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and 1918. No opportunity is seen for 

 American seedsman to soil any quan- 

 tity of field or vegetable seeds to Hol- 

 land for domestic use. The Dutch field 

 seed dealers, however, anticipate an ac- 

 tive trade with Germany soon after the 

 peace treaty has been signed and it is 

 probable that considerable quantities of 

 American seeds will pass through Hol- 

 land on their way to Germany. 



MARKET FOB AMEBICAN SEEDS. 



Scandinavian Wants. 



There is a great demand in Denmark, 

 says Consul General William H. Hale, 

 Copenhagen, Denmark, in the United 

 States commerce reports, for the follow- 

 ing American seed: Eed clover, alsike, 

 timothy, white clover, Kentucky blue 

 grass and other grass seeds. There is 

 demand also for cocksfoot, Canadian 

 blue grass, carrot, onion, parsley, cu- 

 cumber, melon, beans and peas, beet, 

 celery, chicory, leek and tomato seeds. 



No official statistics as to imports 

 and exports have been published since 

 1913, but during that year the importa- 

 tions of various seeds from all coun- 

 tries were, in kilos, as follows: Red 

 clover, 1,992,000; other clover, 1,207,- 

 300; timothy, 822,100; grass seed, 867,- 

 200; beet seed, 1,204,400; turnip, cab- 

 bage, cauliflower, carrot, 147,300; other 

 garden seed, 136,300. 



Look to United States. 



Not all of these imjJorts, of course, 

 came from the United States, but it is 

 safe to say that if the United States 

 can supply the demand, the larger por- 

 tion of Denmark's imported seeds in the 

 next few years will come from America. 



The commoner classes of seeds, such 

 as cabbage, peas, radish, carrot, tim- 

 othy, clover and several others, are 

 of domestic cultivation in Norway, ac- 

 cording to Consul General Marion 

 Letcher, Christiania, Norway; but all 

 other classes must be supplied from 

 abroad. Previous to the war, seeds 

 were obtained from the United States, 

 France, Holland, England, Germany, 

 Denmark, Italy and Russia. At the 

 present time, however, there are no im- 

 ports from Russia, Germany or Italy. 



Norwegian Imports. 



In 1917, Norway imported 6,071,628 

 kilos of linseed, 297,150 kilos of rape- 

 seed, and 159,722 kilos of all other kinds 

 of seeds. The largest imports of lin- 

 seed occurred in May, June and Octo- 

 ber; of rapeseed in February. 



Information obtained from a Nor- 

 wegian seed expert is to the effect that 

 American seeds can be readily sold in 

 Norway. The varieties used in Norway 

 do not differ materially from the seed 

 placed on the market in the United 

 States. It would j^robably be most ad- 

 vantageous in entering this market to 

 establish an agency in Christiania for 

 the whole country. 



Regarding Shipping Terms. 



The usual terms of sale before the 

 war were sixty to ninety days' credit, 

 with a small discount for cash. War- 

 time terms have, of course, been much 

 stricter, generally calling for confirmed 

 bankers' credit in New York, payable 

 to the American exporter • before the 

 goods are shipped. The Norwegian 

 merchants prefer prices quoted c. i. f. 

 Christiania. The English language is 



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