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[[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] ^[[#4293]] ^[[ Ans 8/26/24 ]] [[stamped]] AUG 12 1924 [[/stamped]] Burruss, Va Aug 8th 1924 "For Prize Contest" W. Atlee Burpee Co., Dear Sirs: I ordered seed from you and also bought some from another well known firm because they were cheaper; but I'll admit that I paid dearly by doing so. I planted them at the same time and nearly every seed came up in the rows planted with your seeds, while very few of the others came up; so I lost money by planting cheap seed. Burpee's seeds, being full of life, had to burst forth out of the ground. The others, being dead when I planted them couldn't come up for a dead