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THE ASSOCIATION SEED SERVICE 



How about carrots? Nine are interested. What sorts do 

 you want? 



Members: Half Long Danvers, Chantenay. 



Mr. Work: What beets do you want? . 



Members: Early Winter, Crosby, Egyptian, Edmands, 

 Detroit Red, the old flat Egyptian, Crosby's Egyptian. 



Question : What is the best kind for canning factories ? 

 A Member: Detroit Dark Red. 



Mr. Hay : I would like to ask if anyone has raised a larger 

 variety of carrots than Chantenay and Danvers Half Long? 



Mr. Greffrath: I think the Danvers Half Long is the 

 largest on the market. I have raised thirty tons to the acre. 



Mr. Work: Are there other seeds you are interested in? 

 How about late cabbage seed? We had some this year and 

 it went like hot cakes. How many are interested in Danish? 

 A dozen. 



Question: Can you tell me what is the best strain? 

 Mr. Work : I don't know yet. 



Mr. Work: We have found two other strains of Danish 

 Ball Head. We have gotten in touch with them very lately. 

 We have had two or three letters in each case recommending 

 them, not by dealers but by actual growers. There is the 

 Danish Middle Stem at $2.50 a pound and the Hollander at 

 $3.00. Do you want to order? 



(Two and one-half pounds ordered). 



Melons. 



Mr. Work: How about melons? Are you interested in 

 the Burrell Gem or Rocky Ford type? We have had splen- 

 did reports of this kind of seed. 



Mr. Coleman: I tested them one year. They did very 

 well, but they do not take in our market. They want a larger 

 melon. 



Mr. Work: Your strain is getting pretty well mixed up 

 over the state, is it not, Mr. Warren? 



Mr. Warren : We think there is nothing like the Ironde- 



