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Moil1es.lowa. January. 1908
To

Our Friends and Patrons:
ITH HEARTY GREETINGS and well wishes to our many customers in all parts of the country, we send out this, our annual messenger.
It is always a pleasure to meet our customers, many of whom visit our store every spring, but by far the larger number of them we never
see as our trade is so world-wide ln extent, and therefore, our only means of talking with them Is through this, our annual cat!ogue. Most
heartily do we thank you for the liberal patronage received which is much larger than ever before during the history of our busness. The past
season' s seed crops have been, as a whole, very satisfactory, the principal shortages being in onion seed, peas, and almost all kinds of clover and
grass seeds which are consequently somewhat higher in price. Of almost everything else the crops were abundant, they were harvested in excellent condition, are of superior quality, and we are 'prepared to furnish our customers this season with best seeds, we believe, that they ever had.
We are constantly striving to make our CHOICE IOWA SEEDS unexcelled and our highest ambition is to merit the title whioh has so ofte'
been applled to us, namely: ''SEEDSMEN TO T H E AMERICAN PEOPLE, "

By this we mean not only native .born Americans, but all
residents of this country.
For many years we had thought that our business was established by Mr. S. L. Fuller in 1870, but. the following letter just
received from Mr. Geo. A. Jewett, president of the Jewett Type-writer Co" and of the Jewett Lumber Co" explains itself:
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DES Moines

I oove blYUflht seeds every year from
your company silWe 1871, atter. Mr,
Fuller started the business at Des
MoinesilIaye always fbund your seeds
good.-w.1S Maxwell,Lawndale, Tex.
loo'Ve been a customer Of the lowa
Seed Company since 1875, and always
intend to be. Both they and their seeds
are reliable.-J.C. Jessup,Fairmount, ~
lndiana.
.
I ha'Ve now been purchasing seeds ~
rom
you
for
30
yearg
and"
-veJoun"
f
,....
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tllem true to name and of goo quality. I recommend your seeds to aU
gardener8. - Henry Rollinson, Dea

Dea Mmnes,lowa, Sept. 18, 1907.
Iowa Seed 00. Des Moines, Iowa,
Dear .Sirs: 1 have been much interested in watching .the progre8s of your company for many years pa,t and am g.ad to see
toot you. are making such a 1'api<t advancement. , You ' may '/Wt
krwwit but I WaB one of the founders of your business through
oo'Ving 'been connected with the firm of Brown & SpoffordJ who
started the first' seed bminess in Des Moines in 1865, qnd sola same
to Mr. Fuller in 1870, I notice that you oove been frtt,n,g tI~e estab·
lishment of your business only from Mr. lI¥lle~ s t,me, but
' you reall.y shml./d date same from actual begtnn~ng ~n 1865.
Occasionally I see some Of the farmers to whom. J sold seeds O'Ver
forty years ago, arid it is, 1 aBsure you, pleasant to '/Wtice that
the Inwa Seed Oompany rww hag B'UCh a good name not onlll
locally but thrlYUfl hout the country. With /'est wishes for your
future' B'UCcess. 1 remain..
Yours truly, qEO. A. JEWETT.

