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F. C. ROCKWELL
WINDMILLS AND WELLS
ALL KINDS OF TOWER AND CONSTRUCTION WORK
WELL REPAIRING
RESIDENCE 2710 TAYLOR STREET
P.O. BOX 249
PHONE 1233
AMARILLIO, TEXAS, ^[[Aug 2]] 192^[[4]]
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"For Prize Contest"

When I came to this big empty Country of Virgin Soil. where there is scarcely no fruit I asked why dont you grow more vegetable fruits? Old timers told me you cant grow tomatoes here at all

Knowing Burpees seeds would grow any where I ordered from there in 1917 one ten ct package of Clarhana tomato Id planted them in a box set in the window transplanted to my garden & sold $90 I realized I had an opportunity for a good tomato plant business as the whole Panhandle was wild over my wonderful tomatos one 2 x 4 hot bed netted me $11.65 a 6 x 9 24.95 My business has grown until hot beds no longer accomodated have under construction a