SEATE‘’S 
SEED MARKET NEWS 
VOL. IV 
SLATE SEED CCMPANY, INC., SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA 
NO. 1 






BETTER SUPPLY OF SEEDS 
The seed growers have come out of the War 
slump quicker than any other industry supplying 
civilian trade. This has been done with a short- 
age of labor and it stands as a record of achieve- 
ment for the farmers of America. 
There will be some shortages in seed this 
year just as it has been for the past three years 
but each year the supply becomes better. The 
shortages this year are not serious and substi- 
tutes can be found for ail short items. Tomato 
and pepper seed will be especially short in the 
vegetable seed list but the tomato seed shortage 
will be confined to a few popular varieties and 
there are other good sorts that ean be used. Then 
in the field seed list, we will be faced with a 
shortage of clovers and Alfalfa but Lespedeza 
is a fine hay crop and seems to be in good supply 
this year. The supply of seeds is not seriously 
short this year but there is no avparent surplus. 
Stocks should be weil sold up by the end of the 
season. 

ORDER EARLY 
Some of your pet varieties of seed are very 
searce this vear. If you want the best selection, 
you must order early to get them. This shortage 
is not serious but labor shortage is still a prob- 
lem. V/e are better prepared to handle your or- 
ders this year than ever before and with your 
co-operation shipments should be fairly promot 
throughout the season. Early orders will not only 
get the best selection with fewer substitutes but 
will insure your having the seed when planting 
time comes. Thus an eavlv order not only helps 
us but will prove a real benefit to you. So get 
that order otf now while you are thinking about 
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CORN, The South’s 
Most Important 
Food Crop 
Much of our land will not make a 
profitable yield of wheat or other 
small grain, so the South depends 
largely upon its corn crop for feed. 
With great stress now on meat pro- 
duction, we must all grow more corn 
and the best way to do this is through 
better varieties and better cultivation. 
Our corn yields may be materially 
increased through the proper selec- 
tion of varieties alone. We are offer- 
ing in this list practically all of the 
leading varieties for the South and 
Central states. These are well bred 
strains of known value. Then we 
offer one of the best strains of Hy- 


—= brid corns to be had in the World. 
Hybrid corn is fast replacing the 
open pollinated sorts all over the country. The 
South is just beginning to use Hybrids and find- 
ing it profitable. During the past summer, when 
we suffered from extremely dry weather, we 
noticed a material difference in the standing 
ability of Hybrid corn over the other kinds. We 
are convinced that it will pay every southern 
farmer to conduct his own experiments with 
Hybrid corn and see the difference. 

SAVE OUR CATALOG 
Labor and supplies of all kinds are becoming 
increes ngly hard to get and it is possible that 
another year will see only a price list issued by 
many of the ijeading seed houses. We do not 
know that this will be the case with us, but we 
think it advisab!e for all of our customers to 
take care of this year’s book. It may be the last 
complete catalog you will get from us for the 
duration. Our catalog has been printed with 
this in m'nd. The paper stock is heavier with 
a rood cover. It will stand handling and the 
information contained in it may be very valu- 
able before the war is over, 
Oe 
WRITE FOR A NEW LIST 
It is our intention to publish this bulletin every 
month during the spr ng season, oftener if mar- 
ket changes make it necessary. So whenever 
you want revised prices on any items listed here, 
just drop us a postal card requesting a new copv 
of this list. It is free and 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 advances. 

