The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-08-30
Pp.plic Seed Distribution. /.


seeds on the orders OF individual
congressman and, with view TO
lnsuring to the people and to the
members of Congress the largest
and most profitable return for this
sum, the Secretary of Agriculture
has intrusted its expenditure 10
Prot. Beverly L. Galloway, chief
of the Bureau Of Plant Industry.
The contract system, by which an
effort was made 10 secure the larg-
eat possible amount of seed, appar-
entlv irrespective Of quality, has
been abandoned. Hereafter, seeds
will be purchased by experts IN
| Prof. GalIowsy's bureau aud Will
be the best obtalnable. For pur,
poses Of distribution the country
has been divided into seven DIS
tucts and to each will be sent only
seeds suitable to the locality. A
new feature will be introduced, one
more in accordance with the orlgl-
nal intention OF the law. 1t will
consist of the Distributors of large
number of seedsmen's novelties.
These will be sent out with dlr3c-
tons for their cultivation and the
addresses of the orig,nators, 70
that those who, having tested the
seed. find the new variety to possess
merit, will know where TO procure
more. BY this means the extensive
testing of many new varieties will
be accomplished and the free dis
tributlon will be made valuable tc
the scotsman instead OF an injury
to his business as has heretofore
p been the case. The number Of
novelties secured for this years dis
trlbutlon will not permit of an al
lotment exceeding 800 packages t
f each congressman, bat it is hopet
T. tina. by next year the aIlotmeu
It may be tripled.
4 Another feature OF the schem
perfected by Prof. galloway coz
slsts IN sending large number 0
i. packages to the schools Of the cour
!, 4 try. The seeds will be grown i
|e window gardens and small plat
d Iof land, and 1T is believed, Wi
Is prove Of material assistance TO TIL
,e teachers IN melting interest in tina
% nature study which is beng eAter
Il. slvely advocated as an advlsabl
part of the ordinary school course
Nature study, which Prof. Gale
q way defines as study of live thug
u as In contradlstinctlcn to dea
~ things, calls forth every faculty {
II the pupil and affords entertalnmeI
as we'll az instruction. AT evel
stage from the termination of see
!" to the maturing of the blossom,
= the new seed, the growing pla
:, aft nds interesting lessons IN mar
" sciences and the intelligent teach
" will find little difficulty in 1mpa'
N ing vast store of Information
an her charge, information which v
Of remain with the learner from Il
he fact tha. It's reception was associa
ed with living thing.
oh A further development OF 1
Ia same idea leads Prof. Galloway
m. arrange for the distribution of
number Of tiny trees to the schoo
,at By their means, the first principl
m. Of forestry will be instilled into I
minds of the pupils, a love
trees will be cultivated and,
ose many instances, the surroundin
of the village school house will
b,e materially improved. OF cour
u all seeds. etc. will be distributed
the order of members OF Congr,
but the Professor has little dol
not that his plans will be approved
Drk those gentlemen as it is a well
urs cognized fact that no support
rye more useful to the aspiring pol
The clan than that OF the children "
the will never tire Of singing the prai
the OF the member Of senator who
made their little gardens possibl
From commercial standpoi
any the most beneficial feature Of
!. new order will consist ct the int
,od duction OF new varieties of gra
lea and forage plants, etc. This >
nr especial attention will he paid
nst sugar beets, cotton, tobacco !
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