To You, Our Customers 
UR 1949 Spring Annual brings you our greetings, with thanks for your past patronage and best wishes for 
successful gardening this coming season. ““There’s no place like home,’ they say, and there’s nothing like 
attractive surroundings to make a place look like home. A flower garden plus a vegetable patch will bring 
you more satisfaction than almost anything you could do for your home. 
We are happy in knowing that the Farmers Supply Co., the largest seed store in Lancaster, 1s active in promot- 
ing home gardening in one of the richest agricultural areas in the entire United States. We would like you to feel 
welcome to come to us with any gardening problems you may have. In looking through this catalog, if you do 
not find just what you need in the way of supplies, come to the store. We have such a large line of horticultural 
supplies, farm and grass seeds, vegetable and annual flower seeds, as well as insecticides, plant foods and related 
sundries that it is impossible to list all of them in a catalog. So get in the habit of dropping in to see us and allow 
us to help you find what you want. 
Baby chicks and ducklings are another of our specialties, as well as a full line of toys and playground equipment. 
To those of you who cannot come to the store, we want to say that your mail orders will be given prompt and 
efficient attention. Please send in your orders just as early as possible in order to avoid being disappointed in case 
certain varieties get sold out. 
Trading as 
FARMERS SUPPLY CO., 137--139 E. King St., LANCASTER, PENNA. 
TERMS OF BUSINESS 


SEEDS DELIVERED FREE. We pay postage on all Packets, Ounces, 
Quarter Pounds, or Pounds of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, 
ordered at list prices. This also applies to Peas, Beans, and Sugar 
Corn up to 5 pounds; larger quantities than these, carrying charges 
extra. This does not apply to Field and Grass Seeds, Seed Potatoes 
or Flowering Plants, which will be sent at regular Parcel Post, 
Freight or Express Rates. 
OUR TERMS are always cash with order, or satisfactory reference. 
MONEY can be sent at our risk by Post-Office or Express Money 
Order, New York or Chicago Draft, or by Registered Letter. We 
cannot hold ourselves responsible for cash sent loose in letters. 
SAFE ARRIVAL. We guarantee safe arrival of all goods sent by 
Express or Mail to any point within the United States proper. 
AN ORDER BLANK for your convenience in placing your order will 
be found in this Catalog. 
NAME AND ADDRESS should be written plainly both on the Order 
Blank and on the envelope enclosing the order. Names of seeds 
and plants should be written out in full in plain writing. 
EXPRESS or FREIGHT shipments should have the name of the 
station plainly given where different from the Post Office. 
GIVE FULL DIRECTIONS always whether shipment is to be made 
by Freight, Express or Parcel Post. 
NON-WARRANTY. We give no warranty, express or implied, as to 
the productiveness of any seeds, bulbs or plants we sell, and we 
will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our liability in all 
instances is limited to the purchase price of the seeds, bulbs or 
plants. 
HOW AND WHEN TO PLANT A HOME-GARDEN 

