You know that history has a strange way of 
repeating itself ! Most of us have found that 
human affairs move in cycles . . . periods of war 
follow on the heels of peaceful years . . . financial 
repercussions follow years of intense industrial 
expansion and the resulting bewildering problems. 
True to form, Man invariably reacts to all 
these changes in just one way: by returning to 
“the good earth” when all else seems to be crum¬ 
bling about him ! Back to the land for peace, 
sustenance, and rehabilitation of mind and body! 
Since 1818 in meeting the ups and downs of fortune, New England Tillers of 
the Soil have had the complete cooperation of Breck’s. Few indeed are the con¬ 
cerns that can look back over an uninterrupted public service of one hundred 
and twenty-three years—it is a record that must be of interest to all of you present- 
day gardeners. The Civil War, the Spanish War, World War I, have come and 
gone since Joseph Breck first put up his sign, identifying his name for all time 
with the seed business of America. Five generations of the same family have worked 
shoulder to shoulder with industrious gardeners through the most prosperous 
and some of the most trying times of American history. 
Now come the disruptions of World War II, with its tremendous upheavals 
“Shall we prepare ... if so, for what ?” The only safe answer is to Prepare 
for Any Eventuality . . and the starting point for such preparation is 
(obviously) just where the things we eat and live on come from—the Land ! 
Let us Prepare for Any Eventuality calmly, coolly, without excited action, 
snap judgments, or the hasty dislocation of existing things. Let us use the land 
we possess advantageously, according to our own best judgment; let us grow 
things —things that we want; let us use our land by putting it in shape, keeping it 
that way, and getting real values 
from it—the simplest and surest 
way of Preparing for Any 
Eventuality. 
GROW vegetables for your own use, and for giving to 
others less fortunate; 
GROW vegetables to sell, and turn the profits towards 
War Relief in its various forms; 
GROW flowers and vegetables to help meet those 
ever-increasing taxes; 
GROW flowers for fun and relaxation. Keep busy . . 
keep happy. 
Remember: What you grow is better than what you buy! 
what you grow you don’t have to buy! 
Think it over! It is honest 
advice—we think that it is good 
'advice—based upon the experi¬ 
ence we have gained through the 
generations. 
In this time of stress , follow the experience of generations 
GO back TO the land— It makes a lot of sense 
