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SEED TRADE BUYERS GUIDE 
IMPORTS AND PRICES OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Compiled from figures published by Department of Commerce. 
r 
-Imports- 
-Calendar Years 
- Average Prices- 
- \ 
Kind of 
Import 
1930 
1931 
1932 
1933 
1934* 
Per 
Per 
Per 
Per 
Per 
Duty 
lb. 
lb. 
lb. 
Seed 
Per lb. 
lb. 
lb. 
Cents 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
Lbs. 
1930 
1931 
1932 
1933 
1934* 
Beet, gdn. 
4 
343,877 
351,240 
178,522 
572,073 
177,339 
$.176 
$.155 
$.129 
$.129 
$.161 
Beet, mgl. 
4 
318,126 
366,927 
137,526 
244,501 
70,826 
.111 
.093 
.082 
.071 
.086 
Cabbage.. 
12 
341,897 
250,180 
172,452 
173,517 
72,996 
.584 
.499 
.491 
.392 
.426 
Carrot.... 
4 
20,798 
15,751 
34,492 
60,476 
18,414 
.572 
.382 
.290 
.332 
.492 
Califlwr... 
25 
18,826 
17,501 
13,213 
if,349 
4,971 
6.327 
5.747 
5.806 
5.472 
7.098 
Kale. . .:. 
6 
72,649 
41,996 
44,923 
48,444 
22,280 
.177 
.187 
.158 
.165 
.183 
Kohlrabi.. 
8 
15,249 
19,359 
12,008 
15,096 
5,211 
.414 
.324 
.297 
.306 
.414 
Onion.... 
15 
203,620 
190,011 
230,362 
160,180 
10,829 
1.487 
.830 
.583 
.674 
.534 
Parsley... 
2 
’ 348,852 
308,280 
179,209 
43,732 
83,886 
.109 
.066 
.045 
.083 
.041 
Parsnip... 
4 
18,351 
15,620 
13,322 
24,045 
13,243 
.140 
.130 
.105 
.110 
.133 
Pepper. . . 
15 
2,220 
4,038 
1,012 
961 
859 
.918 
.733 
.727 
.702 
.868 
Radish . . . 
6 
872,765 
695,682 
565,102 
444,789 
172,016 
.172 
.148 
.133 
.131 
.160 
Rutabaga. 
5 
177,578 
169,672 
92,943 
288,427 
48,222 
.108 
. 118 
.108 
.085 
.091 
Spinach. . . 
1 
2,762,797 
2,030,618 
2,386,496 3,783,364 
751,567 
.092 
.085 
.077 
.085 
.094 
Turnip. . . 
5 
1,194,633 
1,090,140 
482,057 
1,211,931 
266,621 
.123 
.109 
.096 
.080 
.108 
*Six months ended June 30, 1934. All prices are F. O. B. port of origin and not including duty. 
LAWN MIXTURES & INDIVIDUAL GRASSES 
Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Kal- 
mias, Huckleberries, Cranber¬ 
ries and all plants of the same 
Ericaceous Family will flour¬ 
ish only when the soil is of 
the proper chemical condition 
which this class of material 
demands. 
For The Trade 
Golf Mixtures, Pasture 
Mixtures, Foreign and 
Domestic Grasses, Fer¬ 
tilizers, etc. 
Send List of Your 
Requirements for Quotation 
Watch the change in 
your stock after treating 
the soil with RHO- 
DONO. 
HEW YORKS WHOLESALE GRASS SEED HOUSE 
Ab West Broadway 
NEW YORK, N.Y. 
TRADE PRICE 
$3.00 per 100 lbs. 
$60.00 per Ton 
SEND FOR CIRCULAR 
Cables: Grassmere New York 
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