Foreword 
HEN the first edition of this catalog was issued three years ago, it met 
with such ready acceptance that before long the need for a new and 
enlarged edition became evident. 
Due to the exigencies of the times it has not hitherto been possible to produce 
this, but we now present it with the hope that it may be of service to our 
friends and customers in Texas and in adjacent states. 
In the meanwhile, our facilities for the production and processing of Asgrow and 
Texgrow field seeds have been considerably expanded. A new branch has been 
opened at Lubbock with a modern warehouse and all proper facilities. In San 
Antonio a new plant has been constructed, specially designed and equipped with 
the most modern machinery for the grading and handling of hybrid seed corn, 
for storage under controlled conditions of temperature and relative humidity, 
and for seed treatment. At Weslaco a new warehouse has been erected, also pro- 
vided with the latest facilities for storage and treatment. These improvements are 
in line with our policy of taking every practicable step to provide seeds of high 
quality and reliability in our branded containers. 
Here it may be mentioned that our field seeds are sold under two brand names: 
ASGROW and TEXGROW, the first being seed of our best standard, including 
seed from our own pedigreed stocks; the second being seed of high quality 
acquired from reliable growers. 
A pedigree is a line of ancestry, and in the seed trade pedigreed seed is a stock 
with a known history. For our Asgrow pedigreed seeds we have not merely a 
known history: we have the records of their development or performance at our 
breeding station in Robstown and of the way in which they were handled and 
processed until ready for shipment. We also know how they have met the con- 
ditions of Southwest farming which, in the end, is the most searching test. 
Texas Certified seed begins with Registered or Foundation seed approved by the 
State Department of Agriculture, whose inspectors visit at intervals the seed crop 
to check for isolation, off-types, disease, etc. Only if the inspectors’ reports are 
satisfactory can the Blue Tag be attached to shipments. 
Suggestions for the improvement or correction of this catalog will be welcomed. 
ASSOCIATED SEEDS, INC. 
March 1, 1948 
