. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO., Inc. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA Louisville Onion Sets. Louisville, Septemlaer 9.—Prominent dealers in onion sets here say: "The onion set crop is shorter than we anticipated. Prices have advanced con- siderably. The sets are particularly nice quality this season, being small and uniform, and with the dry weath- er they ought to keep exceptionally well. We have always found it to. The Late William Henry Maule. S,.e Obituary, Page 429, be a fact that when sets mature dur- ing dry weather the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. BRASLAN SEED GROWERS CO., Inc. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA Louisville Onion Sets. Louisville, Septemlaer 9.—Prominent dealers in onion sets here say: "The onion set crop is shorter than we anticipated. Prices have advanced con- siderably. The sets are particularly nice quality this season, being small and uniform, and with the dry weath- er they ought to keep exceptionally well. We have always found it to. The Late William Henry Maule. S,.e Obituary, Page 429, be a fact that when sets mature dur- ing dry weather there is no trouble in keeping them very late in the spring. We understand other sections are experiencing the same conditions as ourselves, and with this in view there ought to be no difficulty in han- dling sets. We anticipate a rather firm market on this ; Pieters-Wlteeler Seed Gompaijr Onion, Lettuce, Radish, Sweet Peas, Etc. Correspondeoct Growers of High Grade SEED Palo Alto, California. AMERICAN FLORIST ADVERTISE- MENTS WORK 24 HOURS PER DAY. The Crops. The condition of crops on Septem- ber 1, or at time of harvest, in Illinois and in the United States, as estimated by the United States Department of Agriculture, is given below, expressed in percentages, 100 representing a normal (which is above an average but below a perfect prospect); for comparison, the average of similar es- timates for recent years (mostly 10-' year averages) are also given. ?united illinois. states. Sep. 1, Sep. 1, recent recent Sep. 1, yrs. Sep. 1, yrs. CROP. 13 (Most- '13. (Most- ly 10- ly 10- yr. av.) yr. av.) Corn G2 84 Oats 53 7S Barley 79 90 Clover for 83 Blue grass seed —production .70 86 Broom corn 6G .80 Potatoes 44 76 Sweet 83 , Tomatoes 62 86 Cabbages .50 81 Onions 63 86 Apples 66 40 Peaches — pro- duction 74 37 Pears 66 43
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