We’ve heard it’s true — Skidmore, Missouri’s A. F. Howden had the best seed house in the country around 1910. From the February 10, 1910 Skidmore New Era:
Advertisement reads, “Best seed house in the country. Seed corn, ten varieties. Yellow: Ried’s Yellow Dent, Legal Tender, Funk’s Improved, Ried’s Yellow Dent. White: Boone County White, Snow Flake, Silver Mine, St. Charles White, Johnson County Illinois White. Mixed: Pride of the Valley and White Cap 90 day corn. Seed Oats: Best variety, all cleaned. Timothy and clover seed. All well selected, graded and strictly tested; stored and crated in good, dry houses. Price $1.25 and $1.50 per bushel at seed house. Ear corn $2.00 per bushel. Call on or address A. F. Howden, Skidmore, Mo.”