THE ASSOCIATION SEED SERVICE 



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Question: What kind of seeds are they? 

 Mr. Work: I will mention some of them. 



Asparagus. 



Just lately we got in touch with a source of asparagus seed. 

 This is from a grower that I know personally. He is recog- 

 nized as a good man with asparagus, and he has done careful 

 breeding for a good many years. His seed is available to 

 members at 80 cents a pound. Are there any men starting 

 asparagus beds this year? Six. Are there any who have 

 not settled the seed question or who are interested in this? 

 He has strains of Argenteuil and Palmetto, our two standard 

 varieties. That is available to our members at $1.15 a pound 

 postpaid, or in five-pound lots at 80 cents a pound f. o. b. 

 That is not an exceedingly low price, but it is not bad. 



Onions. 



We have a number of strains of onions. We have heard 

 of still another one the last day or two that is very highly 

 recommended. They are available at prices chiefly in the 

 neighborhood of $1.60 per pound. One of the best known 

 strains in this state, one that has been highly successful, we 

 can have for $1.85 in less than ten-pound lots and for $1.60 

 per pound in ten-pound lots. That seed is exceedingly care- 

 fully cleaned. That means something in the way of purity, 

 and w^here it is thoroughly cleaned, you are getting somewhat 

 more real seed in the pound. This is Southport. At the time 

 one of the seed letters was sent out, there were 150 pounds 

 of Yellow Globe Danvers available at $1.60. We also had a 

 small amount of another strain of Yellow Globe Danvers at 

 $1.50, so we still have some onion seed available. If you have 

 not placed your orders, we would like you to register for it 

 in the hall. 



Necessity of Trial. 



There is this about it. We don't want you to go ahead 

 with a lot of seed v/ithout knowing anything about it, but we 

 are not going to know anything about it until we have had 

 some trials. Even if you do not want to place a big order, 



