
Volume 28 BALTIMORE, MD., JANUARY 8, 1944 

The market situation on Clover and Alfalfa is a very curious one this year. The prelim- 
inary government crop estimates showed as much or more production than last year. The 
December revised estimates show the same thing. Yet farmers, country shippers and whole- 
salers in the producing areas claim the crops almost a failure and no seed to be had. In the 
case of Alfalfa there is a mathematical check on the cropestimate as approximately 31,800,000 
pounds of Alfalfa have already been verified as against 30,716,000 pounds last year. 
So the auestion boils down to where is the seed? Are the farmers still holding it due 
to prosperity or shortage of labor? t 
Are the dealers holding it? And if so, why—since OPA ceilings preclude any possibility 
_ of profit by carrying it? 









ie Or is it just a case of war slowed movement all along the line? 
SS For ourselves we can also say we have never seen a season when it was so difficult to 
buy enough seed just to cover our regular requirements. 
Bags Free ; . t(F. O. B. Baltimore) Freight Paid Prices Quoted on Request 
We quote today’s values Unbroken Bags Terms: Arrival Draft unless otherwise agreed 
RED CLOVER = Per Bu _ TIMOTHY LAWN GRASSES 
O- Gindle: Sx scey on cis tel OSU. Circle 5 2k a $3.45 Tits na eg ata $85 ‘ 
EE SQUARE ice Reverses tory fe Pep SEUGTO Sek eeniacrs ani: 3.60 vShady Lawnerdss 100 1b. bags: ee 
Nae PEIN YS anc. Jaseeaseeneseneaseens Ve Prinity 23 Oe en 3.75 ee ae page RN Aate: 28 ; 
. ~ Ee re SS ES green ALS crpsrecesessse -29 
SAPLING or MAMMOTH EVER 1 lb. Packages.......... 320 | V 
©= Mammoth : 37.2224 ccateccrsin. 21.60 KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS 7 Country Club Lawngrass | oie. 18 JE 
Z er Foun 19 
oO Square re ate eee be ie 22.80 [oO POUT OH soars corsa sole tab h tna cors 27 EVERgreen Shady 100 Ib. bags... pet ere ie 
17d aT CM gehtecacte: Rae Oe RE ee OU MATa 8 VATIUEY S occ, oes cssxcesbe- tones 28 Quicklawn 100 lb. bags................. ay aah Ben 
ALSYKE . Quicklawn 5 lb. bags ................ 14 D 
a Aircle 21.60 V Canada Bluegrass .............. 32 Quicklawn 1 Ib. ‘aatbits od ee 16 
S Trinity Teed eeseseteessssssesees ‘ REDTOP-HERDS GRASS 
Wg ge ke en a GaPare ok ee toa NS . FARM and TURF GRASSES 
ALFALFA SE see SEG PoE San a er tna we 
U. S. VERIFIED ORIGIN RYEGRASSES Vv Heston paces st ee A 28 
: ial Bentgrass Bluetag ............ 80 
Me aon fdlegh Roce ead ae V Domestic Ryegrass............ ee At cieBeat thine eo "80 
OMA ....0- 2.25. ceccceteeseee eee . V Perennial Ryegrass ............ .23- Vv Seaside Bent Bluetag........................ -70 
WEI. BUS OB 0 tose cseparscateciawtiens: 26.70 \7bermuuda’ Grass) 2256.5 52.<stesy.s2secs eos: .70 
V Northwestern...................... 28.80 WHITE CLOVER fe Lb. | oe NG PRO eS oe 
: : (ERAS fo iti ve eee ee ee ee -60 Vv eadow Oats Grass ..0..,.-.c000«. : 
: : : SLLETTEL Vs eens av ise coach con yoo choke 65 vy Carpet Grass 45 
Grimm Oklahoma........... Bee ene ee | xy. Brome Crass. ce ne eon, 
ut ap : 5 ORCHARD GRASS | Y civ cae 19 
_ 7 State sealed Grimm. SE 33.00 Lf AIGINESEIC 15, Mesiscntdeeemecest . tet inc 
- SEED GRAINS Per Bu. Cc Il Past Mixt. 
SWEET CLOVER V Fulerain Oats... . 1,80 ee ee a eS 
NJ White Sweet..<..cccsccscseses--- — 9.60 V_ Fulghum Oats ...... eee 1.80 Wild White Clover.................... 95.00 
VT Yellow Sweet .....:ccccseecsee 9.00 | V Columbia Oats 00... 1.75 | LADINO Clover... econ 190.00 
i V Swedish Select ...2.....5....... 1.70 Wild Birdsfoot Trefoil .......:...... 
LESPEDEZAS Per Pound | V7 ee Ceviitied a: cpt = oP C PASTURE MIXTURE............. 15.00 
We DICK WIRE AD Avante se s-cas ccok ee. \ ; 
V_ Wisconsin 38 Barley. ......... 
V Sparton Parley. can ecko TRINITY BRAND 
; SS Scrap en Penaethencisc: INOCULATION 
pans arquis Wheat.....0..0....... CLOVERS and ALFALFA 
V Newcrop Crimson Clover .14 V_ Lancaster Surecrop...:........ 1 bu. size 300 214 bu. 54c 
V Hairy Vetch sete serseeerresnenees 16 7. Reeds Yellow Dentic> sc. 
k VW aD He Rapesco Wyecs-2 15 . V Golden Queen ....... 0... 
; RAGBRAI ee oes A ae SOY BEAN-COW PEAS 
SUDAN-CANE-MILLET Vv W. B. Sweepstakes.....-...... V7 Wilson § 
V Sudan....... bala Rig oe eee V Yellow Sweepstakes.......... VV USO DOY...........eeenereneees 
“4 German Millet.......... where V_ Eureka Ensilage ................ V_ Manchu Soy..................0 
: BM ee Phe ee ea ee ey V Virginia Ensilage .............. V Mixed Cow Peazg.............. 
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ae THE BELT SEED COMPANY 
BI ~ Selected - Recleaned - Tested Seeds 
SAratora 564i SAratogs 5645, CHEAPSIDE, CALVERT and PRATT STS. 

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