The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-07-04
CIRCULAR IN REGARD TO SEEDS, &c.
FOR 1861.
STATE AGRICULTURAL BuRsAr.

iCs MDlAeS, iowa. June 10, lS6l.\
To he Corre$pondents Of this office ana
others:
That the operations of this Office may
be more extended and direct in its bene
fits to the Agricultural interests of the
State, | respectfully commend to your
serious consideration and adoption the
following suggestions ...
lst. As the organization of Farmers
Clubs, when regular meetings are KEEP,
up, have proved of great benefit, espo
cially to those who are its members, it is
hoped that if you are not member of
such Club, you will unite yourself with
one as soon as possible; or, if you have
none convenient to attend its meetings
regularly, that you will have one organ
lied as soon as possible in your immedi-
ate neighborhood. All such orgauiza.
tions are the especial correspondents Of
| this Office, and the first to receive the
benefits arising from the general distri-
button of seeds, &c, as was the case this
year.
I'd. To ascertain, as accurately as DOS.
sible the walls Of your community in
any variety of seed or plant, whether for
garden or field culture, and report to this
office, if possible, BY he first of Octobe,
next, specifying by name the varietie.
most needed
3d. Report at the same time any supe
rior variety Of seed for quality or pro
ductivenes>, which is grown in YOU sec
| tion of the county, whether for Ietd OF
garden. with the name of the par,} row
ing 1t, the quentity. it any, he may have
to SELL and the price. BY strict after.
tion to this may be enabled to obtain
som4 fNccilent and much needed varie-
ties, not in general cultivation in this
State, we'll adapted to our soil and eli
mate, without sending out of the State
for them. As it requires considerable
correspondence and time 10 obtain sup
plies of seed for distribution, hope yonr
| replies, especially to the I'd and Sd, will
be forward d by the time de .ignated--
the l~t Of October.
EXCnANCE OF SEED'-Much may be
done 10y exchanging seed through the
medium Of this Office, and with very lit
tie cost to either party For instance,
any person who has one or more varieties
of seed which he csteems rare and valu
able, BY sending them to this office, and
designating what kind he wishes in re.
turn for them, can be accommodated if
they are on hand, or can be obtained
without To-" great expense. As the cost
Of tr4 " ting seeds, cuttings, and
pl"r,~ l. .ual is now only o. cent an
ounc, : .chagrs not exceeding eight
"nncc>, ii i within the means of all t.
tax" a%ya"'aSs Of it.. Thi. ehiaann~o eJhian of Ex-
chau.o, as also al the operations of this
office in the transmission of seeds, &c.
SPECIMENS OF SEEDS, &c, TO BE KEPT
IN THIS OFFICE Ever since | took
charge Of this Office, | have made great
ex,rtitns to obtain specimens of every
principal variety of seed grown in the
State, both cereal and vegetable. have
succeeded to but very limited extent
when compared with what should be
done to give proper idea of the relative
value Of seeds, &c, grown in the whole
State. yet what is here is Of considerable
interest aud profit to all who examine
them. BY giving few of the advan-
taees Of a depository at the Capital OF the
State, they NAV induce n general desire
amongst our farmers and Others to make
it as full as possible, as well as muse
such pride that at least every Farmers
Club, or School District, or Township in
the State, will take pains to be represent
ed by the best they produce
1st 1t will exhibit to a certain extent,
aud entirely it is to be hoped. in one
place, the several varieties of the best
seed and grain grown in the State, that
all who feel an interest therein may have
the opportunity Of seeing and comparing
them for all time to come, or as long as
they may be preserved.
I'd Information can thus be had where
the best is produced and who produces
it, which will be disseminated all over
the State, with other important matters
connected Herewith, in regard to cult
walton, yield, &c, which is to be trans
mitted with the specimens, as prescribed
| hereafter.
Sd By pursuing this system from year
to year, it can be ascertaincd by conn ar
ing the specimens of one year with an
other, whether there is anY improvement
or deterioration; and by comparing the
modes of cultivation, with the knowledge
Of other influences, such as rain, drouth,
&c, the causes of the deterioration or
Improvement may be satisfactorily oh
tanned.
4th BY comparison, the true name
can be given to each variety. At p,vs
cnt the same varieties Of Wheat, Corn,
Oats, &C., arc known in several parts Of
! the State ly different names.
! 9th. When 10 certain sections of the
| State a deterioration of the quality of
seed occurs and not in others, the infor-
nation derived from the reports of this
/ vtficc in regard thereto. based on the data
/ aud specimens furnished, will enable par
/ ties to learn where to obtain the best and
most productive seed.
! What is here proposed to be accom-,
plished for the whole State, could be
done more readily and satisfactorily BY
each County Agricultural Society, for
that county, by placing in the hands OF
suitable committee, at the County Fair,
specimens of the best seed grown in each
school district. This committee should
compare them, and select portion OF the
best of each variety to forward by mai
or other opportunity, to this ofiice' at the
expense Of The Society, retaining the