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#4576       Cory Colo
Aug. 12. 1924

Burpee seed Co., 

For prize Contest   Ans 8/27/24

We descided this spring to order your seeds and sent in orders for vegatables and flowers and they have proved to be wonderful. My tomatoes I chose Burpees dwarf giant. They are certainly lovely yesterday I picked my first ripe fruit. I also planted 12 hills each of wax and green pod beans have had all the beans we could [[strikethrough]] y [[/strikethrough]] use also some for canning I also planted 1/2 pound of improved Bush lima Beans every one has a fuss to make over them They are so nice even the old timers here says they are wonderful other dry beans I ordered are doing as well where others have their beans destroyed by insects mine are raising [[strikethrough]]rigth [[/strikethrough]] right along off of 12 hills of pickling cucumbers I picked 1 gallon of 
[[stamp]] AUG 18 [[/stamp]]
small cucumbers yesterday besides the larges ones gathering for the table. I ordered one 25¢ package of Burpees Delicious sweet corn and have 38 beautiful hills one ear measuring 10 inches The first one gathered at that. golden Bantam melons and other early vegetables have done just as well. I am very proud of my garden the only good garden I have had since we have been here.

Yours very truely
Mrs. J. F. Lewis