foreword 
In presenting our Catalogue for 1936, we have endeavored to incorporate 
the accumulated knowledge acquired in the fifty-nine years we have been 
in the Fertilizer and Agricultural Supply business that we may present to 
the farmer fertilizers that are best adapted to the crop he plans to grow, 
and implements that are in many cases especially designed to meet the 
conditions of our New England farms, and built by manufacturers of long 
experience. Space permits only a very brief description of these imple¬ 
ments, but nearly all are carried in stock and may be seen on our sample 
floors. 
“Good Equipment makes a Good Farmer better.” It does not pay to carry 
on with worn out machinery. To be “hung up” in the field because of a 
breakdown is expensive; the work that should be done today cannot, in 
many cases, be put off until tomorrow without loss. That we may be in a 
position to serve our customers properly, we employ well-trained competent 
service men and carry in stock thousands of dollars worth of repairs for 
the machines we sell. 
All year round we are gathering into our factory and warehouse fertilizer 
materials from various parts of the globe, where it is milled, conditioned 
and made ready for our various fertilizer formulas. It is very important 
that the plant food be derived from proper sources. It is also important 
that the mechanical condition be such that a fertilizer feeds properly 
through the planters and fertilizer distributors. In addition to mixed 
fertilizers, we sell a complete line of fertilizer raw materials. 
The prosperity of Olds & Whipple, Inc., is inseparable from the prosperity 
of the farmers we serve and the fundamentals of prosperous farming 
are good seed, good fertilizer and implements. These indispensable items 
and others we are prepared to furnish at reasonable prices. 
We again wish to express our appreciation to our customers old and new 
for their patronage during the past year, and we shall endeavor to so 
conduct our business that we may be worthy of their patronage in the 
future. 
OLDS & WHIPPLE, INCORPORATED. 
