THOMAS W. EMERSON COMPANY 
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FOR EVERY FARM AND GARDEN PURPOSE 

Exclusive Hardware ad apis 

7O, PARK STREET, BEVERLY, MASS: 
January 1, 1943 
FOOD FOR FREEDOM 
Effective in the month of February, 1943, our government 
will ration over 200 food products, namely vegetables and fruits 
and by-products which come from these vegetables and fruits. In- 
directly this rationing will have a great bearing on the future 
American way of living with the result that back yards, vacant 
lots, abandoned farms and any ground available will be turned 
into production, mainly to vegetables in order to assure enough 
of stheseéeproducta, fom home. consumption ...ubast.year iin our, country 
the Victory Gardens ran into seven million. This year the pro- 
gram calls»for an increase to, fifteen,million which will be taken 
care of by the Victory Gardens, Lend Lease and Food for Freedom 
Gardens. 
Our’"povermument program also calls for a préat increase “in 
Droductiom on Chem part of Tarmers and “market pardeners.’ The 
natural result will be a’ greater demand’ than ever before for 
garden seeds. The bend Lease program also calls for large 
amounts of vegetable seeds. We are already shipping seeds to 
foreign countries for spring planting under this program. 
On November lst we sent you our price list and order blank, 
the response from which was gratifying. However, there are a 
large number who have not responded. It would not be amiss to 
make the seed catalogue your evening reading from now on. All 
orders should be placed as soon as possible so that they can be 
shipped from February 1st to March 15th in order to assure re- 
ceiving your requirements. After March 15th we anticipate that 
vegetable seeds will begin to disappear to such an extent that 
shipment will be delayed and some seeds unobtainable. You should 
act now without further delay rather than be disappointed when 
planting time comes around. 
Enclosed find a post card which you can use for placing your 
order if you have not already received one of our order blanks. 
THOMAS W. EMERSON COMPANY 
70 Park Street 
Beverly, Mass. 
“THERE IS NO HALF-WAY TO THEIR GROWING QUALITIES” 
WE GIVE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO DESCRIPTION, QUALITY, PRODUCTIVENESS, OR ANY OTHER MATTER OF ANY SEEDS WE SELL, AND WILL NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CROP 
