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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 31, 1911. 



give some idea of the facilities re- 

 quired for the preparation of the seed 

 crops for market after they have been 

 delivered from the field. 



Illustration No. 1 shows the ware- 

 house in which ihe bags of seed are 

 given temporary storage while await- 

 ing their turn for the cleaning process. 

 In one corner are seen the first fruits 

 of this year's crop. 



No. 2 shows the trackage leading 

 from the warehouse to the seed-clean- 

 ing house and an end view of the clean- 

 ing house. 



No. 3 gives a partial view of the in- 

 terior of the cleaning house. At each 

 side of the end of the track is a hopper 

 in the floor, in which the contents of 

 the sacks are placed and from which 

 they are carried to the upper floor by 

 conveyors. 



No. 4 shows the machine on the 

 upper floor to which the conveyors de- 

 liver the seed and which separates the 

 chaflF from the seed. 



The seed then passes by conduits to 

 the floors below, where the process of 

 cleaning is completed in the machines 

 shown in No. 5. Electric power is used 

 and the motor may be seen in the lower 

 right-hand corner of the last-named 

 picture. 



The buildings are placed at a dis- 

 tance of 100 feet from each other, so 

 that in case of fire in one the rest 

 could be saved. A hydrant and "fire 

 hose are handy to each building and a 

 fire drill has been established for the 

 employees, so each man will know what 

 to do in case of an alarm of fire. 



Probably few people outside of those 

 in the seed business realize the amount 

 of work required to prepare seed for 

 market after the crop has been har- 

 vested, and the care necessary to keep 

 the various sorts free from mixture. 

 This phase of the seed growing in- 

 ilustry was exceedingly interesting to 

 the writer and will no doubt be equally 

 80 to the readers of The Review, 

 whether seedsmen or users of seed. 



A curious thing has been noted in 

 regard to sweet pea chaff. When fed 

 to animals it fattens them, but soon 

 afterward, it is said, they are unable 



No. 2.— Exterior of Seed Cleaning House and Trackage from Temporary Warehouse. 



to walk. .Just why this result follows 

 no one has yet been able to say. 



IMPORTS. 



The imports of seed through the 

 l»ort of New York for the week ending 

 .\ugust 19 were as follows: 



Fn the same period the imports of 

 bulbs, trees and plants were valued at 

 $74,324. 



HOLLAND SEED CHOPS. 



Last winter was extremely mild in 

 the Holland seed growing districts, so 

 that all perennials came through in 

 good shape. A long drought, however, 

 weakened the growth of many of the 

 {)lant8. In spring there was a heavy 

 frost, which, though not so disastrous 

 as in other parts of Europe, did much 

 harm to the crops in Holland. Sluis & 

 Groot, Enkhuizen, in a recent report 

 say that radish, cress, mustard, turnip 

 and cauliflower at first seemed to be a 

 total loss, but gradually the plants re- 

 covered, and the later weather was fa- 



No. 3.— Interior of Seed Clc^iog House. 



