
HARRIS SEEDS 
1944 Price list for Market Gardeners and Florists 

Fred Rath, Joe Harris and Carl Warren checking the Sweet Corn Trials on Moreton Farm. 
Each year we carefully compare hundreds of strains and varieties, including many new 
ones, in order to insure that you get only the best when you buy Harris’ Seeds. 
Vegetable Seeds for 1944 
The war has created a definite shortage of many kinds of vegetable seed for 1944. Production is 
becoming increasingly difficult and the demand for seed is enormous not only for this country 
but for many other nations as well. With some exceptions, supplies of most items should be 
sufficient to take care of this great demand but there will be no surplus of any seeds this year. 
Here on our own farms we lost some of our early crops because of the wet spring but 
have had good success with many later ones. We have been able to harvest fine crops of beans, 
corn, cucumbers, melons, summer and winter squash, and tomatoes and expect to be able to take 
care of our customers’ normal requirements on our special strains of these seeds. 
We are proud of our part in producing and distributing fine seeds for the growers who produce 
the nation’s food. We assure our customers that in spite of shortages, we will not lower our 
standards and will continue to supply only the best seed that can be obtained. 
CEILING PRICES 
At the time this catalog goes to the printers, ceiling prices are being considered for several 
kinds of vegetable seeds but nothing has been definitely settled as yet. The prices we have listed 
here conform to the proposed ceilings to the best of our knowledge. 
ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOUR ORDER TO REACH YOU 
The railroads are doing a magnificent job of moving war material, but they are severely over 
crowded and nearly all shipments are handled much more slowly than before. This applies not 
only to freight, which is frequently delayed, but even to mail and express. 
Therefore we urge our customers to order their seeds well ahead of the time they wish to 
plant, and to be patient if they are not received as quickly as in the past. 
PLEASE NOTE: All prices here quoted are subject to change without notice and to our stocks being 
unsold. For prices of seed in quantities less than listed here, please refer to our general catalog. 
