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HORTICULTURE 



January 28, 1911 



Seed Trade 



About Sweet Corn. 

 In our issue of two weeks ago we 

 stated that information had come to 

 hand indicating that the sweet-corn 

 crop was liable to be seriously dam- 

 aged owing to a considerable percen- 

 tage of the late varieties molding 

 Since that time we have confirmed 

 these reports and learn that owing 

 to the very unfavorable weather con- 

 ditions of the past three months and 

 the fact that much of the corn when 

 husked and cribbed was soft, has 

 caused considerable of it to spoil and 

 it looks as it the germination of the 

 best would be below the average. Just 

 what percentage has been ruined, we, 

 of course, have no means of know- 

 ing, but undoubtedly it is quite large 

 as there has been a very strong ad- 

 vance in prices by most of the seed- 

 corn growers during the past few 

 weeks. Doubtless the exact situation 

 will become known now very shortly. 



Peas Present and Future. 

 As was to have been expected, there 

 has been much complaint from mar- 

 ket gardeners and farmers who use 

 peas in considerable quantities. In 

 the first place, they object strongly to 

 the advanced prices which seedsmen 

 are compelled to ask, and then they 

 are indignant because they cannot buy 

 the quantities they want, even at 

 these high prices, but they are grad- 

 ually becoming educated to the real 

 situation, and will doubtless adjust 

 themselves to conditions as they have 

 in other years. Seedsmen and can- 

 ners are contracting future peas and 

 beans, particularly the former, more- 

 liberally than seemed probable two 

 months ago. As a matter of fact, we 

 are informed that several of the lead- 

 ing growers are very nearly contract- 

 ed to their limit on the leading stand- 

 ard varieties, both of the so-called 

 canner's peas as well as of large pod- 

 ded varieties, which are generally 

 grown by market gardeners and farm- 

 ers for the city markets. The tempta- 

 tion to over-sell on the part of the 

 growers is great, but it is bad policy, 

 and it is earnestly hoped that they 

 will not do this the coming year. 

 Those who came late may have to re- 

 turn empty-handed as it is definitely 

 settled by a few, at least, of the lead- 

 ing growers that they will cease writ- 

 ing business for future deliveries 

 when they have reached a certain 

 limit. If the tardy ones are caught 

 napping once or twice, it may be a 

 useful lesson to them. We believe no 

 one ever loses anything by being the 

 early bird. 



The Josiah Young Failure. 

 It Is expected that the appraisers of 



Jack Frost Mats 



For Cold Frames 

 $1.25, $14.50 DOZ. 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 



42 Ve«ey St., New York 



the Josiah Young stock of seeds, agri- 

 cultural implements and other goods 

 carried by this firm will make a re- 

 port in a few days. We learn from 

 one of the appraisers that the inven- 

 tory will probably show good assets 

 at from $10,000 to $12,000, while the 

 total liabilities are $22,000 to $24,000. 

 On the face of it, it would seem possi- 

 ble for Mr. Young to make some ar- 

 rangement with his creditors and con- 

 tinue, but from information we have, 

 it looks very much as if he were 

 "down and out" so far as the seed 

 business is concerned. Whether any- 

 one else will take his stand and con- 

 tinue the same line has not yet devel- 

 oped, but it is not probable that such 

 will be the case. 



Next Seed Trade Convention, Where? 



Since the Executive Committee of 

 the American Seed Trade Association 

 met in Detroit and decided upon Mil- 

 waukee as the place for the next an- 

 nual convention of the Association, it 

 has become known that the Milwau- 

 kee hotels cannot take care of the 

 seedsmen during the week scheduled 

 for their convention. It seems that 

 some other large convention is to 

 meet there the same week and it is 

 now up to the Executive Committee 

 to select another place. While other 

 cities have extended a cordial invita- 

 tion to the seedsmen to hold their con- 

 vention in their midst the coming 

 summer, and while all are entitled to 

 consideration, it seemed as if good 

 old Boston has the highest claims on 

 the seedsmen for next year. So far 

 as we can learn, there has never been 

 but one seedsmen's convention held 

 in Boston since the organization of 

 this Association. There certainly is 

 no city more interesting than Boston 

 and few more accessible, while the 

 hospitality of the "Hub" is proverbial. 

 We extend our best wishes to all of 

 the competitors for the next seeds- 

 man's convention, but would certainly 

 urge the claim of Boston over all 

 others. 



Canners' Convention. 



Those who contemplate attending 

 the forthcoming Canners' Convention, 

 February 6th to 10th, should lose no 

 time in securing rooms, as the hotel 

 capacity of the city will be severely 

 taxed to care for the crowd which 

 will no doubt be present this year. 

 Don't delay if you want comfortable 

 accommodations. 



Personal. 



Mr. and Mrs. W. Prank Jones of 

 Hartford are at Summerville, S. C, 

 having left home about the middle of 

 January. 



Mr. and Mrs. Jerome B. Rice and 

 Jerome B. Rice, Jr., are now enjoying 

 the balmy breezes of Florida. Mr. 

 Rice found it advisable to go South 

 for his health this winter, taking Mrs. 

 Rice and his son with him. The latter 

 expects to return home about the 1st 

 of February, but it is not known when 

 Mr. and Mrs. Rice will be back in 

 Cambridge. We earnestly hope that 

 they will find the health and strength 

 which Mr. Rice so greatly needs for 

 the heavy responsibility he continual- 

 ly carries. 



fornla. This firm makes a specialty 

 of growing for the seed trade such 

 items as flower seeds, tomatoes, beans, 

 etc., that do well in California. They 

 are now placing their contracts for 

 1912. 



Fred H. Hunter, represi'Uting Waldo 

 Rhonert, Gilroy, Cal., was also with 

 us. This firm has a seed ranch of IGOO 

 acres in the Santa Clara Valley, and 

 makes a specialty of seed growing for 

 the trade on contract orders. They 

 handle everything in seeds that are 

 especially successful under the Cali- 

 fornia climate, and are recognized as 

 one of the foremost in their line. 



C. KimberliTi of J. M. Kimberlln 

 Sons was a visitor; also C. B. Coe of 

 D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich. 



Philadelphia Visitors. 

 Among our distinguished visitors 

 this week was John C. Bodger of John 

 Bodger & Sons Co., Los Angeles, Cali- 



Notes. 



Columbus, Ga. — Wills & Thomas is 

 a new seed firm which will conduct 

 business at 1210 Broad street. 



Minneapolis, Minn. — The P. A. L. 

 Ferguson Seed Co. have purchased 

 1600 acres of ground in Gilman, Wis. 



Mitchell, S. D.— The Dakota Im- 

 proved Seed Co. was reorganized re- 

 cently. W. S. Hill of Alexandria Is 

 president. 



Baltimore, Md.— Wm. E. Quinn suc- 

 ceeds the late John L. Turner as sec- 

 retary and treasurer of the Griffith & 

 Turner Co. 



John G. Slater, formerly with Jos. 

 Breck & Sons, Boston, Mass., has 

 taken a position with S. D. Woodruff 

 & Sons, New York. 



Kansas City, Mo.— The J. G. Pep- 

 pard Seed Co. has been incorporated 

 with a capital stock of $100,000. In- 

 corporators, J. G. Peppard, Julia L. 

 Peppard and J. G. Peppard, Jr. 



A new show window with brilliant 

 electric lighting and hardwood floor Is 

 evidence of -up-to-date enterprise at 

 the "Buds" seed store on Barclay 

 street. New York. Carl Gloeckner, 

 president and manager is very popular 

 with the gardeners. 



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