A MOMENT IN TIME
One of Seed World’s very first publications encourages seedsmen to participate in the American Seed Trade Association’s 33rd annual convention, held in San Francisco, Calif. To help attendees make the trek, the association in partnership with the Santa Fe Railroad organized the Seed Special — a train that was scheduled to leave Chicago, Ill., June 12, making stops along the way and picking up passengers destined for the convention. These stops were educational in nature and also provided sight-seeing opportunities. One of the first stops was Kansas City, noted as a primary distribution point for alfalfa seed. The Seed Special was set to make its way through Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada, before arriving on the West Coast. Near the end of their journey, passengers would have the opportunity to visit a California orange grove, pictured below.
FACTS AND FIGURES FROM THIS 1915 ISSUE:
10,000 pounds is the amount of seed planted in the United States this year.
75 million packages of free seed is distributed by the government to constituents of U.S. senators and representatives.
1/6th of the United States’ total alfalfa seed for planting is imported, according to analysts’ estimates.
2,800-3,000 revolutions per minute is the recommended setting for blowers when treating sweet clover seed.