DURING the past few yel!;rsour trade has .extended so greatly
Gmo. A. JEWETT,
that in order to give It· b~tter attentIOn we have taken
Founder Iowa Seed Co.
into the company three of our most valuable IJ?-OO who h~e a ersonal interest in seeing tha'
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been-employed by us m responsible positionS for 16 years, 12 y!lars and I) years respec~iy~ly. ThIS giving t em u~ atrona e and wishing yOU a
. g,
l)Ur oustomers are well treated. Again thanking you for past · wors, respectfully soliCltmg a ,continuance pf yo P
hppy and prosperous New Year, we remain.
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XOoogv'.A. SEED 0 0 .
M, KURTZ WElL, President.
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KURTZ WElL Directors
CHAS. N. PAGE, 7'reasurerandManager.
J. N. ALBRIGHT, GEO. C. BAKER. AND GEO. L,
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SUGGESTIONS TO CUSTOMERS.
WlIAT WE GV.&l!.AlfTEE.-That all money sent us for seed s)lall r each
us If sent by registered letter, P. O. or express maney order,or bank draft,
made payable to our order. That your oider wlll be filled promptly and
well. That goods ordered will reach you safely. Xe.p a copy of your
order. Sometimes persons think t.h ey have ordered articles which they
have omitted and blame us for not sending them.
ABOVT W ARRAliTDrG.--We thoroughly test all our seeds and nothing
is sent out which we !Io not believe to be good in every r espel;t. When it
is considered how many·are the contingencieS on which the success of
any crop depends such as sowing. too deep or too shallow, too wet or dry
Boil, unfavorable,' weather. insects, etc.,onr customers will rea411y ·see
that it would be shee,' folly for anyone to warrant them to l'>roduce a perfoot crop, .a nd we want it plainly understood that while we exer~lse great
care to have all seeds pure and reliable, and also true to name, We do not
give any warranty, express or Implied. If the purchager does not accept
the seeds on these terms and conditions, they are to be returned- at once,
and the money that has been paid for same wlll be refunded. No officer,
agent or employee of thiG company Is authorized to make any warranty
whatsoever. However, we have sO 'mucbconfidence in our seeds that we
hereby agree to refill any retail order for vegetable or flower seeds free of
charge. should they prove otherwise than as we .represent theIl1-._ We
know of no responsible s eed firm in the world whlch guarantees sseds
any further than this. Compare with other· seed catalo!rues and you will
find that we are right.
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JU.RXET GAlIJlENERS and others who buy vegetable seed.s In bulk to
the amount of ~.OO or mpre, are requested to send for Ollr Ma"ket Gardenera' Price List. This list for market gardeners is.!ntended only for large
buyers, and is exclusively for those wbo order vegetable seeds alone by
weight or meaSure amounting to ~.OO or over. Club orders which call for
this amount of bulk seeds altogether are entitled to these prices.
PREPAID ltAILROAD STATIONS.--Many of our farmer customers live
at Prepaid Railroad Stations where there are no agents. In such cases
we must request them to send sufficient money to prepay freight charges
on heavy shlpm'lnts, also in cases where perishable or other !rOods are
ordered to be sent by freight or express to such great distances that cost
of transportation wlll nearly or quite equal the value of goods.
FOREIGN ORDEltS.--Our trade with European countries, Australia,
New Zealand, South Africa, the West Indies and other foreign countries,
is increasing constantly. and while It is stlllsoIDewhat expensive and Slow ..
to send large shipments by freight, small lots can be sent by mall quite
easily. We are willing to prepay the postage On all vel'etable and flower
seeds otIered by the packet or· ounce. at the prices named in this catalogue, to Canada. MeXico, all parts of Europe, and all countries of the
Postal Union. Not more than 12 ounces oan be sent in each package.

OUD EARLY.-The best time to order is jnst as soon as you receive
this catalogue, as we can always give your o.rders more of our perBonal
attention if they come in before the rush of the spring trade. Flease use
the order sheet as it makes it more convenient for us In filling orders
Terms are invariably cash with order as we keep nO book accountS in
our mail order department, and the expense of sending goods C. O. D.
i", quite larg.. Posta!re stamps received as cash.
SHIP!,IJrG.-There are five express companies and tifteenra!1road lines
at De .. MOines, so that quick shipments can be made to ;my town In the
United States. It is well to remember that express charges are usually
much higher on heavy goods, and you should order them by fast freight.
ClIAllGES PREPAID.-All Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Bulbs and
Plants, except those noted, are sent prepaid by mall or express by the
quickest and most direct routes unless ordered otherwise, and we guarantee their safe arrival. Seeds sold by the peck or bushel, field seeds, potatoes. Implements and other heavy goods arl' sen.t by frelgpt or express.
The terms "by express" and" by freight" mean that· goods are shipped
at purchaser's expense, not prepaid,
DELIVERY,--The ·polnt of dell very of all goods is on cars at Des Moines.
When we quote a. dell vered price it means simply that we prepay the
freight express charges or postage.
OUR PRICEB.-our constant aim is to make the high••t quality the first
consideration. and next to put our prices as low as good seed can be sold.
PREMIUMS.-on all orderFl for seeds In packets the purchaser may
selecU1.1I6 worth for eachoDl. dollar sent us. This refers only to seeds In
p.ackets, not In bulk and we., do not send plants or other ,goo<:1s as a premium on seed orders. This eliBGOunt doe. not apply to Co.lections. ~f any
kind nor other special otIers. Each year we put UP. thousands of
packets of seeds for free distribUtion among our customers, by adding
llberally of them to orders. We w1l1 allow you a discount of ten cents
peT pound on Tegetabl!i seeds, such as are listed as prepaid, if you are
'villing to have them sent by express or freight at yourexpenee.
SKAT.L ORDERS.-If you only want a Single packet, do not hesitate to
<!end for it. We take as much pains to flilsmall orders pramptlyand correctly as we do large Ones. Orders for Flower Plants and Nursery Stock,
\lowever, must amount te at least twenty-five cents,
PLA)fT ORDERS.-orders for plants wlll be filled as early in sprln.. as
we consider It safe to send them. If ordered for immediate shipment tn
severe weather they will be sent at purchaser's risk.
on RESPO)fSIBILITY -As this book wlll probably go into the hands
of many who are ulOacqualnted with us,thls question wlllnaturally arise,
and In answe~ to !!lame we refer you, by permission, to the Century Savings Bank, ()f this city, to the postmaster, or to any express company.

WE. ABE PLEASED TO ;aEO:aIVE s4m:PL:$S OF N:aW, ;&4lUI OB SVPBlUOB SUDS YOV

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