Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-04-12
OF STATE INTEREST.
Rational Selection of Seed
Wheat Treated Perti-
nently.
Careless Selection Produces
lnferiority and a De-
generation.

The government experiment station for
North Dakota, located at the Agricul-
tural college, has just issued bulletin
No. 13. Two subjects are discussed:
"Ratlonal Selection of Wheat for Seed,"
and "Typhold Fever" Both articles
should be of much interest to the people
OF the state.
The article upon the selection CT wheat
for seed is discussion of the question
OF the improvement of the wheat crop
from the botanical point of view. The
author cites that while tho milling quail
ties of Dakota wheat are exceptionally
fine, it is not what it should be. North
Dakota wheat as it goes upon the market
is very inferior in the size and appear
ance of the grains. This is due to care
less selection of seed and bad methods Of
saving the crop. The principles of seed
selection are then discussed. From
consideration of the principles of seed
selection it would seem that it is an easy
matter to greatly improve the appear
ance and grade of our general wheat
product. The following points are re-
commended for seed selecton: Select a
pure variety, uncontaminated with the
seeds of weeds or the spores of disease;
the grain SHOULD be unimpaired in It's
capability to germinate; all small and
light weight grain should be eliminated
by aid of a tanning mill, because it is
shown. by experimental tests, that the
natural tendency of such grains is to pro-
duce great number of similarly small,
light grains. It Is also found, by
careful field tests, chat the yield is always
less-the difference in favor of the large
heavy grain for seed Is known to be from
one to tive bushels per acre. The reasons
given for not using mixed varieties for
seed are: IT that is done the farmer can
not improve his grads of wheat by selec-
ton and mixed varieties do not r1pen at
the same time, causing reduction in
grade or direct loss in harvesting.
The part on typhoid fever contains
timely suggestions upon home santa
tion-based upon the botanical char
acters of the disease germs-which are
given in a short, con,'ise manner. Every
one should read this note.
This bulletin also contains statement
from the director that the old mailing
list OF the station is being revised.
thereafter the bulletins Of this station
will be sent to those only who ask to have
their names added to the new list"
Different from others throughout the
state, Steele's citizens did not battle with
ballots last Monday, says the Ozone. A
but as there were no aspiring candidates,
and everybody expressing themselves as
satisfied with the present lncumbents, it
was wasagreed-unanimously-that, provid-
ing they would consent, each and every
official would be retained in his present
capacity for another year.
The Minnewaukan Siftings says that a
pocket edition OF Breckinridge brought
young girl to the Leeds hotel lately,
registering as man and wife. be paid a
weeks board for the girl and shortly
vanished. A few days ago she gave birth
to child. Her father lives near Churcbe
Ferry, and will take her home.
Minnewaukan Is talking of -four mill
now