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may mention that I come from Bermuda, where the growers 

 are very much interested in their seed supply. They have 

 to pay very high indeed for celery seed, twenty-five dollars 

 a pound. I have imported from France celery seed at seven 

 dollars a pound. While the experiment has just begun, the 

 seed is giving very good results. We have over four hun- 

 dred varieties of vegetables under test, at present. We have 

 fourteen strains of beet. I got two farmers to come and 

 judge the roots. Both independently selected one of the 

 fourteen. That was from thirty-five cent seed from Den- 

 mark against American seed costing one dollar. 



Onion Seed. 



Question : What is your idea about growing onion seed 

 in this section? 



Professor Watts : I see no reason why onion seed could 

 not be grown in any section where the onion thrives. 



Question: What is the average yield of onion seed from 

 a bushel of onions? 



Professor Watts: I do not believe I can answer this 

 question. Perhaps some one in the audience can. 



A MemiBER: Two or three pounds. 



Question: What is it worth a pound? 



A Member: All you can get. 



Mr. Greffrath (Livingston County) : I could state that 



the Association has quotations from some very reliable 

 growers who are quoting seed that we know to be as good as 

 can be had at about a dollar and a half a pound, with the com- 

 mission of the Association added. 



Professor Watts : What does it usually cost with a com- 

 mercial grower? 



Mr. Greffrath : It is being quoted this year from ninety 

 cents to two dollars and a half. 



Question: Would you outline a plan for us to follow in 

 growing any special kind of seed, like onion or lettuce seed? 

 How should we make our plots? 



