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The Rorists^ Review 



Jdnb 12, 1919. 



Seed Trade News 



AXEKZOAK SEED TKASE ABSOOIAXIOir. 



Pmldent, F. W. Bolglmno, Waahlnston, D. 0.; 

 MerataiT-tRararer, 0. ■. Kendel, Olereland, 0.; 

 thlrty-Mventh annual conTention, Hotel Sherman, 

 Ohlcafo, June 24, 26, 2», 1 919. 



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The seed growers feel that they are 

 holding the bag for the rest of the trade 

 this year. 



The death of A. J. Simmers, of To- 

 ronto, is recorded in this week's obitu- 

 ary column, on page 19. 



For the regular seedsmen this has not 

 been a half bad season, on the whole ; the 

 losses have been scored on speculations. 



A posTOFFiCE substation is one of the 

 conveniences recently added to the seed 

 store of Willis S. Pino, of Providence, 

 R. I. 



The oflScial staff of Beckert's Seed 

 Store, Pittsburgh, is as follows: Presi- 

 dent, Oscar M. Beckert; vice-president 

 and treasurer, Augustus F. Frishkorn; 

 secretary, Adolph Kruhm. The business 

 was established in 1878. 



At the meeting of the National Pickle 

 Packers' Association, held in New York 

 the other day, it was announced that the 

 association has established two fellow- 

 ships at $2,000 each, in connection with 

 research work to decrease the ravages of 

 insects to plant life. The idea is to co- 

 operate with the farmers in getting the 

 most out of the soil. 



Bed clover seed is scarce and high in 

 price. The clover-flower midge is partly 

 responsible for this condition. It eats 

 the immature seed vessels of clover and 

 prevents the seed from forming. Most 

 of this injury can usually be prevented 

 by pasturing lightly or cutting the clover 

 at the proper time to kill the maggots of 

 the first generation, according to United 

 States Department of Agriculture special- 

 ists who have written and printed a 

 pamphlet about it, Farmers' Bulletin 

 No. 971. 



FROST STRIKES ROCKY FORD. 



All seed crops showing above ground 

 were destroyed by the frost on the night 

 of June I) at Rocky Ford, Colo., accord- 

 ing to reports from that district. While 

 there is probably time to save most va- 

 rieties, it is the opinion of the J. C. 

 Robinson Seed Co. that acreage will be 

 cut down to a considerable extent. Some 

 farmers are willing to replant, but 

 others are not. They do not wish to 

 take many chances on seed crops when 

 they are getting the present prices for 

 seed beets, which are sure to mature. 



THE SEED GROWERS' POSITION. 



There are not many seed growers who 

 did not, last season, add something to 

 the invoices on which tliey made con- 

 tract deliveries; the contract prices 

 not only were below the market at de- 

 livery time, but they were, in many 

 cases, below the cost of production. 

 The buyers stood for the advances be- 

 cause it seemed the better policy. 



There are not many seed buyers who 

 have not called, this season, for a re- 

 duction in the prices named in contracts 

 for the 1919 crop; the contract prices 

 were above the market at any subse- 

 quent date. The growers are standing 

 for the reduction because thev don't 



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