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D. S. DIBBLE, President CLAIR L. MOREY, Secretary HARWOOD MARTI N, Vice-President and Treasurer 
D URING the last forty-seven years, Dibble’s Farm Seeds have established a record for themselves on thousands of 
American farms that is not excelled by those obtainable from any other American firm. 
Over a hundred years ago, a good old English farmer founded a seed business based on one thing: “The best 
seeds and the best seeds only at a fair price.” In the hundred years that have elapsed, that seed business has grown to be the 
biggest business of the kind in the United Kingdom. The staid, hard-working British farmers appreciated quality. 
In 1891, Edward F. Dibble, a young farmer of the Genesee 
Valley country of western New York, without knowing that there 
was in existence such a firm as the English one mentioned, estab¬ 
lished a farm-seed business with a motto—“Farm Seeds and Farm 
Seeds only, one grade and that the best obtainable, at the lowest 
prices consistent with the highest possible quality.” History 
repeats itself, and in forty-seven years our business has developed 
into the largest strictly mail-order farm-seed business on the 
American continent. The good, honest, hard-working American 
business farmer also appreciates quality at a fair price. This Cata¬ 
log is directed to the farmer, the man who desires to live well, have 
the comforts of the age in which he lives, educate his children, 
travel if he wishes, and have a competence for his old age. 
The best farm seeds obtainable are the first essential to success¬ 
ful, money-making farming. We furnish this quality only, and at 
as low a price (and frequently lower) than inferior seeds of un¬ 
known origin would cost you. 
We know farm seeds. A lifetime has been devoted to the farm- 
seed business. We have over a thousand acres in the Dibble Seed 
Farms. We are seedgrowers and actually produce, on our own 
farms, a large part of the seeds we sell and “ship from our farms 
to yours.” We try out new or so-called new varieties in field- 
culture, and when we recommend something, we know it is good. 
Members of our corporation travel thousands of miles annually 
inspecting seeds and seed-crops; our inspection is intelligent and 
thorough, as one of our officers is a graduate of Cornell, where for 
four years he specialized in plant-breeding, seed-testing, plant 
pathology, and the like. 
We operate a seed-testing laboratory, where we test our farm 
seeds for purity, germination, etc., every test being made by one 
of our officials, and every bag has a tag attached showing the 
result of our test. We do not have to take someone’s “say so” as 
to quality—we do our own testing and WE KNOW. 
Prices are net f.o.b. shipping station. On page 22 you will find 
a map showing just how near we are to you. If you live within 
or just over the 300-mile circle, you certainly should be one of 
our customers. Bags and sacks free, as stated. 
Terms, strictly cash with order, except on carload lots, when 
a special price will be made you, delivered to your station, payable 
on arrival and inspection of goods. 
As prices constantly fluctuate throughout the season, we do 
not print prices in this Catalog but issue special Price-Fists giving 
the very lowest prices prevailing at the time. If you are not ready 
to order when this Catalog reaches you, advise us when you are 
and a new Price-List will be sent you. 
Our Guarantee. Dibble’s famous “money-back-if-you-want- 
it” guarantee, subject to any test you want to make within ten 
days after the seeds reach you, is as fair and square as any ever 
given by an American firm. And our special guarantee or war¬ 
ranty is printed on the respective pages describing our seeds, and 
our various seeds are sold subject to the guarantee so printed. We 
are perfectly reliable and responsible. We refer 
you to the State Bank of Honeoye Falls, 
N. Y., Lincoln Alliance Bank and Trust Co., 
Rochester, N. Y., Dun’s or 
Bradstreet’s Commercial 
Agencies, or to any of our 
thousands of satisfied cus¬ 
tomers, some of whom must 
be in your vicinity. 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE SEEDGROWER 
HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. 
Copyright IQ38, by Edward F. Dibble Seedgrower 
