READ THESE RULES — FOLLOW THEM — BE CONVINCED THAT 
THIS IS THE PERFECT CONTEST 
ONE HUNDRED BIG PRIZES 
All that you have to do to WIN in this Contest is to make the greatest number of three-letter standard English 
words, with the fewest errors, from the letters in this slogan : 
“FOR QUALITY, QUANTITY AND QUICK SERVICE, BUY GURNEY’S SEEDS AND TREES” 
If your list of words is accompanied by an order for one or more of the Collections of Merchandise (amounting 
to $2.00 or more) as described and listed in this circular, your list will compete for the full prizes described below. 
First Prize.A 1940 Buick Tudor Sedan 
Second Prize.A Model B All-Purpose Allis-Chalmers Tractor 
Third Prize.A Deluxe Frigidaire Electric Refrigerator 
(Choice Country or Town Model) 
Fourth Prize.A Laundry Queen Washer 
Fifth Prize.A Philco Console Radio 
(Choice Country or Town Model) 
Sixth Prize.A Gruen “Veri Thin” Watch 
(Choice Lady’s or Man’s) 
7th to 10 Prize, inclusive.$10.00 each 
11th to 20th Prize, inclusive.$5.00 each 
21st to 40th Prize, inclusive—.$2.00 each 
41st to 60th Prize, inclusive.$1.00 each 
61st to 80th Prize, inclusive.Credit Memo $2 Nursery Stock 
81st to 100th Prize, inclusive.Credit Memo $2 Garden Seed 
PRIZES TO CONTESTANTS WHO DO NOT MAKE PURCHASES: Entries with no order or purchase will be recognized, and 
winners will receive in cash l/20th of our valuation of each of the First Six Prizes, or l/20th of each of the cash and merchandise 
awards, if their list, or lists, are entitled to prizes. 
THE RULES 
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The above instructions in "READ THESE RULES” shall be considered 
a part of the rules of this contest. 
The Contest begins when the circulars are in the mail and ends at 
midnight, C. S. T., March 18, 1940, and all entries must be post¬ 
marked between these dates, inclusive. 
3 In making these words, all the rules herein given must be closely 
followed. A copy of the rules set forth herein is posted in the office 
of the Secretary of The House of Gurney, Inc., at Yankton, South 
Dakota, a copy of which rules may be obtained by contestants upon 
written request, and contestants agree to be bound by such rules so posted. 
4 No person has authority to alter, modify or change these rules. 
5 Judges shall be appointed by D. B. Gurney or an officer of The House 
of Gurney, Inc., and contestants agree with The House of Gurney. 
Inc., that the judges’ decision of all matters (including awarding of 
prizes and method of examining and judging lists) shall be final, and The 
House of Gurney, Inc., is accepting your entry under that condition, which 
is mutually agreed to. 
n In case of ties for any of the prizes there shall be another contest be¬ 
tween the tieing contestants. Each of these contestants shall be re¬ 
quired to write a one hundred word letter on an agricultural subject 
to be selected by the judges, and the rules will be mailed to the tieing 
contestants within twenty days after the close of the main contest. These 
second entries must be received by the House of Gurney, Inc., at Yankton, 
South Dakota, on or before April 25, 1940. Judgment shall be made on 
merit and originality. The winner of each "run-off” contest shall be en¬ 
titled to the prize for which they are competing. For example—if five 
contestants tied for first place, the winner of the “run-off” contest will get 
the Buick. The same rules apply in case of ties for second, third place, etc. 
7 Do not use obsolete, idomatic or foreign words, prefixes, suffixes, ab¬ 
breviations, contractions, reformed spelling, proper nouns, or proper 
adjectives. A word having two or more meanings but spelled the 
same for all its meanings can be used only once in your word list. 
8 Employees of The House of Gurney. Inc., WNAX and their immedi¬ 
ate relatives are not eligible to compete in this contest. 
9 Only letters found in the slogan “FOR QUALITY, QUANTITY AND 
QUICK SERVICE, BUY GURNEY’S SEEDS AND TREES," shall be 
used, and no letter shall be used more than once in any one word 
submitted, even though it appears more than once in the slogan. 
.f a Lists of words must be written plainly on only one side of the 
| v P a Pe r . in vertical columns in alphabetical order and numbered con¬ 
secutively, and contestant must write name and address plainly on 
both order and word entry sheet or sheets. 
The prize winners will be announced over Radio Station WNAX 
between 12:40 and 12:55 p. m., C. S. T., April 1, 1940. 
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SEED POTATOES 
From the Red River Valley 
CHIPPEWA . 100 lbs. $2.85 
WARBA .100 lbs. $2.35 
BUGLESS .100 lbs. $2.50 
EARLY SIX WEEKS.100 lbs. $2.35 
EARLY OHIO . 100 lbs. $2.25 
Order 100 lbs. and enter this Big Prize Contest 
HYBRID SEED CORN 
A CONTEST ENTRY WITH EVERY BUSHEL 
See Pages 38-39 in Our Big Catalog. 
SEND FOR OUR SPECIAL HYBRID CORN 
CATALOG — 10 VARIETIES 
$3.00 to $5.00 PER BUSHEL 
THAT’S ALL . “THERE AINT NO MORE” RULES 
Go after it • YOU should be able to get right up there on top. 
REMEMBER . . . Follow the Rules, GET ALL THE WORDS YOU CAN AND 
BE SURE TO QUALIFY FOR THE FULL PRIZES 
BY SENDING IN YOUR $2.00 CONTEST ORDER 
THE HOUSE OF GURAIEY, Inc. 
VAN KTON,SO. DAKOTA 
