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The Florists' Review 



NOTBMBEB 16, 1916. 



TURNIP SEED 



Seed Trade News 



JkXEMIOAX UEKD TSAOX AaBOCIATZOV. 



Pnaldrat. Klrby B. WUte. Datrolt. MIA.; 

 ■•creUry-TrMksarar. 0. B. Kendal, OleToIuid. O. 



According to present indications, quite 

 a shortage is developing in canners' peas. 



The spinach crop in Holland, always 

 an important one to the seed trade here, 

 is said to be less than half a normal 

 one. 



Utah is the only state in the Union 

 that reports any considerable increase in 

 the acreage of peas for canning this year. 

 In Utah the gain is twenty-five per cent. 



Paul S. Suzuki, of Oakley, Wyo., is 

 the representative for the United States 

 of Suzuki Bros. Co., of Yokohama, 

 Japan, growers and exporters of lily 

 bulbs and medicinal plants. 



Some foreign shipments of seeds are 

 beginning to come in, but so far they 

 have been rather disappointing and there 

 is considerable question as to whether cer- 

 tain varieties will be shipped at all this 

 year. 



Feed W. Vick, a member of the prom- 

 inent Vick family, of Eochester, N. Y., 

 died November 12, after a long illness. 

 This week's obituary column contains 

 a brief sketch of the life of the de- 

 ceased. 



In a circular to the canning trade, urg- 

 ing a careful consideration of costs be- 

 fore 1917 prices are quoted, the National 

 Canners' Association lists as the first 

 item of many increased costs that ' * seeds 

 have advanced nearly seventy-five per 

 cent." 



Visited Chicago: A. E. Bell, presi- 

 dent of the American Seed Co., Fort 

 Worth, Tex. Mr. Bell was in high 

 spirits over the outcome of the presiden- 

 tial election and reported that business 

 in Texas is exceptionally good. In fact, 

 he said it was hard to secure enough stock 

 for the trade and that good prices are 

 obtained on everything. 



Several of the large California grow- 

 ers of seeds are now starting on their 

 annual trips east and the trade may again 

 be prepared for reports of short plant- 

 ings and higher prices on onion seeds. 

 There are those in the seed trade who 

 think the travelers will find among their 

 troubles the necessity of explaining to 

 their friends in the east how California 

 happened to vote as it did. 



A. H. Smith, of the Leonard Seed Co., 

 Chicago, reports large inquiries this week 

 from the pickle and canners' trade, for 

 dill and spinach seeds. Both of these 

 seeds are usually imported from Holland 

 and Germany, but because of the em- 

 bargo on their exportation by the Hol- 

 land government, receipts will be small 

 this year and prices high. In fact, Mr. 

 Smith says that parties who were able to 

 place orders have been fortunate. 



SEEDS ALONG SACRAMENTO. 



The growing of seed in the Sacra- 

 mento valley of California is assuming 

 larger proportions, as is evidenced by 

 the shipments from the delta region 

 this season. Fourteen carloads were 

 shipped by two firms, the Pieters- 

 Wheeler Seed Co., of Gilroy, Cal., and 

 Waldo Rohnert, of Hollister. Of these, 

 eight carloads were onion seed, four 



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Braslan 



Grower for the Wholesale Trade Only. Onion, Lkttuok, Cabbot, 

 Pabsmip, Pabbuet, Gkueby, EmtivK, SAiiSiFT, Named and Mixed 

 GbandifijOBa and Sfenoxb Swkkt Pkas, and Sunixowkb. 



Seed Grow^ers 



SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 



Company 



The Everett B. Clark Seed Co., Milford, Con. 



•rawkis Statleae at Kael l erdaa, Mielb, ttreea Bay, Wl8« St. Aatheay. Maha 



Beans, Peas, Sweet Corn, Onion, Beet, Turnip, Tomato, Etc. Etc 



carloads carrot, one beet and one par- 

 snip. It is expected the acreage de- 

 voted to garden seed will be greatly 

 increased next year in the valley. 



S. H. G. 



A PROFIT-SHARINa DIVIDEND. 



Northrup, King & Co., Minneapolis, 

 recently made known to their employees 

 a profit-sharing dividend plan affecting 

 at present about 150 people. This divi- 

 dend is awarded on the basis of net 

 earnings of the company for the fiscal 

 year closing July 1, in proportion to 

 the salary of each individual and length 

 of continuous service. At the time the 

 announcement was made, checks were 

 handed to all those who were entitled 

 to them for the year ending July 1, last. 



The plan was put in operation to 

 bring about a greater degree of co- 

 operation, to increase efficiency and to 

 encourage thrift. If the plan works 

 out as well as is anticipated, it is ex- 

 pected it will be continued on the same 

 liberal basis as first announced. 



CANNERS AT MILWAUKEE. 



The convention of the Wisconsin can- 

 ners, held in Milwaukee November 13 

 to 16, was well attended by members 

 of the seed trade. The consensus seems 

 to bo that there is a healthy quality in 

 connection with the general advance in 

 prices. Some seeds, however, have ad- 

 vanced so much that the prices have 

 a serious influence on the sales. Espe- 

 cially is this true of spot peas. The 

 greatly increased value of seed for ex- 

 port has a serious effect on the do- 

 mestic situation. Alaskas were offered 

 for $7.50 to $8 per bushel. Prices of 

 course have advanced materially since 

 last year and the advance was greatly 

 needed, as there was little or no profit 

 in the turnover last year. The bean 

 situation is still unsettled and present 

 indications are for higher prices, espe- 

 cially inasmuch as garden beans for 

 seed have not advanced in the same 

 proportion as edible beans. Seed sweet 

 corn is a scarce article and, to quote 



EVEREHE R. PEACOCK CO. 



ONION ^<rS3BK^ SETS 



ONION ^«;::ioFj*>^ SEED 



4013 Mllwauk** Av«nue, CNICASO 



Mention The EevleTr when you write. 



THE KINBERLIN SEED C0< 



SMd erowan SANTA CLARA* CALf 



Growers of 

 ONION, LBTTUCB, RADISH, BtCc 



Correspondence Solicited 



Henry Fish Seed Co. 



BEAN GROWERS 



For the Wholesale Seed Trade. 

 CARPINTERIA. CALIFORNIA 



TOMATO SEED 



Grown for the 

 Wholesale Seed Trade 



HAVEN SEED CO. 



8ANTA ANA, 



CALirORNIA 



TOMATO SEED 



Pepper, Egg Plant, Squash, Pumpkin, 

 Cucumber, Cantaloupe and Water melcw 

 Seed and Field Corn, on cootract. 



EDGAR F. HURFF 



Correspondence Solicited. Bwsdesboro, H. J. 



