By Willard Jones
I’m Willard Jones, Doebler sale* manager.
All the fuss about a short seed
com crop this fall is ancient
history for anyone who
harvested corn this fall.
It just has to be true.
But short supply doesn’t haive
to mean those $BO to $lOO prices
being talked in the farm press.
Not at Doebler’s. Not for our
customers.
Nor are we going to wait Ufitil
every last seed company makes
up its mind on prices.
Here’s what we’re doing:
• Our prices are up $1 to $1.50
from last winter and spring
prices. It’s our first increase
since 1984.
• Same cash discounts. That’s
a 10% saving if you pay dealer
by Nov. 12.
• Full volume discounts, too.
Up to $5.50 per bushel.
Can Doebler’s hold the line on
prices? No problem this fall.
DOEBLER HAS
THE SEED CORN
... and the
Round-the-clock irrigation, hard
work and some luck saved our
Pennsylvania seed crop. Our
midwest crop was a near
disaster. But with carryover we
estimate our seed supply at
110% of 1988 sales. Underline
estimate.
But order immediately to lock
in prices and favorite numbers.
If 1989 corn acres expand as
expected, all seed companies
could come up short.
And if you’re buying from
other seed companies, demand
the price before you make the
deal. That guarantees no
surprises at delivery. Alternatives
then could be limited. Remember,
most dealers have little influence
in determining the price their
companies charge.
Will yoa get the
hybrids yoa ordered?
It’s tough to guarantee an
order even in a normal year...
but we’re working at it.
Last year one hybrid was
oversold in days, long before
totals could be run.
Sometimes we find out too
late that harvest of a certain
number didn’t come up to
expectations.
We hate it. Customers are
unhappy. So are we.
This year we’re taking two
more steps to correct the
problem.
price
1. Dealers will get quotas on
all hybrids in short supply.
These will be based on last
year’s actual sales.
2. The Jersey Shore office will
monitor sales of each hybrid
daily. A stop order will then go
out to all dealers immediately
when a hybrid is sold out.
It should help.
Winter crop could
boost seed supply
Keep your fingers crossed but
Doebler’s could have 15,000 to
18,000 more bushels of seed com
by mid-January.
A crop is in the ground along
the Rio Grande, and seedlings
are coming up.
This is a high-risk venture and
we don’t want to promise more
than we can deliver. Weather,
insects and disease could raise
havoc.
But the crop will be a real
bonus for Eastern farmers if we '
pull it off. We’ll keep you
posted.
R.D. 1. Jersey Shore, PA 17740
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