Sweet, flint and field corn and vine seeds : special contract offer, order sheet, crops order sheet, season of 1921 / Western Seed and Irrigation Co.; Lowell Emerson, president.

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LOWELL EMERSON, President and Treasurer

WILLIAM EMERSON, Vice President and Manager

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OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE
FREMONT. NEBRASKA

SEED GROWERS

GROWING STATION
ROCKY FORD. COLO.

SPECIALTIES: CUCUMBER. MUSK AND WATER MELON, PUMPKIN, SQUASH.
SWEET AND FIELD CORN

^xtxnoxdy J^ebr. 3, 1921

To The Wholesale Trade:

W. W. Tracy, Sr.

FEB 'I

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We are enclosing copy of our contract offer, quoting prices for

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next fall and winter delivery, subject to usual contract conditions.'' |
We have made our prices as low as we feel good stocks can b^
produced and contracts placed with the best and most realiable growers in
favorable localities, insuring good deliveries in so far as possible.

The prices quoted for Sweet Corn are for re-cleaned and
carefully handpicked stocks, and wish to advise we do not slight the
quality in order to reduce the expense, but maintain the quality of our
stock regardless of expense. The same will apply to our handpicked stock
of Field Corn and the cleaning of Vine Seed.

The Vine Seed require a large amount of hand labor so that we
are obliged to pay good farmers high prices in order to get them to
contract. The farmers generally this season are going to devote a large
part of their acreage to grass and clover and other forage crop, so that
it will be necessary for us to receive contract orders early to place
our acreage to the best advantage.

Hoping to be favored with your esteemed order in the near
future so that we can place our acreage v;ith the best growers.

we remain

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WESTERN SEED & IRRIGATION CO.

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ORDER SHEET

OFFICE AJ^D WAREHOUSE
FREMOjNT, NEBRASKA

GROWING STATION
ROCKY FORD, COL.

SEASON

OF 1921

Sweet, Flint and Field Corn and Vine Seeds

We are pleased to caU your special aitention to the following list representing the different varieties of Sweet and
Field seed corn and Vine seeds for which we will be pleased to book your order for the coming season under the usual con-
ttrac conditions, vis: — subject to crop and prorata delivery in event of short or unmerchantable seed crops, and confirmation
of orders.

We give our personal care and attention to the detail work of our Seed Growing in all its branches and claim with
confidence that our stocks cannot be excelled in purity, quallity, or any other respect by stocks obtainable from other sources.

WESTERN SEED & IRRIGATION CO.

Per WILLIAM EMERSON, Manager.

nFTTVPTiv. IF.OJB. Fremont, Nebr., or Rocky Ford, Colo., at
' (the option of the Western Seed & Irrigation Co.

BAGS — ^Elxtra at Fremont market values.

TERMS— Vine Seed, by Trade Acceptance (with exchange)
payable 60 days from date of invoice, to be accepted and
mailed upon receipt of seed or 1 per cent discount for cash
30 days from date of invoice.

SHIPMENT — ^As soon after harvesting as practicable. On or
before January 31, 1922.

TERMS — SWEET CORN: Draft, with exchange, attached to
bill of lading payable 60 days from date, or 1 per cent
discount for cash strictly within 10 days from date of
invoice.

TERMS— Field corn: Trade Acceptance (with exchange)
attached to bill of lading, payable upon arrival of com.

EXTRA SELECTED SWEET CORN HAND PICKED

AN EXTRA CHARGE OP 26c AVILL BE MADE FOR LESS THAN FULL SACK LOTS
Extra Selected — ^Hand Picked — Selected from crib when being shelled — High Grade Uniform Sample — -Thoroughly Re-
screened, taking out the smaller “Tip,” larger round “Butt” and Light Weight Kernels. Free from Dust, Chaff, broken pieces
of Cob, and tested before shipment.

HOUSE DRIED CORN

AN EXTRA CHARGE will be made of 50c (fifty cents) per 100 lbs. to the prices quoted if our customers prefer artificially dried
com, or the conditions next fall are such that the com crops will require artificial drying.

