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May 4. 1918 



SEED TRADE 



To Boost Philadelphia Market Garden 

 Products. 



At a combined meeting of the Seeds- 

 men, Philadelphia Veselable Growers' 

 Association, the Booster's Club which 

 is the Commission Men's Organization 

 and the Jersey Growers at the I'oor 

 Richard Club, presided over by W. F. 

 Therkildson. a committee of 1-. 4 

 from the Philadelphia Vegetable Grow- 

 ers. 4 from the Uoosters or Commis- 

 sion Men and 4 from the Jersey Grow- 

 ers, was appointed to undertake a cam- 

 paign for increasing the use of vegeta- 

 bles, by exploiting their use through 

 the papers, this advertising to be sup- 

 plemented by information as to how- 

 to cook and prepare, editorial com- 

 ment, etc., together with growers' and 

 dealers' helps. 



This was a very enthusiastic meet- 

 ing and $25,000 was immediately s\i\> 

 scribed. This will probably be sup- 

 plemented by $25,000 more or a total 

 of 150,000 to be spent with the Phila- 

 delphia papers and through other me- 

 diums to increase the use of nearby 

 grown vegetables. This is to offset tlie 

 competition of the nationally adv'»r- 

 tised products that come into Phila- 

 delphia by the train loads, when, as a 

 matter of fact, many of the best mar- 

 ket growers in the world are located 

 In close proximity to Philadelphia. 



Chicago Seed Trade Notes. 

 The tracts of land used in Chicago 

 last year tor gardens will all be used 

 again this year. The rain has pre- 

 vented plowing and other preparation 

 of the soil in many instances, and 

 work interrupted on Easter day. when 

 the cold wave overtook the gardeners, 

 stands waiting. Chicago ground is a 

 dead level and only warmth and a 

 cessation of rain can put the lots in 

 condition. Too many planterl early 

 last year and wasted the valuable seed, 

 to repeat the mistake this year and the 

 enthusiasm of the gardeners will be 

 none the less because of enforced wait- 

 ing for planting season. One of the 

 local papers o.uotes a representative of 

 a Chicago seed house as saying that 

 the market gardeners have reduced 

 their planting from 20 per cent to 25 

 per cent of that of last year. This he 

 says is due to cost of seed and the fact 

 that so many people are growing their 

 own vegetables. 



Seed Trade Notes. 

 To meet the shortage of seed corn 

 In 14 of the large corn-producing 

 States between now and June 8. the 

 Federal Government, through the 

 Bureau of Markets, has announced a 

 special seed-reporting service which 

 will assist local organizations and in- 

 dividuals in locating and distributing 

 seed com to farmers in these States. 



Mllford, Conn. — The Everett B. 

 Clark Seed Co. has purchased prop- 

 erty on West River street on which 

 they propose to erect a two-story office 

 building, probably of brick, which 

 they will use entirely for the general 

 offices of both the eastern and west- 

 ern departments, and which they ex- 





We have just received 



ANOTHER THOUSAND TONS 



Of Our Celebrated 



South American Sheep 

 and Goat Manure 



This is unexcelled for top dressing any crop or mixing with 

 the soil, or for use in solution. 1 here is no safer or surer ma- 

 terial to be had. 



Write for prices and receive a supply while it lasts. It 

 is difficult to obtain. 



SANDERSON FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL CO. 



Subiidiarj of the Amtrican Agrlcnltural Chemical Co. 



NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 



Begonias 



Farquhar's Tuberous-Rooted 



As Bedding Plants these are unsurpassed for bril- 

 liancy and richness of color. 



Single Variety in six colors, $i.oo per dozen; 

 $7.50 per 100. 



Double and New Frilled Varieties. Prices on 



application. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., 



6 South Market Street, Boston, Mass. 



"Seeds with a Lineage" All Varieties 

 Thoroughly tested at our trial grounds, Rayn 

 Park, London, Elngland. Send for Catalogue 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Inc., 



166 Ckwnbcr of 



BIcli.,Boitea, M*«». 



pect to be able to occupy in the fall. 

 The Clark Seed Co. is among the larg- 

 est seed concerns in the country, hav- 

 ing offices in many western states, and 

 handlinf? the crops of about 30,000 

 acres. They have branch houses in 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Idaho, 

 Montana and Washington. 



According to a communication re- 

 ceived from Sluis & Groot, Enkhuizen. 

 Holland, the outlook for the Holland 

 seed trade with this country is very 

 unpromising in consequence of war 

 conditions and the infrequency of 

 steamer sailings. They say that when- 

 ever there has been a little cargo space 

 available the bulb and plant shippers 

 have been given preference over the 

 seed houses for the rea.son that the 

 bulb and plant growers are considered 



to l)e the most suffering part of the 

 population. The Dutch government 

 has placed an embargo, wholly or par- 

 tially on some seeds, and culture reg- 

 ulations have greatly limited the area 

 available for seed growing. The dis- 

 orL'anized conditions now existing have 

 even made it impossil)le to issue a cat- 

 alogue this season and no basis can be 

 reached on which to make contract 

 offers for 1918-1919. 



