4:- 



of Agriculture. 



exclusively for planting purposes the imports before the war 

 exceeded those during the war, and in most cases the differ- 

 ence is considerable. The table was published in the issue 

 of the Seed Reporter for October 5, 1918. 



TABLE 1. Imports of field, vegetable, and flower seeds into the 

 United States. 



1 Imported both for planting and other purposes. 



a The prewar period from which this average has been computed includes 5 years from June 

 30, 1909, to June 30, 1914, for the first 21 items covering vegetable and flower seeds, and 3 years 

 from June 30, 1911, to June 30, 1914, for the remaining items covering field seeds, except soy 

 beans, for which the imports only -for the year ending June 30, 1914, of that period are available. 



3 Figures given indicate value in dollars instead of quantity in pounds. 



