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Some of you readers have heard this story before—how this 
business of ours got started. You will, we hope, pardon us 
for repeating some of it on the occasion of our 40th anniver- 
sary. We think it is an interesting story, and besides, this 
anniversary issue of our catalog is being sent to many new 
friends. 
We think it can safely be said that the kind of growth our 
business has enjoyed belongs definitely to the past. In this 
modern age such a development would be practically 
impossible, for business in virtually all fields is too highly 
organized and competition too sharp to permit the survival 
of such a small enterprise as ours was in the beginning. 
In 1911 we began in a feeble sort of way to be commercial 
distributors of seeds—seed merchants—with inadequate 
capital and little knowledge of the business. About all we 
had was roughly ten years’ experience in the growing of seeds 
—chiefly pure-bred seed corn—under the leadership and di- 
rection of our founder, D. M. Wetsel, Sr. 
To celebrate our 40th anniversary and to commemorate 
those early days prior to the establishment of our seed store, 
we are inaugurating the trade-mark reproduced above, which 
will be perpetuated. It is a sketch of the “seed wagon” that 
was operated by our founder as he went from town to town 
We have long regretted that an 
and to public gatherings. 
West Market Street Store, Office, Warehouses neakine north, on U.S. Route 33, 
1% block from intersection of Route 11. Three floors visible from east side. 
Gay Street Warehouse, devoted to the storage of seeds and other merchandise and cleaning of grains and grass seeds. 
40 YEARS 
OF SERVICK 
actual photograph of — this 
wagon was not preserved, but 
we believe many of our older 
customers throughout the 
valley will agree that the artist 
has done a fairly good job. 
That was truly the “horse and 
buggy” era, both of this busi- 
ness and of the country as a whole. So while we call this our 
40th anniversary as a seed store, it is really the 50th year of 
our existence as seedsmen. 
Founder 
Needless to say, we have come a long way since those 
early days. We have grown with the country but at a much 
more rapid rate. In terms of population, the country is about 
twice as large now, while we are probably a hundred times 
larger. Lack of space forbids a complete summary of our 
facilities and scope of operations, but we believe we can hon- 
estly claim to be numbered among the larger and more prom- 
inent seed houses in the eastern United States—indeed, i 
the entire country—especially when our cleaning, refining 
and seed-treating operations are considered. 
WE DO NOT PAY 
POSTAGE 
When making out your order, please bear 
in mind that the prices quoted in this cata- 
logue do not include postage, except where 
specifically marked ‘‘Postpaid.’’ These 
postpaid prices apply only to small seeds 
(garden and flower) sold by the packet, 
ounce, quarter-pound and pound. They do 
not include bulky items such as beans, peas 
and sweet corn in the seed line, nor manu- 
factured goods. 
For all items not marked postpaid—up to 
the third zone—include postage, as follows 
Fors); pound sere ier tere ae or een: $0 15 
Forty 2; POUNdS tent cre oon ae erro 20 
Rores pounds ee oe ee ee neat 24 
For4 poundstrve... see tee 27 
Kort5 pounds eae aiit-4s.... 08 ee ees 30 
For each additional pound add 2 cts. 
WARRANTY CLAUSE: The Wetsel Seed 
Co., Inc., warrants to the extent of the 
purchase price that seeds or bulbs sold are 
as described on the container, within recog- 
nized tolerances. Seller gives no other or 
further warranty, expressed or implied. 
