1947 CROP FORECAST 
Nov. lst, ’47 
Fully realizing that our customers, in order to market their seeds intelli- 
gently, should be brought up to date as to the general conditions of the past 
summer. 
Taking all vegetable seeds into consideration, and giving a complete report 
on each and every variety, would necessitate much space. Even then the actual 
delivery could not be ascertained. However, we have gathered from our growing 
areas the reports from our many fieldmen, as given to our headquarters at Mil- 
ford, and are passing it along to you in a general way. 
Please understand that many of these crops have just been harvested. Only 
a small percentage has been processed and germinations been taken, so though 
we report some items as expected pro-rata delivery, conditions at the completion 
of the work may bring better delivery. 
As a whole, the season for the past year has been reasonably good with a 
few important exceptions. We find that with the government support price, and ° 
the high prices of important commodities, such as grains, commercial beans, 
sugar beets, and the raising of cattle and sheep, which require less labor expense 
and less risk, that farmers are being weaned from growing difficult seed crops. 
Many of the biennials require two years to produce, and often at harvest 
time adverse weather conditions prevail, preventing these crops from measuring 
up to the federal standards of germination. Thus, many times our farmer 
growers who have produced seed for many years, say to us: “Why should we 
risk putting two years’ work on a crop, and then if it fails to germinate to your 
satisfaction we have worked for nothing.” 
We predict that if our government continues with its support prices on key 
commodities that can be harvested with combines and little help, we will have 
a difficult time in further interesting farmers in seed production. Consequently 
we forecast that prices for crop 1948 will be equally as high, and possibly some 
higher, so any items that you have bought under contract, either from our com- 
pany or other seedsmen, are well bought and possibly cannot be replaced at the 
’47 contract levels. 
BEANS — WAX AND GREEN PODS — Crops have fallen below our 
earliest reports, and it looks as though we would be making short deliveries of 
Stringless Black Valentines, Dwarf Horticultural, Dwarf Horticultural Long 
Pod, Florida Belle, Longgreen, Plentiful, Red Valentine, and Red Valentine 
Stringless. Commodore, failure. Highland Sulphur, not over 40%. Cherokee 
Wax, 100%. Round Pod Kidney and Kinghorn Special White Seeded Wax, 
75%. The definite delivery depends upon frost in Idaho, and snows in 
Wyoming. 
POLE BEANS — We anticipate short deliveries — Genuine Cornfield, 
Dutch Caseknife, White Half Runner, King Mammoth Horticultural, Ken- 
tucky Wonder Wax, McCaslan, Missouri Wonder, White Half Runner. Tennes- 
see Wonder — Failure. 
BUSH LIMAS — Pro Rata Delivery—Burpee’s Improved Bush, Cangreen, 
Henderson’s Bush, Jackson Wonder, Wood’s Prolific. Crops are now being 
processed, but conditions warrant short deliveries. We are unable to determine 
exact amounts at present. 
HYBRID SWEET CORNS — Much of our sweet corn is grown in Idaho, 
for which we can be very thankful this year, for if the acreage had been in some 
of our eastern states the deliveries would be quite embarrassing, as the weather 
was seriously against the growing of Corn. We hope to make 100% delivery on 
all varieties, provided that said corn does not go under our fieldmen’s estimates. 
There are limited surpluses, and we look for an active and higher market. 

