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SEED TRADE BUYERS GUIDE 
FIELD SEED PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1926-37 
(In thousands, i.e., 000 omitted) 
Compiled by the H'ay, Feed and Seed Division, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
Kind 
1926 
1927 
1928 
1929 
1930 
1931 
Alfalfa . 
.Unit Lbs. 
56,490 
50,280 
39,234 
59,610 
72,918 
52,464 
Alsike clover . 
a 
16,140 
33,360 
14,900 
35,240 
19,800 
20,550 
Crimson clover . 
n 
175 
300 
350 
350 
500 
1,000 
Red clover . 
4( 
30,918 
78,198 
46,402 
123,496 
60,708 
48,420 
Sweet clover . 
t < 
62,262 
70,692 
54,114 
68,760 
45,942 
48,450 
White clover . 
< . 
1,500 
1,700 
1,200 
1,500 
1,200 
1,000 
Meadow fescue^ . 
n 
1,300 
2,500 
1,300 
1,700 
1,000 
900 
Redtop2 . 
u 
8,250 
18,000 
14,250 
7,500 
7,500 
18,000 
Sudan grass . 
n 
25,000 
37,000 
34,000 
30,000 
23,000 
50,000 
Timothy . 
n 
110,106 
133,583 
52,907 
61,992 
75,609 
106,817 
Lespedeza . 
n 
3,342 
3,928 
3,845 
5,446 
5,586 
14,095 
Kentucky bluegrass^ .... 
. Bus. 
2,050 
1,850 
300 
1,350 
775 
3,500 
Orchard grass^ . 
u 
395 
195 
235 
250 
215 
415 
Soybeans . 
ii 
5,239 
6,938 
7,880 
9,398 
13,471 
16,733 
Cowpeas . 
a 
4,583 
6,105 
4,124 
3,639 
4,040 
7,921 
Kind 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 11937 
Alfalfa . 
.Unit Lbs. 
37,248 
64,434 
66,156 
60,252 
53,268 
56,634 
Alsike clover . 
U 
21,430 
21,760 
18,150 
21,448 
28,138 
18,754 
Crimson clover . 
(i 
1,200 
1,500 
1,000 
1,500 
1,000 
1,500 
Red clover . 
n 
65,684 
66,698 
44,880 
48,740 
42,206 
28,130 
Sweet clover . 
a 
40,290 
40,860 
38,904 
41,934 
46,200 
57,246 
White clover . 
775 
900 
900 
300 
500 
300 
Meadow fescue^ . 
u 
600 
550 
550 
900 
400 
450 
Redtop2 . 
iC 
15,750 
7,500 
6,000 
9,750 
6,750 
18,000 
Sudan grass . 
n 
14,000 
20,000 
17,600 
55,000 
35,000 
40,000 
Timothy . 
t( 
73,332 
41,873 
12,020 
191,106 
41,706 
105,737 
Lespedeza . 
u 
21,834 
47,566 
68,068 
60,510 
38,364 
99,165 
Kentucky bluegrass^ .... 
. Bus. 
1,400 
1,300 
400 
2,700 
1,500 
4,500 
Orchard grass'* . 
a 
140 
275 
175 
265 
125 
300 
Soybeans . 
6i 
14,975 
13,147 
23,095 
44,378 
29,983 
40,997 
Cowpeas .. 
it 
7,235 
6,790 
6,147 
6,971 
7,720 
8,822 
1— Preliminary. 
2— Recleaned seed. 
^—Rough, cured seed. 
4—Thresher-run seed. 
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