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HORTICULTURE 



December 19, 1914 



guarantee the quality of the pack. In 

 other words the seed grower must as- 

 sume responsibility for the poor qual- 

 ity which the canner puts up. A few 

 of these light-headed gentlemen pro- 

 pose to draw up a form of contract for 

 the seed growers to accept, which as 

 stated above, would virtually make 

 them responsible for the quality of the 

 goods packed. Under the present dis- 

 claimor which has been in use by the 

 seed trade for the last quarter of a 

 century, the seedsmen are barely able 

 to protect themselves against un- 

 scrupulous users of seed, either in 

 large or small quantities, and such a 

 contract, as we have been informed 

 the Wisconsin canners propose to 

 force upon them, would place them 

 completely at the mercy of any un- 

 scrupulous individual. 



While of course we have no author- 

 ity to speak for any of the seedsmen, 

 we assume that the conservative, cau- 

 tious growers, will refuse to accept 

 any such contract, while a small num- 

 ber who are always willing to gamble 

 with fate and perhaps have but little 

 to lose, may take a chance. They arc 

 so eager and hungry for business that 

 already they seem to be permitting 

 the canner in some instances not only 

 to dictate the conditions, but to name 

 the prices, at which they will place 

 their business. 



Notwithstanding the present com- 

 motion and dissatisfaction existing 

 among a considerable number of the 

 canners we believe that the sober, 

 common sense of the more conserva- 

 tive ones will prevail over the ignor- 

 ance and selfishness of the more radi- 

 cal element and that eventually the 

 seed grower and the canner will find 

 a common ground of agreement. 



Our readers will pardon us for giv- 

 ing so much space to this subject but 

 as a considerable number are largely 

 interested in producing seeds for the 

 canners and particularly pea seed, we 

 thought that a word in their defence 

 would be timely. 



Improved Outlook. 



While the trade as a whole, is not 

 as optimistic as a year ago or for 

 several years past, they are entering 

 the season of 19\^ with a better spirit 

 than might have been expected two or 

 three months ago. In fact, many are 

 very hopeful and while they have 

 some niisgivinrs over conditions for 

 another year, they are not borrowing 

 trouble so far ahead. We have referred 

 to the prices generally ruling on 

 canners' varieties of peas but have not 

 seen the full line of prices from any 

 of the leading growers up to this time. 

 It is the general impression, however, 

 that prices on peas will rule lower 

 than a year ago. while beans will go 

 higher. We have already pointed out 

 the probability of these conditions 

 some weeks ago. and are now very 

 confident that our forecasts will be 

 fully realized. 



Wholesale Seedsmen's League. 



The final meeting of the Wholesale 

 Seedsmen's League was held in New 

 York, November 22. and a general un- 

 derstanding as to prices for the com 

 ing season was reached. These prices 

 with the exception of beans, which 

 show an advance of from 50 cents to 

 $1.00 per bushel, do not vary greatly 

 from the preliminary figures adopted 



in October: the general average of 

 prices not being much above those of 

 a year ago, with the exception of 

 beans as 'already stated. 



Notes. 



Imports at the port of New York 

 for week ending Dec. 5, show the fol- 

 lowing values: Fertilizer, $11,851; ma- 

 nure salts, $35,119; color seed, $4,124; 

 grass seed, $2,627: trees and plants, 

 $41,179. 



Einar Knutsson, representing Hjal- 

 mar Hartmann & Co., of Copenhagen, 

 Denmark, sailed from New York on 

 the Christianiafjord of the Norwegian- 

 .4merican Line on December 12, after 

 a very successful business trip in the 

 United States. 



The question of whether or not a 

 druggist or other storekeeper selling 

 boxes of assorted seeds upon an agree- 

 ment or contract that the seeds sold 

 shall be paid for at the end of the sea- 

 son, less certain specified discounts, 

 and unsold seeds returned, is liable for 

 the payment of the special tax to 

 which commission merchants are sub- 

 jected, seems to have raised doubts in 

 the minds of those catering for such 

 business, and a number of representa- 

 tives have called at the office of the 

 Commissioner of Internal Revenue for 

 a ruling in the matter. According to 

 a decision of the Supreme Court of the 

 State of Alabama, in which the office 

 concurs, such transactions do not in- 

 volve liability as commission mer- 

 chants, and it is held, therefore, that 

 the special tax of $20 as commission 

 merchants is not incurred by such 

 druggists or other storekeepers doing 

 business under these conditions. 



BUSINESS TROUBLES 



Boston — Frank W. Houghton, florist, 

 has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Lia- 

 bilities, $6164; no assets. 



Birmingham, Ala. — McVay Seed Co., 

 2018 F'irst avenue, voluntary bank- 

 ruptcy; assets, $19,668.09, liabilities, 

 $16,290.49. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Austin, Minn. — A. N. Kinsman, Inc.. 

 capital stock. $75,000. 



New Haven, Conn. — Elm City Nurs- 

 ery Company, capital stock increased 

 to $200,000. 



Warw/ick, R. I. — The Hoxsie Nurser- 

 ies, Iniorporated, was granted a char- 

 ter by the Secretary of State, Dec. 16. 

 The corporaation is to be located at 

 Hoxsie in the town of Warwick and 

 has a capital stock of $10,000. The 

 incorporators are Ralph M. Greenlaw. 

 Charles E. Tilly and Edward .1. 

 .Voons. all of Providence. 



Rochester, Minn. — The R. Bragg 

 Company has purchased the flower 

 business of the E. L. Lyman Co. They 

 will remove the store fixtures to their 

 new store opposite St. Mary's Hospital. 



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