Average Amount 
Amount 






: Set Plants 
Number of Required of Seed Depth of | Put Rows “ Months to| Crop Matures 
VEGETABLE Seeds per | for 100 Feet | Required | Planting Apart Apart = Plant in About 
Ounce of Drill Per Acre ° 
BEANS; DwartS-cnarects aoc asiwee sion 100 1lb 60 Ibs. lin Sitte 6 in. 2-9 2 to 3 mos 
Beans, Polew7vee weantaamees ere ee’ 100 1 |b 30 lbs. lin Bitte 114 ft. 3-8 2 to 3 mos 
Beet;'Gardetiqnet soc amtocriesetes 1,750 1 oz 6 lbs. lin 2’ ft. 6 in. 1-4, 9-10 2 mos. 
Beet, Mangels <2 haosccn ioe ok cree eee 1,200 1 oz. 5 lbs. lin Site Ife: 9-10 4 to 6 Mos. 
Brussels'Sprouts eeeeee een: 6,500 ly, oz 4 ozs. 1% in 21, ft 114 ft 10-5 2 to 214 mos 
CABBAGE wey Gea ea aecne ca skecoccn 5,000 V4, oz 4 ozs. 1 in 21% ft 2 ft. 1-4, 8-11 2 to 21 mos. 
Carrot foo cciae fan Dome nate wien ahs 14,000 I, oz 2 lbs. Vf in. 2 ft. 6in 1-4, 9-10 2 to 3 mos. 
Cauliflower Hain cncniacs cen stoma ces 14,000 \, oz 4 ozs. Y, in 3 ft. 21% ft 5-7 3 to 4 mos 
Celery eae ona oie eras 100,000 14 oz 4 ozs. Vy in Site 6 in 1-5 4 to 5 mos 
Chard; Swissinnisoeirmtter tl. 1,750 1 oz. 8 lbs. lin Ott, 4in 9-4 2 to 3 mos. 
Collards). Soh.csree tere Oils sods Sehsisuste aleve 4,500 1, oz 4 ozs 1% in 2% ft 15 in. 2-4, 7-9 4 mos. 
Corn, ‘Sweets ioe cmcjen saws esinieeiue se 125 4 Ib 12 lbs. lin 3 ft. 12 in. 3-8 2% to 3 mos. 
Cucumbers. ce er oe aeons 1,000 Vp oz 2 lbs. lin 6 ft. 4 ft. 3-8 2 to 3 mos. 
EGGPLAN Fevie cers e ee te elas aaaan 5,000 Vy, oz 4 oz. Yin 21% ft Bits 1-6 4 mos. 
Endive coiouce noone seis tatdeeesa cures 13,500 1 oz. 2 Ibs. 1, in 2, ft 8in 9-4 3 mos. 
KALE ee ears Oni eines 7,500 Woz 1 lb. 1 in 21% ft 18 in 9-4 2 to 3 mos 
Kohlra bivagtis terra cretetotants motenratecn 7,000 If, oz 1b. Win. 212 ft. 6in 9-4 2 to 3 mos. 
LETTUCE 23 poren ee ee eocceo eee 16,000 Vp oz 3 lbs. Y% in Zits 8 in, 9-4 2 to 3 mos 
MELON, Muski-.5.00 0022 ihe 8 ae a 1,200 1h oz 2 lbs. lin 6 ft. 4 ft. 3-7 3 to 4 mos 
Melon, Waters. ccreccis tebiecis sieeve 225 1 oz. 2 lbs. lin 8 ft. 6 ft. 3-7 3 to 4 mos 
Mustard 3.06. tte cesar mines 18,000 VW oz 1 lb. WY in 4 ft. 21% in. 9-6 3 to 5 weeks 
ORRA sae race oan Sorsristaradnals 425 2 ozs 8 lbs. lin. Sits Zits 4-7 3 mos. 
Onion sie 5 ha he ee henna eee 12,500 1 oz. 4 lbs. 1) in Zits 5in 9-4 4 to 6 mos. 
PARSLEY. da. ctiteiiariaccle ciceatlrteni. 17,500 \, oz. 3 lbs. in Dit 6 in. All year 3 mos. 
Peas Masia cieisictes vaveleeioie Persie taratotnetars' 50 to 150 1lb 60 lbs lin 3 ft. 3 in. 8-9, 12-4 2 to 4 mos. 
Pepper sas, eters coe isi creeieciyes 4,000 ly oz 2 ozs TA in 3 ft. 18 in. 1-6 21% to 4 mos. 
Pamokin <6 oo eras eae mere ee 100 VW oz 4 lbs. lin 10 ft. 8 ft. 3-8 3 to 4 mos. 
RADISH is ereks wie eee ae eibante 5,000 1 oz 10 Ibs. VY in 1 ft 3 in. All year 3 to 5 weeks 
SPINACH. eee eee ee 3,000 1 oz 8 lbs. lin 2 ft. in. 9-2 40 to 65 days 
Squash; Summer -- ees sence nl 300 VY oz 4 lbs. lin. 4 ft. 3 ft. 3-7 2 to 3 mos. 
TOMATOS OF. cop iiwiooneieaeeds 7,500 Vg OZ 114 ozs. 1/ in. 5 ft. 3 ft. 1-7 214 to 4 mos. 
Turnip eine te woe eee eens 10,000 Y), oz. 1 lb lf, in. 2fte 6 in. All year 2 to 3 mos. 
ALL PRICES IN THIS CATALOG ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
