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HOETICULTURE 



May 5, 1917 



SEED TRADE 



AMBRIGAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Officers — President, Kirby B. White, 

 Detroit, Mich. J Fir»t Vice-President, F. 

 W. BiilK'ano, Washington, D. C; Sec- 

 ond Vi<e-Presiilent, L. L. Olds, Madi- 

 Bon, Wis.; Secretary-Treasurer, C. E. 

 Kendel, Cleveland, O, — ConTentlon at 

 Detroit, June 19. 1917. 



The Outlook for Food Crops. 



The Missouri College of Agriculture 

 has issued a number of emergency 

 publications within the last six weeks. 

 As soon as war became evident, all 

 forces ot the college were directed to 

 assisting farmers in meeting the de- 

 mands for food. Two Experiment Sta- 

 tion bulletins, two Extension posters, 

 four Extension circulars, and thirteen 

 emergency leaflets have been issued. 

 Several bulletins and circulars have 

 been reprinted and a number of new 

 circulars and leaflets are in prepara- 

 tion. 



According to Dean F. B. Mumford, 

 over-production is exceedingly improb- 

 able this year. It has been agreed 

 that this country's part in the war will 

 be largely to supply food. "Our food 

 resources have been depleted by ship- 

 ments to Europe and by several poor 

 crop years," said Dean Mumford re- 

 cently, "and now with unrestricted ex- 

 port to the Allies, the small reserve 

 which we have will be further de- 

 creased. Any surplus which the 

 American farmers can produce will be 

 quickly absorbed at war time prices. 

 Millions of people in England, France 

 and other countries at war with the 

 German powers are in need of food. 

 They must have food not only for 

 their civil population but for their 

 armies. They are too busy fighting 

 to provide that food themselves. It 

 then behooves the United States to 

 supply food. 



"But it is not alone for the Allies 

 that we must produce maximum crops. 

 If we should have a poor crop year 

 throughout the country, our own peo- 

 ple may actually suffer." 



"If Germany is able to continue the 

 ruthless submarine warfare unhinder- 

 ed, some food will be lost on its way 

 to Europe. Consequently the losses 

 will tend toward a further shortage 

 and to absorb any surplus even if 

 there were danger of over-production." 



What would happen if peace should 

 come within the next few weeks? 

 Would not the markets be glutted? In 

 answer to these questions, Dean Mum- 

 ford said: "It is doubtful if there will 

 be a great decrease in the demand for 

 food immediately following the war. 

 With commerce restored, every nation 

 which is now at war will become a 

 market place for American farm pro- 

 duce. Those countries have no food 

 reserves left and they will turn to the 

 United States to furnish food during 

 reconstruction and until they can feed 

 themselves." 



As an example of the actual scarcity 

 of food in America, Dean Mumford 

 cited the condition of wheat: "In 

 1915 the United States produced 10 

 bushels of wheat per capita; in 1916 

 we produced 6 bushels per capita, but 

 used 6 J bushels for seed and ordinary 

 consumption and exported 2| bushels 



SPRING BULBS 



CANNAS, Dormant Roots 



Red-FlowerJDg Caonas, Green Foliage 



BEAl'TE POITEVINE. 3V4 ft. 



A. BOUVIEB. 6 ft 



CHAKL.es HENDERSON. 



4 ft 



CHEROKEE. 4 ft 



CRIMSON BEDDER. 3 ft... 

 DCKE OF MARLBORO. *^ 



ft 



FURST BISMARCK. 4 ft 



CHANCELOR BULOW. 3 ft.. 



J. D. EISELB. 5 ft 



LOUISIANA. 6 ft 



3M: ft 



7 ft 



CLEVELAND. 



MEPHISTO. 



MUSAFOLIA. 



PRESIDENT 



3 ft 



FRES. MEYER. 4 ft 



PILLAR OF FIRE. 6 ft.. 

 TARRYTOWN. SV4 ft 



100 1000 



2.00 17.50 



2.00 17.50 



2.00 17.60 



1.B0 14.00 



2.75 26.00 



1.76 16.00 

 1.66 15.00 



1.65 16.00 



1.66 16.00 



1.65 16.00 

 LOS 16.00 



1.66 16.00 



2.00 17.60 



2.00 17.60 



2.00 17.60 



2.00 17.50 



Orange Shades 



MRS. KATE GRAY. Oft 1.6S 16.00 



INDIANA. 6 ft 1.66 16.00 



Pacl<ed 250 in a Case 

 Fuil cages at lOOO rate 



Yellow-Edged and Gold- Edged Cannes 



100 1000 



ALLEMANNI.4. 4 to 5 ft I.S6 12.00 



GLADIO-FLORA. 3>4 ft 1.66 16.00 



ITALIA. 41/2 ft 1.60 14.00 



JEAN TISSOT. 6 ft 1.66 16.00 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 



(Elephant's Ear) 

 Full cases at 1000 Rate 

 Doz. 100 



1000 



5/7 200 in a case .30 2.25 20.00 

 7/9 100 in a case .50 3.50 30.00 



13/np 25 in a case 1.60 12.00 



FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS 



Brazilian Collection of 12 varieties. (1.60 



per doz„ S12.0O per 100. 

 Mixed Brazilian Varieties. (1.26 per 



doz., $10.00 per 100. 



TUBEROSES,^ ,^ 



Double Pearl. Bulbs. 4 to 6 

 in. in circumference $1.00 $lJiO 



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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, kc, c^lfBS""" •' 



per capita. The present condition of 

 wheat in the United States is 68 per 

 cent of a normal crop. This is 23 

 per cent below the average for the last 

 ten years. The condition in Missouri 

 is even worse — 59 as compared with 

 the 15-year average of 85 per cent. 

 The latest reports are that the world 

 crop of wheat is far below average." 



Notes. 



Tampa, Fla.— H. F. Reils, formerly 



vice-president of the Allen & Reils 



Seed Co., will enter the seed business 



in his own name in this city August 1. 



St. Albans, Vt. — Nearly all the hotels 

 and restaurants of this city have prom- 

 ised to save the eyes from potatoes so 

 that they may be used for seed, the 

 labor and purchasing committee of the 

 War Relief Association has announced. 

 Seed potatoes throughout the state are 

 selling at present from $2 to $4 a 

 bushel. 



There is a tremendous demand es- 

 pecially in the eastern section of the 

 country for soy beans for packing and 

 planting. Only the yellow seeded va- 

 rieties are used for food, taking the 

 place of navy beans in baked pork and 

 beans. Soy beans are now selling at 

 $3.50 to $4.00 a bushel, double the 

 usual price. 



Charles J. Bolgiano. of the seed firm 

 of J. Bolgiano & Son, has been ap- 

 pointed to serve on the Farm Labor 

 Committee of the Maryland Prepared- 

 ness and Survey Commission. The 

 object of this Commission is to better 



the condition of the Maryland farmers 

 and to finance their crops wherever 

 necessary. 



PIN MONEY 



MUSHROOM 

 SPAWN 



8 lb. for $I.OO 



Direction* Included 



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42 Vesey St., New York 



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SCARCE SEEDS 



Seed of Witloof Chicory or French Endive 



Seed of French Green Globe Artichoke 



Seed of Pink Chicory 



May is the proper month to plant these 



seeds. These seeds for sale by 



WARREN SHINN 



ROOT SPECI.4i:.IST 



Woodbury, N. J. 