We have decided to offer all varieties of Sweet Corn on a vasis of 100 pounds in accordance with the recommendations
of the Wholesale Seed Dealers and the American Seed Trade Associations.

QUANTITY

POUNDS

EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES

Golden Bantam

Morse's Golden Cream

Premo -

Crosby’s Original Strain.

Howling Mob

Burpee’s First of All

Red Cory

White Cory

MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES

Henderson’s Metropolitan

Kendall’s Giant Early

Champion Early

Early Minnesota

PBICUPEB

100 us.

QUANTITY

POUNDS

$5.50

5.00

MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES

Shaker’s Early

Crosby’s (Connecticut Strain

Moore’s Concord

Perry’s Hybrid.

Mammoth Early

Hickox Improved

Black Mexican

LATE VARIETIES

Ferry’s Early Evergreen

Stowell’s Evergreen

Burpee’s White Eve^reen.

StoweU’s XX Selected Evergreen

Country Gentleman

Golden or Bantam Evergreen

PRICE PER
100 us.

$5.00

Plea^ State When Ordering if You Desire Artificially Dried Com

WE WILL QUOTE YOU EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES FOR CARLOAD LOTS UPON REQUEST

EXTRA SELECTED FIELD CORN RESCREENED

Extra Charge of 25c per Bu. be Made for liess Than Full Sack liOts
“COMMERCIAL GRADE”

For ensilage, green or dry fodder purposes and for Farmers' Trade who do not want to pay for the best grade of Seed Corn,
we offer our “Commercial Grade” thoroughly rescreened, removing the smaller “Tip,” and larger “But” grains and otherwise the
same as our selected grade, BUT NOT HAND PICKED. Tested before shipment.

EXTRA SELECTED HAND PICIiED

For Farmers who make a specialty of growing Field Corn ajid who may desire to charge, add to, or renew their planting
seed stock, we recommend our “Extra Selected Hand Picked” quality, selected from crib when being shelled — thoroughly Re-
screened, removing the smaller “Tip” and larger “Butt” kernels and carefully hand picked, for doing which we make an extra
charge simply to cover cost. Tested before shipment.

HOUSE DRIED STOCKS

AN EXTRA CHARGE wiU be made of 25c (twenty -five cents) per bushel to the prices quoted if our customers prefer ai'tiflcially-
dried coni, or the conditions next fall are such that the corn crops will require artifitial drying.

QUANTITT

BUSH.

YELLOW DENT VARIETIES

Early Yellow Wis., No. 8

Minnesota King

IITilte Cap Extra Early

Minnesota No. 13

King of the Earliest

Pride of the North

Golden Glow Wis., No. 12.

White Cap, Ohio Strain.

Reid's Yellow Dent

Wisconsin Carnival

Iowa Gold Mine

Improved Learning

Legal Tender

Mastodon

Calico

Golden Row

Golden Rod

PRICE PER BUSHEL 56 LBS.
Commercial HAND PICKED

.60

Premium
No. 2
on Dec.

.60

Premium
No. 2
on Dec.

$1.00

above Chicago
cadi com
15, 1921

1.00

above Chicago
ca^ com
16. 1921

.55

.95

Premium above Chicago
No. 2 cash com
on Dec. 16, 1931

QUANTITY

BUSH.

YELLOW FLINT VARIETIES

Compton’s Early

King Philip (red)

.... Early Eight Rowed

.... Vick’s Genesee Valley

.... Longfellow

.... Angel of Midnight

WHITE FLINT VARIETIES
.... Dakota
.... Sanford
.... Australian

WHITE DENT VARIETIES

— Adams’ Extra Early

— Adams’ Large Early

Silver King, Wis., No. 7..

— Clark County Champion
.... Wisconsin White Dent

.... Iowa Silver Mne

Champion White Pearl.

— Red Cob White

PRICE PER BUSHEL 56 LBS.
Commercial , HANB PICKED

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.80

Premium
No. 2
on Dec.

$1.25

above Chicago
ca^ com
15, 1921

.80

Premium
No. 2
on Dec.

.80

.60

Premium
No. 2
on Dec.

