The deadline for requests for catalogues is March 3; for seed orders, March 17.

Next year's seed order is in, looking forward to filling the earth again until it spills crops.

But they represent an urge that is not uncommon among home gardeners, thousands of whom are putting in seed orders right now.

The ad resulted in $6.50 in seed orders.

The operational cycle for SESE runs from January to April principally filling seed orders.

He looks at dairies, account books, seed orders, land records, maps and more.

Although he is not sure how much he will be growing for various markets, Mr. Rothermel has already begun placing seed orders reflecting lessons learned this year.

Also, growers have to place seed orders, several thousand dollars worth, in late summer or early fall to plan production schedules for the entire year.

The fine old seed company, Burpee's, which has been filling gardeners' seed orders since 1876, published its Heirlooms catalogue this year.

(Their drawings and seed orders are somewhere in the house.)