DIBBLE'S 
ANNUAL CATALOG 1940 
D. S. DIBBLE, Pres. HARWOOD MARTIN, V.-Prcs.-Treas. 
CLAIR L. MOREY, Sec. 
D uring the last forty-nine 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. 
In 1891, forty-nine years ago, Edward F. Dibble, a young 
farmer of the Genesee Valley country of western New York, 
established this business. Our motto has always been “Farm 
seeds and farm seeds only; one grade and that the best 
obtainable at the lowest prices consistent with the highest 
possible quality.” As a result, in forty-nine years, our busi¬ 
ness had developed into the largest strictly mail-order farm- 
seed business on the American continent, and Dibble’s farm 
seeds have established a reputation for themselves on thou¬ 
sands of American farms that is not excelled by the seeds of 
any other American firm. 
Farm seeds of the highest quality are essential to successful 
farming. We furnish this quality only, and at a price which 
is frequently lower than inferior seeds of unknown origin 
would cost you. 
We know farm seeds. A lifetime has been devoted to the 
farm-seed business. The Dibble and Martin farms of over 
one thousand acres are located at Honeoye Falls. We are 
seed-growers and actually produce on our own farms a large 
part of the seeds we sell. We try out new or so-called new 
varieties on our own farms, and when we recommend something 
we know it is good. The members of our corporation know 
the practical side of farming as well as the scientific. 
Those seeds which we cannot produce on our own farms 
we have grown in other localities better suited for their 
development. We travel thousands of miles inspecting seeds 
each year, and our inspection is intelligent and thorough. 
In order that we may be sure of the quality of our seeds 
we operate a seed-testing laboratory where we test our farm 
seeds for purity, germination, etc., and every bag has a tag 
attached showing the results of these tests. 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 through¬ 
out the sea.son, we do not print prices in 
this Catalog but issue special Price- 
Lists giving the very lowest prices pre¬ 
vailing 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 w'arranty 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 responsi¬ 
ble. 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 Agen¬ 
cies, or to any of our thousands of satis¬ 
fied customers, some of whom must be 
in your vicinity. 
Copyright 1940, by Edward F. Dibble Seedgrower 
