To our Customers 
Washington Iowa. Jan.i.-lgio. 
Ia presenting our 1910 FARM ANATAL, we wish first to express thanks to the thousands of our friends and customers for 
their generous patronage that we have enjoyed during the past, and assure them we will endeavor to give the very best service at all times. 
Our business during 1909 about doubled that of 1908 which must show we are giving our thousands of customers the best of satisfac¬ 
tion, and we expect to fill more orders during 1910 than any year of our business. 
We do not offer any seeds except those grown by ourselves, or by specialists for us, and the great number of favorable reports of 
our customers indicate that our careful supervision over our growing crops is responsible for our large list of customers, of nearly one million. 
We have one of the best equipped Mail Order Seed Houses in the United States located at a point where shipping facilities 
are excellent for filling orders to go in any direction at a low cost of transportation, either by Express or Freight. 
This Farm Annual contains a great many valuable and interesting Novelties as well as the standard varieties of seeds and an | 
order from this book, no matter how small, will be greatly appreciated and have our prompt and careful attention. 
Should you receive more than one copy of this catalogue, u>e shall esteem it a great favor if you will hand 
the EXTRAS to any one you think wants good seeds at low prices. 
DIRECTIONS FOR. ORDERING. 
HOW to Order-= It is very easy for an y° ne to order Seeds, Bulbs or cepted in postage stamps when it is not convenient to send anything else, 
--- - —-- Plants from us. In making out an order always Silver or gold coin should be sewed or pasted in cloth or pasteboard to pre 
-----always 
write Name. Post Office, County and State the first thing you do, and 
then write the varieties you want, quantity of each and carry out the cata¬ 
logue price after each one and enclose the total amount, in any convenient 
form of remittance and send it to us by mail and we do the rest. Be sure 
to use our Order Blank if you have it, if not any writing paper will do. 
FrCC by Mail or ExDreSS==^ esenc ^ ee< ^ Bulbs or Plants postpaid 
-=£- 1- - by mail at the prices named in this 
catalogue, except where there are special quotations for the goods to be sent 
by Express, customers to pay the charges. To points where the Express 
Companies-touch we can send some orders as cheaply by express as by mail. 
Whenever we do this we notify the purchaser to that effect. This brings our 
seeds to the door of our customer without any trouble and expense. 
Fxnres*? or Pro5o*hf _We do not prepay Express or Freight, except 
-----■———. in case we have quite an order purchased at 
postpaid prices to deliver and may prefer to send by Express prepaid. 
Prepaid Railroad Stations 
Many of our farmer customers live 
_ _ near prepaid railroad stations where 
there are no agents. In such cases we cannot ship unless we prepay the 
charges and whenever it is possible we ship to the nearest station to this pre¬ 
paid station, as we never pay freight charges. This insures quick delivery 
and no danger of loss. 
_either Post Office Money Order, Express 
Money Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. Small amounts will be ac 
Mills Seed Co. 
vent breaking through the envelope, and then it should be registered. Do j 
not send money loose in a letter, it is not safe, and if lost, we are not respon¬ 
sible for it. We.earnestly request our customers to remit by Money Order if 
possible. The fee on a Money Order is only 3c. to 5c. for small amounts and I 
nearly all Post Offices issue them. 
Terms and C. O. D. Shipments-- 0 ",,^ order * 1 w« must | 
decline to ship goods C. O. D. unless the purchaser remits in advance at least 
one-third the amount of the order, and we do not accept C. O. D. Orders for 
less than $3.00 on any goods we sell. 
ImnnrtMnt==^ sometimes happens that an order is lost in coming to us 
mipui tun l Qr t goods in going to the customer ; therefore, if any w ho 
order do not hear from us within a reasonable length of time, they should 
send a duplicate order, namingdate former order was sent and amount enclos¬ 
ed, and we will promptly investigate and fill the duplicate order at once. 
We exercise the greatest care to have all our Seeds, 
Bulbs, Plants. Roots, etc., fresh, clean, pure and 
Our Guarantee= 
true to name and to reach the customer in good condition, ar.d grow if prop¬ 
erly planted. Our goods must be carefully inspected by purchaser upon re¬ 
ceipt, and if they are not found as above, we will refill the order, free of 
charge, providing sufficient proof is given us within a reasonable length of 
How to Sonri Mftnpv==^ e advise our customers to send money by time. We cannot guarantee crops and will not be held responsible for them. 
--- -_ either Post Office Money Order. Express or for any liability other than as above, and if our goods are not accepted on 
these conditions, they must be returned at once. 
Washington, Iowa. 
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MILLS SEED COMPANY 
WASHINGTON IOWA 
We have t.hj be si etfiiinpe'd Mail Order Seed House in the West and 
extend a cordial invitation to all our custom em to visit-un any time . 
