Carlson's World's Champions Hybrid Seed Sack Apron Fits Sizes XS - S - M

The Carlson's seed building in Audubon, Iowa, is featured on the front of this apron.

The vintage sack used for the apron reads:
Carlson's
Located on Highway 71 --
-- Audubon, Iowa
World's
Champion
Hybrids
-- Premium Quality --

The lettering is in red, green and black. Smaller, almost illegible black print at the bottom reads:
Iowa Seedman's Permit No. 2
Missouri Seedman's Permit No. 1471

A different vintage feed sack was used to create the apron sides. The length was extended by adding vintage flour sack fabric to the top and bottom. The apron is trimmed in black. To adjust the length, simply place a knot in the neck tie where desired. Cold water wash and line dry are recommended to prevent fading and shrinking. Other sacks with this same design are often found very faded, so you will need to be very careful to not wash it often and may choose instead to use it for display.

The apron does have a few issues, including general stains as are typical of this age of sack. There are some snags in the fabric. Please consider all of these factors before purchase.

The bodice width is 10 inches.
The waist is 21 inches.
The length is 33 inches from the top bodice center to the hemline.
The waist ties are each 30 inches.
This apron best fits women's sizes extra small, small or medium. This apron works well for petite women.

Carlson Seed, now of Blanchard, Iowa, has this information on the company website:
Larry and Esther Carlson farmed, fed cattle, trucked grain and livestock and had a small seed business, selling O’s Gold/Asgrow. Son Terry eventually purchased and operated Carlson & Son, Inc., (a trucking company) and then formed Carlson Seed, Inc., for the seed business. O’s Gold was purchased by Monsanto, and Carlson Seed, Inc., now sells Dekalb/Asgrow under the Bayer Corporation. It continues to be a family-run business.

* Please keep in mind this apron was created from an authentic vintage cloth sack. Photos show the design and print darker than in actuality. While the apron is described as accurately as possible, due to the vintage quality there may be age marks not noted specifically. Also, finding some or many seeds or feed pieces caught in the fabric is quite common. The bags have been washed at least once and many seed/feed pieces have already been removed, but some may remain.