Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-23
MUST HAVE BETTER SEED.
No More Important Movement for
Northwestern Farmers Ever Innu-


garatc1.
Fargo, y. D.-The Interstate Grain
Growers convention. to be held in this
city March 2l-23, promises 10 be one OF
the most important attempts to i'm
prove the product of the wheat states
ever held in the Northwest Elevator
men and wheat growers report a con
tinued falling off in the higher grades
Of wheat in North and South Dakota
ard Minnesota. \ few farmers realize
this and take proper steps to remedy
the trouble: but tie great mass of the
wheat growers are content to 20 on,
from year to year, sowing the same
seed and with the impurities multiply.
ing ten-fold with each crop. 1t is to
arouse the easy going fellows that the
grain growers convention Is TO be held
Those who have been studying the
natter of pure seed wheat before, VIII
! ave IN opportunity to learn more and
better methods. and all will be in
structed
Wheat raising is the principal indus
try uf the country covered by the three
states mentioned. and the reputation of
this section rests upon the superior
quality Of the product. If this reputa-
ton suffers, all the farms suffer, and
those with good grades cannot get the
full advantage of their care, Every
home and business in the three states
depends largely on the harvest of the
wheat crop, and the harvest depends
upon the seed sown. The last crop
contained much smut and inferior
grain. and the object of the convention
is 10 doy isc methods for Obtaining pure
seed wheat for the 1899 crop, and Tor
the future.
The meeting will be under the COM
hined auspices of the agricultural col
leges Of Minnesota and North Dakota.
Fargo was selected a. the meeting
place because of its central location III
the Red River valley, the greatest
wheat producing center in the world,
and its convenience to the farmers ol
all three states. As the convention VIII
bc unGer the management of the two
colleges those present VIII be given the
full advantage of The latest ard most
scientific methods Cf purifying the
seed. Addresses on the subject Will
be made Ivy members OF the iacultles
Of both Institutions, who viii give not
only the benefit Of their labors, but that
Of other government experiment sth-
tiunS In the country, Speakers anu
lecturers of national reputation WI be
here. and all who attend are sure ot an
interesting session
The railroads are much interested I'D
the success of the meeting. and have
encouraged it by giving Il rate Of one
fare for the round trip. In addition,
they have circulated posters announc-
ing the date and purposes of the CON
yCntion.
The convention Is largely due to the
efforts of Budd Reeve, who has been
attempting 10 arouse the farmers on
this line for some years. He has inter-
eSted so many In The movement that
there can be no doubt as 20 its success.
A premium of SO viii be- given for the
best serd-cIeaning machinery; SO Tor
the best seed planting machine ana So
for the best address on how 10 make
farming pay. Mayor johnson Of Fargo
has issued n circular 20 all the city otli-
cials as far north rs Winnipeg, aS far
east as the Twin Cities aud south as
far as Sioux Falls, giving particulars
of the convention and urging the at
tendance of all interested. Fargo VIII
give the visitors IA warm welcome. L.
II. Anheier Of Fargo is the local secre-
tary, and viii be glad TO impart any
information possible.