.55

Premium
No. 9
on Dec.

Premium
No. 2
on Dec.

1.25

above Chicago
cash com

15, 1921

1.25

above Chicago
cash com

above Chicago
cash com

16, 1921

.95

above Chicago
cash com
16, 1921

Please State When Ordering if You Desire Commercial or Hand Picked, Also if Artificially Dried Stocks

CUCUMBER

The Cuciunbcr seed quoted will be gvowTi largely under inigation, insuring well develoi>ed fuUy matureil Cucumbers and
good crops in so far as possible. An additional charge of .5c per pound will be made for 5 pounds or less of any variety.

QUANTITY LBS. PRICE PER LB.

NichoTs Medium Green

AVcsterfleld’s Chicago Pickling

Boston Pickling

Jersey Pickling

Green Prolific Pickling i

Extra Early Green Prolific

Early Cluster

30

Early Frame

Improved Short Green

Snow’s Perfection Pickling

Packer’s Perfection

White Spine, Peerless

White Spine, Improved

MTiite Spine, Rawson’s Early Arlington

W’hito Spine, Vaughan’s Early Arlington J

QUANTITY LBS.

White Spine, Klondike.

Early Russian

- Thoburn’s Everbearing

Early Extra Siberian

White Spine, Evergreen

- --- W’hite Spine, Extra Long

MTiite Spine, Cumberland Pickling.

- White Spine, Early Fortune

- - MTiite Spine, New Century

New Davis Perfect

M’hite Spine, Fordhook Famous

— Improved Lung Green

Long Green Turkey

- Japanese Climbing

PRICE PER LB.

.30

.35

.40

.40

WILL QUOTE EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES FOR FIVE HUNDRED LBS. OR MORE OF ANY ONE VARIETY

WILL QUOTE EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES FOR FIVE HUNDRED LBS. OR MORE OF ANY ONE VARIETY

MUSK MELON

The Miiskmelon Seed quoted will be grown especially for seed purposes by growers who do not ship any melons, and will
be far superior to the low priced seed frequently offered and which is largely saved from the culls or residue crops after the
best melons have been shipped to market. An additional charge of 3c per pound will be made for 5 pounds or less of any variety.

QUANTITY LBS.

.*Exti’a Early Hackensadc

*Lirge Early Hackensack —

*Early Prolific Nutmeg

*Barly Netted Gem, Oval Strain.

* Early Netted Gem, Burpee’s

*Early Waters Netted Gem.—..,—

’Eden Gem

’Netted Rock

’Pollock’s Netted Gem

’Rockyford

Ryan’s Gold Lined Rockyford....

Osage ,

Emerald Gem

’Extra Early Green Citron

.’Extra Early Jenny Lind

Surprise

Vick’s Irondequoit

Tip Top

Long Yellow Cantaloupe

’Gr^ii Fleshed

PRICE PER LB.

.35

.35

.35

QUA-NTITY LBS.

Hoodoo

’Bay View

’Chicago Market

*Monti*eal Market

’Baltimore Market or Acme.

Burpee's Champion Market.

Perfection

Princess

’Miller’s Cream

Paul Rose

’Long Island Beauty

Ferry’s New Defender.

Burrell's Gem

Osage Gem

Banana

’Melon or Vino Peach

Garden Lemon

Honey Dew

’Green Fleshed

PRICE PER LB.

.35

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.35

.45

.50

WATER MELON

THE M'ATEKMELON SEED QUOTED WILL BE OAREIFULLY AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND HAND PICKED.
An additional charge of 5c per pound will be made for S pounds or less of any vwiety.

QUANTrry lbs.

Kolb’s Geni

Mountain Sweet

Peerless

Improved Georgia Rattlesnake

Ferry’s Sweetheart—.

Cuban Queen

Alabama Sweet

Kleckley’s Sweet

Monte Cristo ^

Balbert Honey..

Tom Watson —

Kleckley’s Sweet — Colorado Grown.

Tom Watson — Colorado Grown.

Triumph..

Phinney’ Early

Dixie.

FBTCE FEB If.

