. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 70 The Florists' Review OCTOBBB 8, beet seed, several representatives of the domestic beet sugar interests visited the State Department at Washington last week and appealed for' aid. The delegation waS headed by Henry T. Ox- nard, of California, and H. A. Douglass, of Detroit, Mich. They told the State Department officials that the domestic growers of sugar beets purchase an- nually from abroad $2,000,000 worth of sugar beet seed. The industry of raising sugar beet seed has not been developed in this country and most of the supply comes from
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 70 The Florists' Review OCTOBBB 8, beet seed, several representatives of the domestic beet sugar interests visited the State Department at Washington last week and appealed for' aid. The delegation waS headed by Henry T. Ox- nard, of California, and H. A. Douglass, of Detroit, Mich. They told the State Department officials that the domestic growers of sugar beets purchase an- nually from abroad $2,000,000 worth of sugar beet seed. The industry of raising sugar beet seed has not been developed in this country and most of the supply comes from Ghermany. The beet suear people told the government officials that it was desirable that some means be devised for making monetary exchange with Germany and for the transporta- tion of sugar beet seed from that coun- try. The State Department has promised to take the matter under consideration. BEATINa THE PABCELS POST. Last season there was some discussion in the seed trade with regard to the feasibility of shipping catalogues in bulk to central distributing points, there to be mailed at the local zone parcels post rate to avoid the payment of the higher rate for carrying through severiJ zones. Seed catalogues in most cases do not run above one pound, although a few go higher, so that the opportunity for doonomy is limited, but in this con- nection the reported action of one of the big Chicago general mail-order houses will be of interest. Information comes from Lincoln, Neb., to the effect that the Chicago mail order houses, which have been com- monly credited with being the chief beneficiaries of the parcels post plan and its chief sponsors, have discovered a way to beat it. One of the greatest benefits they were expected to derive from it was in the cheaper rates for distributing cata- logues, but the Lincoln story haa it that they have worked the zone system to save expense even over that. To ship from Chicago would involve carry- ing the catalogues through more than one
Size: 1260px × 1984px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecad, booksubjectfloriculture, bookyear1912
