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BUILDING IN 1851 ne ss OUR FOUNDER— CHAS. C. HART 
OUR 50th ANNIVERSARY 
Our firm is composed of the four sons of Mr. Charles C. Hart who founded our business in 1892. 
Father had no money but a wealth of indomitable courage and a willingness to work. His early years | 
in business were hard sledding but his principles of honesty and integrity won him a high regard among 
his customers and his business increased and prospered. 
When his sons became of age they were taken into the business. While he was living we were 
proud to say that we worked “wth our Father’, not “‘for our Father’. Mr. Hart ended his life of 
service in 1937 and we four sons, have attempted to conduct the business in the same manner in which 
he would have had he lived. 
In this fiftieth year of our business we are better prepared for the task of supplying our customers 
with a greater quantity of quality seeds than at any time in our history. We were privileged in 1941 
to supply our allies with over 400,000 pounds of seed and we expect to furnish an even larger quantity | 
in 1942, at the same time holding an increased supply for our national needs. 

We intend to observe our fiftieth anniversary by working hard, continuing to be attentive to busi- 
ness and devoting our time and our energy to meriting the confidence and faith of our customers. 
Our branch and growing station at Newport, Maine, handles the seed production of over 3500 
acres annually, some 2500 of which are grown for us by New England farmers. ‘The balance is grown 
on our own farms with our own machinery and our own men. Our production schedule takes in 
every variety of garden seed which can be produced successfully in our rigorous New England climate 
and seed we produce will rival in quality, purity and germination the product of any other section | 
of the country. 
FATHER’S DIARY FOR JULY, 1885 
23. Finished onions in Red Onion lot in morning. Pulled weeds out of corn. 
Finished Cucumbers in Russell lot. 
Afternoon hoed tomatoes back of seed barn. Hoed Peppers on plains. 
Finished weeding with boys on plains. 
24. Hoed Peppers and Squash, 4 rows Black Mexican Corn and hoed Mayflower Tomatoes on plains. 
25. Afternoon rained. Set out Cabbage on plains. 
26. Hoed Squashes, Bull Nose Peppers. Cut Parsnips on Harrvs lot. 
27. Worked on Beets. Finished cutting Parsnips. 
28. Finished Cucumbers. Worked on Beets in meadow lot. 
1. Aug. Mike Gibson took Jim horse to blacksmith. Put on one new shoe and set over others. Finished Cabbage 
in Barrett lot. Then began cabbages on Plains. Afternoon mowed and hoed Cabbages. 
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