.23

.23

.35

.23

QUAiSTITT’ LBS.

Vick’s Early

Cole’s Early

Dark Icing or Ice Rind

Black Spanish (Black Seed)

Mammoth Ironclad

Gray Monarch or Long Light Icing

Florida Favorite

Fordhook Early

Jones Jumbo

Duke Jones

Mclver’s W’onderful Sugar

Ferry’s Iceberg.. (Blue Gem er Impraved Kelb’s Qero)

Bradford

Hungarian Honey

Red Seen Citron

Colorado Preserving Citron (green seed).

PRICE PER LB.

I .23

.23

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PUMPKIN

An additional charge of 5c per pound will be made for 5 pounds or less of any variety.

QUANTIIY LBS.

Large Cheese, Old Fashioned Type

Small Sweet or Sugar ;(

Winter Luxury

Golden Oblong

Large Cashaw (striped) j

Improved Cashaw (White) |(

Jonathan

Quaker Pie

PRICE PER LB.

QUA>.'TnrY LBS.

Tennessee Sweet Potato

New Crookneck Japanese Pie.

Mammoth Potiron

King of Mammoths

Big Tom

Connecticut Field

Kentucky Field

Mammoth Red Etampes

^Morse’s Golden Marrow

PRICE PER LB.
60

.65

.35

.30

.60

WILL QUOTE EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES FOR FIVE HUNDRED LBS. OR MORE OF ANY ONE VARIETY

WILL QUOTE EXTRA SPECIAL PRICES FOR FIVE HUNDRED LBS. OR MORE OF ANY ONE VARIETY

SQUASH

An additional charge of 5c i)er pound will be made for 6 pounds or less of any variety.

QUANTITY LBS. SUM3IER

Early White Bush Scallop

Early Yellow Bush Scallop

Golden Custard Scallop

Early Yellow Summer Crookneck

Mammoth White Bush Scallop

Mammoth Yellow Bush Scallop

Mammoth Yellow Summer Crookneck....

Long Island White Bush Scallop

White Simmier Crookneck

Burpee’s Bush Fordhook

WINTER

English Vegetable Marrow

Burpee’s Early Fordhook —

Burpee’s Perfect Gem

Henderson’s Delicata

PRICE PER LB.

.45

.45

.50

.50

QUANTITY LBS. WINTER

Improved Orange Marrow.

Early Prolific Marrow

Boston Marrow

Golden Hubbard

Hubbard (Selected)—

Chicago Warty Hubbard....

American Turban

Low's Essex Hybrid

Warren's Essex Hybrid

Pike’s Peak or ^bley

Marblehead

Faxon

Gregory’s Delicious

Mammoth Chili

Mammoth Whale

PRICE PER LB.

I .40

.55

(

.60

.75

GOURDS

An additional charge of 5c per pound will be made for 5 pounds or less of any variety.

PRICE PER LB.

QUANTITY LBS.-

1 .75

Sugar Trough

Hercules Club

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QUANTITY LBS.

Nest Egg.

Dipper......

PBICE PER LB.

. .75

It is mutually understood that ive. The Western Seed & Irrigation Compan'^^ are to undertake to contract suf-
ficient acreage to ordinarl^ produce the quantities ordered herewith, arid in the event of short or unmerchantable seed
crops, the rherchantable seed product received from said avreage shall be applied on an equal pro rata basis in filling
contract orders, after reserving suficient stock seed for ourselves. In which event said pro rata deliveries shall be con-
sidered satisfactory, and release us from further obligations.

The \ibove stocks are sold under the non-warrantee clause adopted by the American Seed Trade Association, vis:
“We exercise GREAT care to have all seed pure and reliable, but we give no ivarranty, express or implied, as to descrip-
tion, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants we send out, and zve will not be in any zvay
responsible ^or the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned!'

WESTERN SEED AND IRRIGATION CO.

Date j,

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Per.

Western Seed and Irrigation Co.,

Fremont, Nebraska

Gentlemen: — Please enter our order for the above named quantities of Seeds at prices annexed which we
agree to accept and pay for upon the terms and conditions herein specified.

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