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VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 
JANUARY 1944 
Vegetable Plantine: Gide mer ene seca 4 
Basis of Merit in Eastern States Vegetable Seeds..... 5 
Description of Eastern States Vegetable Varieties 
and Brief Cultural Suggestions — Asparagus, 
Beans tiempos were ete 6 
Beets: Broccoline ae soe ae 7 
Cabbage, Carrotom rs sane aioe 8 
Cauliflower, Celerya. Chard spr uaa ocr. « 9 
Gorn? Cucumber mpm re errcate tee rin ee escent eee LO 
Regplant, (Hndivembalcmeituce a aes tn see tL 
Melons: Ontong teria ae? or. oer ie kD. 
Patsley,.Patsnip, Peasant eens: asteeic aae ek 
Peppers, Pumpkin, Radish, Rutabaga, Salsify...... 14 
Spinach squash gre scares he sare diese Bake al 15 
Pomatoy Durni pepe rehire Socios’ «6 eit oss e- 16 
How to Obtain Eastern States Vegetable Seed, Vege- 
tables for a Family of Four,...-..--.....:.--. 17 
Price List of Eastern States Vegetable Seeds....... 18 
1944 Vegetable Fertilizers — by E. K. Walrath..... 22 
Let Your Seed Potato Needs Be Known — by C. W. 
TP AR CEO Oca OSCE ETE ORE 24 

The Eastern States Cooperator is published at Concord, New Hamp- 
shire, the first of each month by the Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange. 
Editorial offices are at 95 Elm Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts. 
The Exchange is a cooperative purchasing association incorporated un- 
der the laws of Massachusetts. It has no dues or membership fees; any 
farmer making a purchase through the organization automatically be- 
comes a member. The subscribers to the Eastern. States Cooperator are 
chiefly the members of the Exchange — the magazine being a part of the 
services of the organization in which they participate cooperatively. 
Others wanting this magazine, but not receiving it in connection with 
the Exchange's business, may receive it at a subscription of $1 a year. 
Address; EASTERN STATES COOPER ATOR 
West Springfield, Massachusetts 
we Se eee 
PLEASANT memories of a past gardening season spur us to 
make plans for a new one. In thousands of homes this 
Vegetable Catalogue issue of EasteRN States CoopERA- 
tor will bring the whole family together around the 
kitchen table some evening soon to plan and order seed 
for an even better garden in 1944. Women have long been 
the “‘spark plugs’’ of good gardening and food preserva- 
tion. Our cover photo shows Miss Jean Adams of Nor- 
thampton working on the Massachusetts State College 
farm. She is a student at Smith College, Northampton. 

USEFUL INFORMATION IS A 

VALUABLE COOPERATIVE SERVICE 

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[_] SPRAYS — DUSTS: Have you placed an order 
for the Eastern States Spray and Dust Materials you 
[_] CHICK FEEDERS: Sanitation, feed conserva- 
tion and labor saving are possible with Eastern 
States Cardboard Chick Feeders and the season to 
MSESENGMICLS MEAL M en tee WAeA aie sc aw sur eet a 
[_] RECIPES: A brand new Eastern States book 
called ‘‘Food, As We Like It’’ is now ready for you 
and makes an excellent gift at only 50 cents a copy. . 
[_] COMMODITIES: We have a brand new book 
listing all Eastern States commodities. Newly de- 
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uqggestion... 
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WE suaGcesT to any farm families who 
are earmarking money for “‘after the 
wart’ projects that they put some in an 
account labeled “‘quick frozen foods.”’ 
Great strides have been made in that 
field and it offers great opportunity to 
farm families to save money on food 
and also to eat all year food which has 
direct from the garden”’ taste and be 
unimpaired in quality. 
