May 13, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



SEED TRADE 



AMBRIGAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION 



Olllcers — PreHident. J. M. l^upton, 

 Mattitni'k, L. I., N. V.; First Vlce-l'reni- 

 drnt, Kirby B. White, Urtruit, Mich.; 

 Second \ ice-rrenident, F. \V. Bolifiuno, 

 W'ttbhingtnn, I). C. ; Secretary-TreaNurer, 

 C. K. Kendel. Cleveland, O. ; AtiNiNtant 

 Secretary, S. F. Willard, Jr., Cleveland, 

 O. Chicago, 111., June ^0-23, next meet- 

 ing place. 



A Late Spring. 

 Vegetation is slow in developing 

 this year, the trees in many parts ol' 

 the country just showing the green of 

 the first leaves, while pear, apple and 

 peach trees are not yet in blossom, 

 excepting a few favored localities. 

 Notwithstanding the slow develop- 

 ment, it seems to be continuous and 

 possibly may prove a fortunate cir- 

 cumstance in the event of late frosts. 

 Counter trade throughout the eastern 

 and central states is at high water mark 

 for the season, but nevertheless dealers 

 generally feel that the cold, unfavor- 

 able weather has robbed them of a con- 

 siderable volume of business which 

 they cannot hope to recover this year. 



Crop Conditions. 

 Our summary of crop conditions is 

 rather incomplete at this time, for the 

 reason that we are unable to secure 

 satisfactory information from Euro- 

 pean sources. Moreover, there are no 

 assurances that we shall be able to 

 get such seed crops as are harvested 

 in most of the countries of Europe. 

 Nothing can be expected from the 

 Central Powers because of the block- 

 ade, while such countries as Holland, 

 Denmark and even France and Eng- 

 land are declaring embargos on certain 

 lines of seeds, making the entire 

 question of European supply doubtful. 

 If we are able to get anything more 

 definite than the rumors which have 

 reached us up to this time, we shall 

 be very glad to give them to our 

 readers. 



Root Crops. 



We believe it is generally under- 

 stood by the trade that American 

 growers of seeds have been making 

 efforts to meet the expected and in- 

 evitable shortage in European sup- 

 plies, particularly in the line of 

 biennials. We understand that the 

 root crops have carried over in fairly 

 satisfactory condition in the East, but 

 they are going into the ground rather 

 late, which is something of a handi- I 

 cap. The principal biennials grown 

 In the East are beets, carrots and turn- 

 ips, the latter rather limited as to 

 quantity. Very little onion seed is 

 now grown in the East as it has been 

 found unprofitable, due largely to the 

 annual blighting of the crop. 



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Pea Shortage Probable. 

 Peas are going into the ground late, 

 both those for canners' use and for 

 seed purposes. In many sections seed- 

 ing of peas is from three to five weeks 

 late, and although most of the can- 

 ners have decided to materially reduce 

 their acreage their first plantings have 

 been so late that they will not be able 

 to get out their entire acreage ex- 

 cepting by planting so closely to- 

 gether that the various plantings are 



liable to mature more or less at one 

 time, which would overwhelm the 

 canner and prevent him from packing 

 the peas and produce good quality. 

 This is likely to have a very marked 

 influence on the general pack the 

 coming season and is quite liable to 

 result in more or less of a shortage, 

 which will probably bring about a 

 marked advance in prices, but which 

 may in the end prove a blessing to 

 the canners. Peas planted for seed 

 purposes in the East, principally in 

 Michigan and Wisconsin, will be more 

 or less under the same handicap and 

 some experienced growers are pre- 

 dicting a short crop of seed. This of 

 course is anticipating events hut we 

 believe that both experienced, canners 

 and seed growers agree that' a late 



planting is never a promise of a good 

 crop. 



California Seed Crops. 



With reference to California seed 

 crops, we are informed that with two 

 or three notable exceptions conditions 

 are fairly good. Rain is needed for 

 most crops yet it is feared that the 

 result would be more or less dis- 

 astrous to the onion seed crop and to 

 the small remnant left of salsify. It 

 seems to be the opinion of the" Cali- 

 fornia growers that without rain 

 onion seed will probably prove a fair 

 crop but other crops would benefit. 

 Summarizing the situation from what 

 we have been able to learn, we be- 

 lieve that seed crops in general will 

 not suffer materially for want of rain, 



