The Seed Supply of the Nation

R. A. Oakley

No 407655, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: [Contents:] Specialization in Seed Handling Necessary --- Seed Breeding by Commercial Agencies --- Pure-Seed Laws --- Seed Growing Specialized in Certain Sections --- Cereal Seeds (Wheat – Rye – Barley – Oats – Rice – Buckwheat – Corn) --- Forage Crop Seeds (Grass Seeds – Timothy – Redtop – Kentucky and Canada Bluegrasses – Orchard Grass – Other Grasses – Sorghums – Millets) --- Legume Seed Supply Highly Important (Red Clover – Alsike Clover – Other Clovers – Melilotus, or Sweet Clover – Alfalfa – Vetch – Canada Field Peas – Cowpeas – Soy Beans – Velvet Beans – Peanuts) --- Seeds of Fiber Crops (Cotton – Hemp) --- Miscellaneous Field-Crop Seeds (Sugar Beets – Flax – Broom Corn) --- Vegetable Seeds --- Summary and Outlook.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44
Date: 1918
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.407655

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