
Farmers Benefit by WETSEL SERVICE 

Our Business... and 
HOW IT GREW 
HE Wetsel Seed Company is the 
outgrowth of some experiments 
conducted by D. M. Wetsel, Sr., back 
in 1902. On his 15-acre farm Mr. 
Wetsel began to experiment with seed 
corn varieties to determine which ones 
were best adapted to this climate. 
When he moved to a larger farm a few 
years later he continued his trials, and 
soon became known as a breeder of seed 
corn. His exhibits at county and state 
fairs won numerous honors and helped 
to widen the circle of his acquaintances. 
Gradually Mr. Wetsel added other farm 
and garden crops and sent out a Seed 
Wagon to display his seed. 
... and a basket of French- 
American Tomatoes, which he developed. 
In 1911 a small store was opened 
under the name of D. M. Wetsel & Son. 
From this simple beginning the firm has 
expanded into one of the most modern 
seed-houses in the state. With our 
equipment that permits cleaning, storing, 
and distributing seeds of all kinds, we 
are ready to serve dealers, farmers, and 
truckers, as well as home gardeners. 
For more than 25 years we have carried 
poultry supplies, insecticides, fungicides, 
garden and lawn fertilizers. 

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OUR 1911 STORE 
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OUR PRESENT STORE and WAREHOUSE 
Our Service to You 
HE steady growth of the Wetsel Seed Company through the years 
is largely due to the direct benefits which our customers have 
received from dealing with us: 
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Our large stock of dependable seeds and farm supplies enables dealers, 
farmers, and gardeners to supply their needs as they arise, instead 
of being compelled to order far in advance of the season. Large or 
small orders are given the same careful attention. 
. Unnecessary freight and handling charges are eliminated through 
the purchasing of car-lot quantities from growers; this saving we are 
able to pass on to our customers. 
. The seed-cleaning equipment which we have installed has enabled 
farmers over a large area to grow many of their own seeds and grains, 
and to sell us their surplus crops at top market prices. Many thou- 
sands of bushels of Clovers, Orchard Grass, Lespedeza, and other 
grasses now find a ready cash market here. Through our long ex- 
perience and cleaning and treating facilities, farmers are able to sell 
us for seed large quantities of wheat, barley, oats, rye, and other 
crops which otherwise would have to be sold at milling and feed 
prices. We have helped to make Harrisonburg the seed center for a 
large farming area. 
The same high-quality seed and careful service which built up the 
business from the beginning is still at your command. We are ready to 
be of any possible servicc’to our customers. 
THE WETSEL SEED CO., Inc., Harrisonburg, Virginia 
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