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[[circled]] 3815 [[/circled]] [[stamped]] JUL 31 1924 [[/stamped]] For Prize Contest [[Preprinted]] O. A. Jeldness Elsie, Oregon [[/Preprinted]] July 24, 1924 W. Attee Burpee Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Gentlemen: Three springs ago my husband bought a farm and we started our career as farmers. In my opinion, the finest calling in the world if taken seriously. We hardly expected a smooth road to success but our first two years were so full of failures we couldn't even raise a garden. Naturally we were pretty well discouraged. This spring the Burpee Annual