Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-04

figures, Mr.. Whittleton has produced a
table which shows at glance what
seeds a member of Congress is entitled
to. The seeds are divided into FIVE
olasses-vegetable flower. tobacco, cot
ton and lawn grass. Vegetable seeds
come first, for in every section of the
country vegetables are in demand, and
ten times as many packages of these
seeds are distributed as of others.
Theoretically a congressman Is en-
titled to some Of each Of the five kinds
Of seed. but as cotton is not grown in
some localities or tobacco in others,
I there are few who receive all five kinds
of seeds. The senators from Arkansas
and the representatives from the Fifth
and Sixth districts of that state. the
senators and members from Florida,
the senator's from Georgia and the rep
resentative from the Ninth district of
that state, the senators and representa-
tives from Mississippi, the senator's
from North Carolina and representa-
tives of five North Carolina districts
all the congressman from South Caro-
lima, and all from Tennessee except the
Representatives from the First and Sec
ond districts receive 1880 packages Of
vegetable seeds, 400 packages of flower
seeds, 40 packages of tobacco seeds.
230 quarts of cotton seed and sixty
packets of lawn grass seed. Every
member Of Congress receives 400 pack
ages of flower seeds, adapted TO the To-
cality from which he comes.
COTTON AND TOBACCO SEED.
Some districts produce cotton. but
no tobacco, while others produce to-
baccO, but no cotton, and some produce
neither So when a member gets cot
ton seed or tobacco seed, or both. his
quota of vegetable seeds is diminished
lpropOrtionately as a package of tobac-
co seed is counted equal to a package
of vegetable seeds Those who receive
40 packages of tobacco seed lose ITO
packages of vegetable <eds. Cotton
seed comes by the quart, and 230 quarts
equal POO packages of vegetable seeds.
Lawn grass grows everywhere, so all
members are given sixty packets OF
these goods. Tobacco seed is sent to
districts in Arkansas, Connecticut
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana
Kentucky, Maryland. Massachusetts,
mississippi, Missouri, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
. Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
West Virginia and Wisconsin. Certain
representatives from Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Texas receive cot
ton seed. The others get nothing bu
vegetable, flower and grass seeds. Sen
atOrs are treated on a par with thu
most favored representatives.
ASSORTED WITH CARE.
The asserting Of seeds is done wit.
G great care. One package of vegetabi
r seed will contain beet, cucumber, onion
radish and bean seed; another pea
o sweet corn, radish, lettuce and onioi
I seed, and so on. the packages being a
/. near equal in weight as possible. o
= the beet seed, 10000 packets are pur
- chased running "a to the pound an
= divided into six varieties. Ten thou
S sand pounds of cucumber seeds Civ
t 100000 packets. $4,000 pounds of fou
q varieties of lettuce seed are made II
s into 24S,200 packets. FIVE varieties 9
+ muskmellons furnish $4,000 packets
s. An equal number of packets Of water
y melon seeds are brought. OF onion see
$4,000 pounds are distributed, which ar
divided into 2,4s6,OO0 packets and CON
prise five varieties.
:, There are 2,496,000 packets of raids
y seed, while 5000 bushels Of peas an
the same quantity Of beans yields 4SO
u 600 packets Of each, and the same nun
y = Der of packets is obtained from 800
u bushels of sweet corn. There are fou
= varieties Of peas and beans and five
~ corn. Tobacco comes higher, so onl
= 300 pounds of this seed are purchase,
e of five varieties, OF which $1,000 pacl
= cts are made. Cotton seed to til
y amount OF 725 bushels, yields %. 2C
:, packages. or quarts and the 1896
!. pounds OF Kentucky blue grass, dor
up in half-pound packages. furnish SO
y 600 packets. About million packe
n of flower seeds are distributed con
" prising many varieties.