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THE ASSOCIATION SEED SERVICE 



For that reason I state that we ought to present our wants 

 to the Secretary quite early, so he would know what kind of 

 seed to ask for, and we would have some kind of a show with 

 the grower the following season. We dealt with a party in 

 Michigan, as was mentioned here last year. Quite a number 

 of orders were taken for his seed. That man's crop was 

 short, and he filled only about forty per cent of the orders 

 taken. That same grower is ready to make contracts for 

 next year. There are members who grow seed that have 

 spoken to me and said: "If we had some idea of your wants, 

 we would quote accordingly." One onion grower in our 

 vicinity quoted us and received orders for only a few pounds. 

 This year he quoted higher. His orders this year came a 

 little heavier, and he has reduced the price. 



It will be our aim not to get any seed from anyone unless we 

 are pretty nearly sure that the seed will please. Mr. Work 

 will state experience with French celery seed. 



Celery Seed. 



Mr. Work : We corresponded with a French fimi regard- 

 ing celery seed. They said they could not supply us. We 

 asked them for samples. They sent them, and we placed 

 those samples. Mr. Grelfrath tried a sample, and results 

 were very unfavorable. What about your sample, Mr. Hay? 



Mr. Hay (Wayne County) : That that I sowed arrived 

 too late to give it a very thorough test, but it germinated well- 

 I transplanted the plants when they were large enough, and 

 they grew very well, but they were not true to type. 



Mr. Greffrath: Evidently one of those was meant for 

 Silver Leaf. This celery seed question has been a very hard 

 one. I hardly know how to take it. I don't believe any care- 

 ful grower can afford to buy celery seed the year he expects 

 to plant it. The only way to be reasonably sure is to buv 

 our seed a year in advance and test it ourselves. I make a 

 practice of bujing seed from at least four or five dilferent 

 houses that have a good reputation, a fair amount from each, 

 test it thoroughly, and send back what does not prove good. 

 The loss of planting an entire crop of that seed is something 



