February 22, 1919 



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duction of those kinds of seeds former- 

 ly imported from Europe in large 

 quantities must be stimulated in this 

 country. The seed growers in the 

 United States responded to such an 

 extent that instead of importers of cer- 

 tain kinds of field and vegetable seeds, 

 dealers in this country became ex- 

 porters. There appears to be a sur- 

 plus in this country of some kinds of 

 seeds, and our seed growers are at a 

 loss to know whether to maintain the 

 acreage already planted or to increase 

 or decrease the acreage to be planted 

 this year. The answers to these ques- 

 tions can not be found from a study 

 of conditions in the United States 

 alone, and whatever information Is 

 available here must be supplemented 

 by Information from other countries. 



The great war has disturbed the 

 seed business of the world to such an 

 extent that normal agencies, which in 

 the past have been able to cope with 

 existing conditions, are unable to func- 

 tion properly at this time. The ma- 

 chinery of the seed trade m the conti- 

 nental European countries has been so 

 disrupted as to make the timely inter- 

 change of seeds, needed for planting 

 next spring, between those countries 

 and the United States very difficult. 

 The seed trade of the United States 

 has felt that its resources in bringing 

 about an effective interchange have 

 practically been exhausted and that 

 the United States Department of Ag- 

 riculture can be of great assistance 

 during the period of reconstruction by 

 having its representatives study first- 

 hand seed production and marketing 

 problems in Europe. 



Important Seed Legislation Pending. 



Gentlemen — Since writing you on 

 the third advising you of Assembly- 

 man Witter's proposed seed bill. No. 

 185, Int. 183; there has been another 

 bill offered by Honorable Adon P. 

 Brown, known as Senate Bill 309, "An 

 Act to amend the Agricultural law, in 

 relation to agricultural seeds and the 

 sale thereof." Senator Brown advises 

 that there will be a joint hearing be- 

 fore the Senate and Assembly Com- 

 mittees on Agriculture on this bill Feb. 

 26th, at Albany, New York. It is very 

 probable that Assemblyman Witter's 

 Seed Bill will come up for a hearing 

 at the same time. 



It is important that there is a good 

 representation of New York State 

 Seedsmen at the hearing, as these bills 

 are of the utmost importance to. all 

 seed dealers. 



Yours very truly, 



Mahshall H. Duryea, 

 New York State Correspondent Ameri- 

 can Seed Trade Association. 



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Embargo on Red Clover Seed Exports 

 Removed. 



The temporary embargo on red 

 clover seed exports since early in De- 

 cember has been removed and licenses 

 are being issued as heretofore. The 

 maximum quantities, aggregating 5,- 

 000,000 pounds, that will be allowed 

 to be exported to allied and northern 

 neutral countries are as follows: 



Prance, Italy, Belgium, and the 

 United Kingdom (if any is needed in 

 excess of the 3,000,000 pounds already 

 granted) 3,000,000 pounds. Denmark 

 1,400,000 pounds; Sweden 300,000 



pounds; Netherlands 150,000 pounds, 

 and Norway 150,000 pounds. 



Some elasticity is to be allowed in 

 allocating the seed so that if one coun- 

 try does not need all of the seed that 

 has been allotted to it, the allotment 

 to some other country may be in- 

 creased accordingly. 



WITL00F CHICORY ROOTS 

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I have 10,000 Chicory roots which I will 

 send by mail postpaid for $2.35 per 100 

 or $20.00 per 1000. Also forcing Asparagus 

 roots. 



WARREN SHIJJN, Woodbury, N. J. 



