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SLATE SEED COMPANY, INC, 
SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA NO. 1 





This Year Buy Early 
Aside from many evident shortages in seed 
crops this year, we are faced with a problem in 
transportation, therefore an early order will 
reach us before limited stocks are sold out and 
give us time to get the seed to you before it is 
too late to plant. 
The tarmers of this country must prepare as 
never before for a crop. The world is look'ng 
to us for food and you and your efforts will 
provide the foundation for our fighting machine. 
it then becomes both good business and good 
petriotism to plant liberaily and cultivate dili- 
gently. 
We expect an enormous demand for seed this 
year. The dry season last year, coup’ed with 
increased planting this year, is sure to make 
ieavier than usual demards for seed. This in 
the face of many shorteges in seed crops will 
make some items very herd to secure. 
We pledze you our best efforts to supply your 
needs and to get the goods to you on time, so 
tires po'zibe. But we do ask your co-operation 
by avoiding a last minute rush. 
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WRITE FOR A NEW LIST 
It is cur intention to publ’sh this bulletin every 
month during the spring season, oftener if mar- 
ket changes make it necessary. So whenever 
you want rev sed prices on any items listed here, 
just drop us a postal card requesiing a new copy 
of this lizt. It is free end we are glad to mail 
upon request. If you watch market trends, it 
mey save you many dollars on your seed pur- 
chases by enabling you to buy items ahead of 
market edvances. 

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Seed 
Outlook 
For 1942 

As a whole the seed supply is 
good. In spite of adverse weather 
conditions many crops made ex- 
cellent yields. Then in other items 
where a failure was made in one 
section of the country, another 
would make a good crop and thus 
prevent serious shortage. This 
is particularly true of Lespedeza. 
In this county we grow a fair 
quantity of Lespedeza for seed. 
\ On some farms the crop failed to 
make seed and none was harvest- 
ed at all. On other farms the crop was ex- 
cellent. The average local yield will be about 
normal. 


The best analysis we can get at this time of 
the Field Seed situation is that all clovers will 
be in limited supply, with probabiy higher prices 
near planting t-me. This is also true of many 
of the more important grasses. Seed Corn, Cow 
Peas and Soy Beans should be sufficient for our 
needs, but grain prices will make them some 
higher than last year. Seed oats of some varie- 
ties will be scarce and hard to get. The spring 
sorts probabiy will be more plentiful, but we 
expect an enormous demand for oats due to the 
1act that almost none were seeded last fall. Po- 
tatoez and Onion sets will both be higher, but 
the supp!y should be sufficient for the demand. 
In vegetable seeds we are faced with a few 
ser ous shortages. Beets and snap beans are 
probably the most critical. The beet seed crop 
wes a votal faiuve and many of the best snap 
beons have made ten to twenty per cent yields. 
Some of the smaller items will probably be 
scerce, but throughout our catalog you will find 
practical’y the same prices that we published last 
year. We advance our prices only when forced 
lo do so. 
Flower seed will probab'y be harder hit by 
poor yields than any other item. For years 
mmerica has bought a large part of her flower 
seed in Europe, and since this supply is cut off, 
we are having a hard time producing enough 
stock for the demand. We have been unable to 
secure an absolute check on what: will be avail- 
cble, so many items that we list may be short 
on your order. 
