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
- Date
- 1918
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Wilson Administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- Event
- World War I
- Regime
- Wilson administration
- Leader
- Woodrow Wilson
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 4 (U.S. Food Administration), World War I Posters (NAID 512439), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
U.S. Department of Agriculture. National Archives and Records Administration, 4-P-62.
Text on the object
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]
