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title: Save Seed for Victory
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/save-seed-for-victory-1918/
description: Two panels contrast a farmer standing in a thin, patchy cornfield, labelled 'From unknown seed Defeat,' with a tall, full field and a basket of ears.
section: Collection
---

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# Save Seed for Victory

Two panels contrast a farmer standing in a thin, patchy cornfield, labelled 'From unknown seed Defeat,' with a tall, full field and a basket of ears, labelled 'From home-grown, field-selected, well-preserved seed Victory.' The tell is the transfer of war vocabulary (victory, defeat) onto the choice of seed corn. A line at the foot offers a free Farmers' Bulletin with practical instructions.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Save Seed For Victory
Start Right - NOW - In the Field
Good Seed Wins

From
Unknown Seed
Defeat

From
Home-Grown, Field-Selected,
Well-Preserved Seed -
Victory

Farmers' Bulletin 415 gives information on Selecting and Saving Seed-corn - the kind that produces Victory Crops. Send for a free copy. United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
PLEASE POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE

[tiny printer's imprint at lower right: illegible]
```

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