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Mabch 16, 1906. 



The Weekly Rofists' Review. 



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I Bermuda Harrisii Bulbs 



} THE ''SEMPER IDEM'' BRAND 



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I am now booking orders for July and August delivery. 



Prices on application. 



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j CHAS. A. V. FRITH, HAMILTON, BERMUDA I 



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Mention Thf Rerlew when yog write. 



of the year the pressure of work is very 

 heavy; seed orders are both abundant 

 and urgent. The publication of elab- 

 orate retail seed catalogues before and 

 about Christmas has created a demand 

 for seeds much earlier in the season 

 than was the custom a half century 

 ago, and earlier sowing is much more 

 generally followed than it was then, 

 consequently retail houses which 

 placed their orders with wholesale trad- 

 ers wish to have their goods delivered 

 as early as possible. It is therefore of 

 importance to bring the bulb trade to 

 an end as early in the autumn as pos- 

 sible, so that preparation be made 

 for the execution of seed orders in 

 December. One can imagine what a 

 task it is to get tlie huge bulk of 

 leading vegetable seeds, such as onion, 

 cabbage, carrot, radish, etc., ready by 

 the end of the year. It would appear 

 invidious to place on paper statistics 

 of quantities required by any one 

 house; but if it were done, the figures 

 would be startling. 



"Take pea picking as an employ- 

 ment for instance, which for weeks is 

 in full swing. A consignment of peas 

 of some leading sort comes in from 

 a grower after they have been duly 

 threshed and winnowed. The character 

 of the samples depends pretty much 

 upon the condition of the weather at 

 the time of harvesting. On reaching 

 the warehouse the bulk is passed 

 through sieves, to take out any broken 

 fragments, etc., and then they are 

 hand-picked by women. .Probably as 

 many as more than 100 women may be 

 employed at this work. They sit at a 

 long bench divided into partitions; 

 near to the front of the partition are 

 openings to the mouths of two sacks, 

 placed underneath. A measure of peas 

 is plac ed upon the bpnc h, and-^ 4h9B 

 with a dexterity rapidly acquired by 

 practice, and with the employment of 

 both hands, the sound peas are drawn 

 into one sack, and those unfit for sale 

 for sowing into another. As a rule, 

 though there may be exceptions, pay- 

 ment is made according to the quan- 

 tity picked during the day, and the 

 price varies according to the sample. 

 The refuse is not wasted, but is sold 

 on the market as cattle food. Beans 

 of various kinds are similarly treated. 

 Some of the women are permanently 

 employed; others for the season only, 

 and experienced pickers return to this 

 kind of employment winter after win- 

 ter." 



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 GROWERS 



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HAVING BEEN AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE 



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Exhibition of ULMLPIULI World's Fair 



It is with increased confidence in my ability to supply superior stock that I solicit a continuance of 

 patronage, and new customers. OrmPa Hybrids and other aorta the baat obtainable. 9 



r.?.*?.,'^'.. ARTHUR COWEE,eia(liolu$Specialist,MeadomaliFanii,Berlin,N.Y. 



SEED GROWERS 



Field, Sweet and Pop Corn, Onoum- 

 ber, Melon and ■qnaah Seed. Write 

 us before placing contracts. We have 

 superior stock Seed and can furniBb you 

 Kood Seed at reasonable prices. Address 



XITBERRf SEED COMPANY, Clarinda, la. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



We are very much pleased with the 

 Review; there is much important news 

 in it every week. — Springfield Seed 

 Ck)., Springfield, Mo. 



Here is another dollar for the Beview; 

 it U the best florist paper published and 

 we cannot do business without it. — ^A. T. 

 BucKERiDGE, Wichita, Kan. 



We are well pleased with the' results of 

 our advertisement in the Beview; it has 

 bought us many orders for Telegraph 

 geranium. — ^Thomas DeVoy & Son, 

 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 



SEED BAGS 



for the Trade 



We maiiufactttf*-a^it«Il- Imt nr 

 Manila, White, Amber or G>Iored 

 Laid Papers. Also print in quanti- 

 ties. Samples on application. Send 

 list of requirements for estimate. 



The Brown Bag Filling Machine Go. 



Seed Bag Dept. FITCHBUR6, MASS. 



Me ntion The Review when yon write. 



We esteem the Ebview very highly for 

 its Seed Trade News. — ^Binghamton 

 Seed Co., Binghamton, N. Y. 



Sal£s from the advertisement in the 

 Beview have been very satisfactory.-:- 

 W. H. Newman, Akron, N. Y. 



