JOSEPH HARRIS COMPANY, INC., COLDWATER, NEW YORK 
Picking tomatoes for seed on Moreton Farm 
CROPS ON MORETON FARM 
We have had very dry weather during the past spring and summer but in the 
whole our seed crops here in Northern New York have come through in very good 
shape. The fine fall weather has given our numerous crops of Sweet Corn a 
chance to mature fully and the seed is showing its usual strong vitality. This is in 
contrast with the West where, we understand that due to the severe drought 
much of the seed grown there will be poor and of low germination. Our other 
crops such as Model Parsnip, Blue Hubbard and Straightneck Squash, Detroit 
Dark Red Beets, Tomatoes and Peppers have turned out remarkably well. 
Market gardeners must make every dollar count and we feel that this year 
we can give you more value for your money than ever before. 
Quick Service 
You can be assured when you send us an order that you will not have to wait 
and wait for your seeds. During the busy season orders are sent out the day after 
they arrive, and the fast mail, express and freight service we have now will get 
them to you quickly and in good order. 
Every Lot of Seed is Tested 
Not only tested, but the results of the test are shown on a 
label which is attached to every package or lot of seed, including 
flower seed, sold. This information has been found of great help 
to those who use Harris’ Seeds. By consulting the label you can 
tell just how thick to sow the seed so as to get an even stand of 
plants without using an unnecessary quantity of seed which 
often causes a great deal of time and labor by thinning. 
New York State Law 
The new seed law of this State requires that the percent of germination be 
placed on all packages of vegetable seeds as well as farm seed offered for sale 
in this State. 
The fact that the law now makes it compulsory to give this information on 
all vegetable seeds proves the importance of the service which we have rendered 
our customers during the past 25 years. 
According to Our Tests 
96 per cent 
of this seed germinates 
A label similar to this is put 
on every lot of Harris' Seeds 
that are sold. The figures of 
course vary. 
