Identifier: hastingsseedsspr1909hgha (find matches)
Title: Hastings' seeds : spring 1909 catalogue
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: H.G. Hastings Co H.G. Hastings Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Fruit Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : H.G. Hastings & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Hastings Gilt Edge Cauliflower the Best for the South H.-G Hastings & Co.> Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia. Hastings Cabbage Seed Making Good in Texas 6 Heads Grown by New Noakes, Nuecestown, Texas (Near Corpus Christi).
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Mr. New Noakes ami 6 Ffeads of Hastfmrs OStftemM FfW OTrteh Sahhatr<r«rown in Sotrtfrwest Tto«s. Photographs dont lie. Theyreproduce exactly what is there.Thats one reason why we usenearly an entire page in this cata-logue to reproduce a photograph ofMr. New Noakes, of Nuecestown,Texas, (near Corpus Christi), and 6heads of our Centennial Flat DutchCabbage grown by him. There aretwo distinct points to keep in mindabout this photograph. First,these 6 heads were not selectedfrom Mr. Noakes entire field, butwere taken from a load cut just asthey came in the rows. Second, theseed Mr. Noakes planted was justthe same grade as we supply all ofour customers who buy cabbageseed. We did not supply him withsomething extra with which tomake a special fancy crop. It wasjust the regular average quality ofseed we send out to every customer. Mr. Noakes is a good truck--grower. He has good land and hehandles his crop righ. These 6heads weighed 97i^ pounds. Theentire load was counted andweighed and

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