
ripening season that makes the ‘Greater Baltimore’ superior to the 
Stone which has been the Standard canning variety for many years. 
“The average date of first ripening for the ‘Greater Baltimore' 
variety was 120 days from the sowing of the seed in the hot beds 
and 65 days from the time the young plants were set in the field.” 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; 1 lb. $3.00, postpaid. 
PONDEROSA—Enormous scarlet fruit. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 
% lb. $1.(00; 1 lb. $4.00. 
GOLDEN PONDEROSA —Same in size as Ponderosa, only the 
fruit is golden yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; y 4 lb. $1.50; 1 lb. 
$ 6 . 00 . 
RED PLUM, RED PEAR, YELLOW PLUM, YELLOW FEAR— 
Either variety: Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; oe. 40c; % lb- $1-00; 
1 lb. $4.00. 
YELLOW HUSK OR GROUND CHERRY—PM. 5c; oz. 30c. 
TRUCKER’S FAYORITE— Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; V 4 lb. 75c; 1 lb. 
$3.00; 10 lbs. $28-50, prepaid. 
McGEE TOMATO 
As early as any known variety 
with the peculiar habit of bearing 
both purple as well as red fruits on the same plant. The 
purple fruits resemble the well known June pink variety, the 
red fruits resemble those of Earliana. Claims are made that 
McGee will yield 1,200 bushels of fruit to the acre. It is a 
popular variety in the Southwest and shipped to Northern 
markets. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. 75c; lb. $3.00, prepaid. 
TO SURVIVE depressions make your business real business 
and not a speculation. Outdo your competitors by producing 
high quality merchandise. With quality on your sifle you’ll 
come through. Also read "The Book.” See page 113. 
