
LiBRARY 
RECEIVED 
Foreword *« * 
U. 8. Department of Agriculture 



Another race is on this year—the contesf'in serving you the 
consumer with better seeds and fertilizers. With progress goes 
change and with our Beverly plant now in a position to deliver 
merchandise as advantageously as our Boston store we are meeting 
the challenge of time. 
The year 1941 sees increased cost on almost everything due 
to war conditions. In seeds there already exists scarcities and 
higher prices. As the year progresses late buyers will unques- 
tionably be disappointed on many items. 
Last year we introduced for the first time our own commercial 
fertilizer products under the name of EMSECO BRAND. Manu- 
factured in our own plant with the very latest equipment and 
with superior materials Emseco fertilizer was introduced during 
1940 to prominent farmers and gardeners who tried it out in a 
small way. The outcome of the product in their hands has been 
most satisfactory, based upon the large forward orders they have 
given us for 1941. Itisa ‘‘sand-proot’’ product and is truly amazing 
in comparison with others that contain little or no organic prop- 
erties to carry a crop through after the chemical ingredients have 
been used up. Emseco brand fertilizer will enhance our reputation 
with you because it is a truly an unusual product. 
Our customers, therefore, find us in an advance position this 
year over last both as to facilities and increased supplies we 
offer them. You can convince yourself as a gardener or farmer 
—as never before—-that Emerson's name still leads when results 
are compared. 
The loyalty and friendship extended by our established trade 
has kept us in business for many years. Our hope during this 
year is to not only accentuate this relationship but to extend it 
to new users so that they will also come to rely on the Emerson 
label for outstanding satisfaction. 
THOMAS W. EMERSON COMPANY 
215 State St., Boston, Mass. 
January, 1941 
