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WIKkIC AN SEED 1KADE ASSOCIATION 



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Counter Trade. 



Activity ill counl<Ttra(lc is beKin- 

 niiiR to be very noti<eubl<' tlirouRlioiil 

 the middle and eastern Slates and. in 

 fart, the trade as a wliole is very busy 

 at this wrItinK. So far ns we are able 

 to ascertain. February was somewhat 

 of a disappointment to most dealers, 

 including; llie mail-order houses; but 

 March has shown a very marked Im- 

 provement and we believe that the 

 close of the season will show an aver- 

 ase fully up to last year. 



The demand for onion seed has been 

 better than anticipated in view of the 

 very low prices ruling on onions and 

 onion seta, and many of the fancy 

 strains will be sold out before planting 

 time. 



Future Peas and Beans. 

 Orders for future peas and beans 

 are still flowing towards the growers, 

 especially beans. Nearly all growers 

 are experiencing much difficulty in se- 

 curing the necessary acreage because 

 of the high price of white beans, and 

 in grain growing sections because of 

 the high prices ruling on nearly all 

 grains. We have called attention to 

 this in previous notes, but as the sea- 

 son advances the question is brought 

 home more closely to the growers, and 

 many are showing decided anxiety for 

 fear they may not succeed in getting 

 their seed stocks out excepting at a 

 price to the farmer, which under the 

 most favorable crop conditions will 

 yield them no profit, and with a short 

 crop would simply add to the loss. This 

 difficulty in securing acreage is not 

 confined to tlie seed growers alone, as 

 the canners who are operating in the 

 same districts are finding it equally 

 difficult to secure the necessary 

 acreage. The large and more respon- 

 sible growers may be relied on to get 

 out their acreage of both peas and 

 beans regardless of cost. They have 

 accepted orders from canners and 

 seedsmen and even though they can 

 see no profit ahead, they will not hesi- 

 tate to get their seeds out if it is hu- 

 manly possible. It is an interesting 

 situation, however, and we shall en- 

 deavor to keep posted and keep our 

 readers informed. 



Canners' Meeting. 

 The largest meeting ever held by 

 the New York State Canners was held 

 at Rochester last week, continuing 

 Thursday and Friday. One feature of 

 this meeting was the large attendance 

 of ladies, also the fact that all were 

 lavishly entertained by the members 

 of the Canning Machinery & Supplies 

 Association. On Thursday afternoon, 

 the 11th, the ladies were treated to a 

 matinee and that evening an elaborate 

 banquet was served to which the 

 ladies were cordially invited and which 

 thpy attended in full force. Some 265 



porHUUH III addition to the (•iitertain' 

 otH, Kilt down to the banquet which 

 was 8<'rviM| at tin- CouerH Hotel, and 

 the dintTH were cntertaim-d by » high 

 class vaudcvllli'. which included a fine 

 quarletle of male voices and a very ex- 

 cellent orihcBlrii. An excellent liin<'h- 

 eon was served III the I'owers banquet 

 hall. Friday noon, which was about as 

 liberally atlcndi-d as the bamiuet of 

 the night before. There were other 

 forms of cnteriainiiient but it is Im- 

 practicable to go further Into details 

 for want of spa<-e. 



The New York canners found that it 

 was possible to stay away from home 

 over night when attending a State 

 meeting. Most of the meetings here- 

 tofore have been regarded by outsiders 

 as little less than jokes. Usually the 

 meetings have been called to order 

 about 2.:)0 in the afternoon and. from 

 four o'clock on, the members were 

 rushing wildly to make the earliest 

 trains they could get for their homes. 

 The result of this absurd course was 

 that the State .\ssociallon accom- 

 plished very little, and a large jiercent- 

 age of the canners of the State have 

 not become afliliated with the organi- 

 zation. If they will hold one annual 

 meeting on the lines of that held at 

 Rochester last week, it will not be long 

 before all canners not now members, 

 will seek membership. The officers 

 of the .Association are certainly to be 

 congratulated as well as the members 

 of the Machinery & Supplies Associa- 

 tion for the very successful meeting 

 referred to. 



The San Francisco Outlooit. 

 Considerable interest is developing 

 among the seedsmen in reference to 

 the next Convention in San Francisco, 

 and we believe a larger number will 

 attend this convention than seemed 

 probable two months ago. There is 

 just one feature that may militate 

 against their going, and that is the 

 reported extortions practiced by San 

 Francisco hotels and concessioners at 

 the Exposition. These reports have 

 rather chilled the enthusiasm of many, 

 but most of the trade have faith that 

 President Lester Morse will be able to 

 provide for their accommodations in 

 such a way as to guard against ex- 

 tortionate charges. It is quite essen- 

 tial that all who contemplate attending 

 the Convention should notify President 

 Morse at least thirty days before the 

 date of the Convention, and it would be 

 still better to inform him not later than 

 May 1st, By so doing, all will be well 

 provided for and at reasonable rates. 



Notes. 

 The value of horticultural imports 

 into New York for the week ending 

 .March 6. 1915. is given as follows; Sul- 

 phate of potash, $5,962; nitrate of soda, 

 $84,140; fertilizer, $19,638; clover seed. 

 $130,246; grass seed, $6,544; sugar 

 beet seed, $2,790; trees and plants. 

 $44,631. 



The sum of $346.56 is to be refunded 

 to D, M. Ferry & I'ompany by the 

 Rock Island & Pacific Railway Com- 

 pany, et al,. as directed by the Inter- 

 state Commerce Commission, as repa- 

 ration on account of an unrea-sonable 

 rate applied on several carloads of 

 seed from Little Rock. Ark., to Detroit, 

 Mich. 



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S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO. 



BULBS, PLANTS and SEEDS 



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