VEGETABLE SEEDS—PRODUCTION 1939-1943 
United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Washington, D. G 














KIND OF SEED as 1939 1940 1941 1942 19431 
Beans, Dwf. Gr...........| 26,966,402 | 17,387,904 | 20,241,156| 30,373,947 | 39,862,603 | 51,434,000 
Beans, Dwis Wax.e eee 3,807,118) 3,768,534} 3,013,157| 3,790,539} 4,656,244 7,289,980 
Beans; Pole en eee 5,752,902 | 3,577,793 | 4,821,380) 5,849,270| 8,763,167 | 10,356,984 
Beans, Dwf. Lima......... 10,764,844] 6,685,413} 11,827,928] 9,822,272] 14,723,764 | 16,045,894 
Beans» Poleslima. seen 1,095,088 630,689 1,038,905 926,798 1,783,962 1,712,359 
Beet, Garden 4-2 ..22. 210 + 1,025,092) o2e2,1 00445 954,341 817,564 | 2,170,013) 2,202;000 
Beet, Mangelwurzel........ 89,793 28,165 16,953 ib A stey 202,467 749,000 
BEOCCOlL ie ate, te ee - 46,687 3 11,606 30,424 98,030 35,700 
Brussels Sprouts........... 2 226 3 80 340 259 2,700 
Cabbage. (ats geen: 469,395 474,031 135,373 662,631 605,545 4213,000 
Cabbage, Chinese: sae.s-00 2 7,683 3 50 2,258 20,740 76,100 
Carrot ae ee eee. 1,287,678 1,197,673 750,882 986,406 | 2,215,749 3,933,000 
Canlitlowerae ee cn 2 28,011 3 12,745 19,581 5L 08 57,000 
Célery sient een ett. 34,249 59,915 11,976 18,049 47,057 54,150 
Charde. Swiss mete ka eens 713226 101,152 Toto 129342 O81, 714 346,000 
(CHICOLY eee aa tee See re 10,036 7,068 9,464 5440 18,198 49,530 | 
Gormeow.. (iy bridsas. ane 4,928,211 2,422,446 3,607,796 7,401,726 6,280,875 9,969,000 | 
Comaswony dicen a ee 5,022,797 |. 4,844,482) 3,374,775| 6,064,718| 5,807,214] 7,536,000 | 
Corn, Non-sweet.......... 982,038 1,232,036 669,243 812,607 1,214,265 1,242,150 
Cucumbers. ae 52ojoeT 428,957 508,381 433-15) 722,819 1,148,000 
Dill Bee ee Rete eras 22,726 TES) 18,563 45,049 205% 56,920 
Egoplants ce ee 15,269 18,222 7,652 20,361 14,840 17,675 
Endive tie eon at 8 78,731 100,034 42,471 46,665 125,753 135,380 
Kalet® ic eee ie 2 35,964 3 20,000 42,037 45,855 150,900 | 
Kohlrabivres ee ete ree ee 2 5227 3 0 30 15,651 £22550 
Leek! 32.5. MA eae eee ae 2 11,095 3 400 1j347 21,539 66,000 
Lettuce, Heading 125.4055: 675,565 620,247 789,446 737,762 554,805 664,000 
Lettuce, Loose Leaf........ 279,522 226,424 327,624 351,387 212,653 556,000 
Wettuce; Romaine. 6 102,044 58,230 71,060 142,053 136,832 80,000 | 
Muskmelonie ee weer es 376,143 406,935 414,143 349,724 Spb el 732,005 
Watermelon: 228 685,134 480,168 804,096 762,491 693,779 608,550 
Mustard Gites seme cae ee 196,711 141,577 91,898 258,378 |. 294,992 1,342,600 
Okrae wat, ete ees ata 111,228 210,601 83,822 102,990 47,498 96,760 
Onion ite. (anleer oere 562,518 413,787 3515536 642,022 842,725 1,461,000 
Parsleviitie hrc Sere 221,830 158,397 232,990 231,509 264,425 263,380 
Parsnip ae ee ee shale) 97,365 159,244 194,593 259,824 178,100 
Peas; smooth case ee. 71,627,936 | 28,859,494 | 51,317,325 | 92,891,354 | 113,443,573 | 94,563,947 
Peas, Wrinkledvsacis ner 77,568,780 | 44,080,711 | 56,556,729 | 93,881,003 | 115,756,676 | 123,682,000 
Pepper acc ar eee 82,634 63,629 51,289 101,257 114,362 98,738 | 
Pumpkins gee eee 78,913 43,005 73,885 76,218 122,544 213,540 | 
Radclishisue te 2 aimemmmet 52. ee, 1,781,636 895,344 1,226,279 | 2,392,565:1_~ 2,612,358) Sa 20a Ge 
Salsiiy sek. eee coe ae 19,934 15,697 42,833 V2e2on 8,949 9,840 
Spinach re jor heea ees 1,987,368 139,082 376,082.45 *.2;991,347 |= 4 AA2 (27 ee ele) 
Squashscuminicne, = eae 370,202 214,429 338,487 446,060 481,831 597,000 
Squash. Wihtera.. ee 184,144 184,941 195,705 152,054 203,875 353,000 | 
LOMAtO se eeee cele te er 356,793 B20, 293,608 Soo) 412,326 349,000 
IPN De ee ae) eee eee! 1,446,686 1,034,958 1,620,072 1,667,771 1,463,942 1,154,000 
Rutabaga:” css seer sae 227,504 82,240 179,299 as 1.612700 486,779 378,000 
‘TOTAL ae 222,769,513 | 123,885,473 |.166,765,460 | 267,365,700 | 333,061,425 | 350,063,432 





1 Prospective. 
2 3-year average. 
3 Indicates that figures have been omitted so as not to reveal the operations of an individual grower. 
4 This quantity does not include approximately 125,000 pounds of seed produced from fields of cabbage grown in California for 
processing and shipping. ; 
- SEED TRADE 

