We Strive to Grow and Sell the Nation's Best Seeds 
AND OUR CUSTOMERS BELIEVE WE DO 
OUR STORE 
We maintain for the conven- 
ience of those in the vicinity of 
Denver, a retail store where a 
welcome awaits you. We in- 
vite you to our store. Whether 
you buy or not, we will gladly 
go into your farming or garden- 
ing problems. Perhaps we can 
offer some Beroniable and timely suggestions. On 
the front of this catalog and at left is a picture of 
our modern retail store located at 1425 Fifteenth 
Street, Denver, Colorado. We also have three ware- 
houses comprising over 44,000 square feet of floor 
space where we carry a large and complete line 
of farm and garden supplies. However, many 
items are short. 

DEMAND FOR CROPS 
Growers have been told by Secretary Wickard 
of the Department of Agriculture that an increase 
of many farm items are not only wanted but neces- 
sary. 
Young men have been taken off of the farms, 
and are now in the army or indusiries where they 
no longer are producers of foods, but instead are 
consumers of farm crops, which situation very 
shortly will be sharply felt. 
COST OF PRODUCING CROPS 
The cost of producing crops account labor, etc., 
is getting higher and higher. So good seeds, more 
than ever before, play a very important part, for 
with higher costs a failure is serious. It cosis no 
more to produce a good crop from good seeds than 

Extensive trials of different Teseravie® to find those best adapted to Western soils 
d conditions. 
The Western Seed Co. 
1512 Blake Street, and 
1600 Bassett Street 
R. E. PATTERSON 
Manager 
Retail Store 
1421-23-25 Fifteenth Street 
ELMER HARTNER 
President 
Warehouses: 
DENVER, COLORADO 
a poor crop or a failure from poor seeds. So the 
first step every planter should take is to secure 
good quality seeds. 
The old saying “Western Seeds for Western 
Growers" is a safe guide. Our seed is put up under 
the “Gold Seal’ trade mark, and it is your protec- © 
tion in the garden and on the farm. 
We operate numerous farms and trial grounds 
throughout Colorado, Arizona and California, a 
good portion of which is devoted to seed production 
and to extensive field trials of the seed we sell. 
We have our own seed analyst and a seed test- 
ing laboratory. Every lot of seed we sell is tested 
for purity and germination. We do not guess. You 
can depend on Gold Seal Seeds. 
SHORTAGES OF SEEDS 
Shortages of seeds are far more serious now than 
during the first world war. Besides having most 
of the sources of supplies for seeds from foreign 
countries entirely cut off, the crops of many vege- 
table, flower and field seeds that are produced in 
the United States unfortunately are far below nor- 
mal. Many seed crops in Colorado, Wyoming and 
Idaho were during the summer hailed to such an 
extent that many fields were complete failures, and 
all the western part of the United States (where most 
American seed crops are grown) experienced an 
unusually wet season which has curtailed the yield 
of seed. 
Field Seed Prices 
Quantity prices on field seeds are not stated for the reason 
that they cannot be accurately determined at the time the cat- 
alog is printed. As field seeds move in larger volume than 
garden seeds, stocks and markets are constantly changing. 
We, therefore, issue price lists to meet these conditions and they 
will be mailed to interested parties upon request. 
Or, if you have an idea of the variety or kind 
and approximate amount of Field Seeds you may 
require, send us your list and we will, without 
obligation to you, gladly make Special F.O.B. or 
Delivered Prices. 
Our Field Seeds are described in this catalog 
on pages 60 to 70. 

FREE OFFERS 
See Page 31 
Our Guarantee 
Our seeds, plants and nursery stock are 
sold to you with the express understanding 
that if they are not as represented and not 
fully satisfactory when you receive them, 
we will take them back and CHEERFULLY 
REFUND YOUR MONEY. But as there are 
so many outside influences over which we 
have no control, such as climate, method of 
planting, care, conditions of soil, etc., we 
cannot guarantee results or be responsible 
in any way for the crop. _ 

