RETAILERS DIGEST OF CEIL! 
UNDER OPA ORDER MPR-471 
SUBJECT TO AMEND! 

ITEMS UNDER CEILINGS (subject to additions at any 
time) : 
Medium Red Clover 
Mammoth Red Clover 
Alsike Clover 
Sweet Clover 
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover 
Hubam Sweet Clover 
Alfalfas of all origins and varieties 
Timothy 
Timothy is selling considerably below maximum ceilings and 
needs no consideration at this time. Other items probably will 
sell at maximum ceilings throughout the season. 
MPR-471 establishes maximum prices that can be paid to the 
farmer producer for all seeds under the Order. It further sets 
the exact dollars and cent margins at all levels of distribution 
from the country shipper through the processor, the whole- 
saler and the retailer. 
EXEMPTIONS: Sales of 5 pound lots or less of items under 
ceilings are exempt from the Order. 
BROKEN BAG PRICES: Whenever seeds under price ceil- 
ing regulations are sold in quantities less than 60 Ibs., the 
maximum ceiling prices may be increased 114c per pound, 
plus a reasonable value (not exceeding any maximum 
price) of the bags actually used. 
BAGS AND WEIGHTS: Ceiling prices on items under 
MPR-471 are for net weights, bags free. 
HARD SEEDS: All germination minimums include hard 
seeds. 
TRANSPORTATION CHARGES: Are accumulative from 
point of production to point of distribution and can be 
added to ceiling prices at any level of distribution. They | 
cannot be added twice and the retailer can add only that 
portion of transportation charges which has not been 
charged by the wholesaler or included in the wholesaler’s 
price. 
PREMIUM GRADE SEED: The highest ceiling prices are 
for premium grade. Specifications for Medium Red 
Clover, Mammoth Clover, Alsike Clover, Sweet Clover, 
Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover and Hubam Sweet Clover 
purity over 99.25, germination over 90, including hard 
seeds, weed seed content less than .25, noxious weed count 
less than 9 per pound. 
Specifications for premium grade Alfalfas of all origins 
and varieties are the same except that the Sweet Clover 
content must be less than .25. 
STANDARD GRADE SEED: Specifications for Mammoth, 
Medium and Alsike—purity 99 or better, germination 90 
or better, including hard seeds, weed seed content less than 
.90, noxious weed count, less than 9 per pound. 
Specifications for Sweet Clover, Yellow Blossom Sweet 
Clover and Hubam—purity 99 or better, germination 85 
or better including hard seeds, weed seed content less than 
.O0, noxious weed count less than 9 per pound. 
Specifications for Alfalfas of all origins and varieties— 
purity 99 or better, germination 90 or better, including 
hard seeds, weed seed content less than O00, noxious weed 
count less than 9 per pound, Sweet Clover content less 
than .50. 
SEED LOWER THAN STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS: 
Discounts are applied according to established schedules | 
for lower purities, lower germinations, higher weed con- 
tent, higher noxious weed count and, in the case of Alfalfas, 
for higher Sweet Clover content. (See schedule). 27 





COMPLIMENTS 
RETAILERS MARGIN: For seeds purchased from the 
wholesaler at ceiling prices, the retailer is allowed the 
following margins (exclusive of all transpor tation 
charges) : 
Northern and Central origins of all varieties......$4.50 100 lbs. 
Medium, Mammoth and Alsike Clover.........-........ 3.85 100 Ibs. 
Sweet Clover, Yellow Blossom and Hubam.......... 3.00 100 lbs. 
WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS CEILINGS: The 
following schedule indicates (exclusive of transportation 
charges) the maximum prices that may be charged by the 
wholesaler and by the retailer: 
NORTHERN ALF ALFAS (in- Wholesaler’s 
cludes seed grown in Montana, Ceiling 
Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, 
South Dakota, Nebraska, Min- 
nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, 
Canada and in Washington and 
Oregon East of the Cascade 
Mountains). 
Premium grade—Over 
99.25% ‘purity, over 90% 
germination, including hard 
seeds, less than .25% Sweet 
Clover, less than .25% weed 
seeds, less than 9 noxious 
weed seeds per pound.......... 
Standard grade—99% _pur- 
ity including hard seeds or 
better, 90% or better germi- 
nation, less than .50% sweet 
clover, less than .50% weeds. 
less than 9 noxious weed 
seeds. per) pOUnG si eer 
98% to 98.9% purity.......... 
97% to 97.9% purity.......... 
(If germination, Sweet Clover 
content, Weed content, noxious 
weed count are the same as 
Standard grade.) 
State Certified Grimm, Cossack, Ladak, Hardigan and 
Baltic Alfalfas add $7.00 per 100 lbs. premium to the 
above schedule. 
Uncertified Grimm, Cossack, Ladak, Hardigan and Baltic 
Alfalfas carry no premium over above schedule. 
CENTRAL ALFALFAS (includes 
seed from Utah, Kansas, Ne- 
vada, Coloma Iowa, seed 
grown in California north of 
the 40th parallel, and Okla- 
homa Alfalfa known as ap- 
proved origin Alfalfa seed). 
Premium grade—Over 
Retailer’s 
Ceiling 
$46.40 $50.90 
45.40 
44.35 
43.30 
49.90 
48.85 
47.80 
99.2570 purity, over 90% 
germination, including hard 
seeds, less than .25% Sweet 
Clover, less than .25% weed 
seeds, less than 9 noxious 
weed seeds per pound............ $43.40 $47.90 
Standard grade—99% pur- 
ity or better, 90% or better 
germination, less than 07 
Sweet Clover. less than .50% 
weeds, less than 9 mesos 
weed seeds per pound.......... 42.40 46.90 
98% to 98.9% DUTIE yw 41.45 45.95 
97% to 97.9% purity.......... 40.50 45.00 
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