Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-11-07
LARGEST SEED DISTRIBUTION.
United States Government Begins Up
on the Largest Seed Distribution it
Has Made in the History Of the
Work,

Work. !
Washington. Nov THE largest
congressional seed distribution ever
made by uncle Sam has begun. With
in the coming three or four months
over 1000 tons of garden and field
seeds will be distributed among the
people of every state and territory in
the Union, at cost of $270, 900, the
amount appropriated by the last con-
gress for this purpose The total dis
tributiOn this year will amount to
about 45,000,000 packages. !!
Some important changes in the plan
OF conducting this distribution have
been established by the department of
agriculture this year. With a view of
handling the seed to better advantage
the country has been divided into six
districts and seeds and plants partic-
ularly adapted to each district will be
distributed therein at an earlier time
than heretofore.
| In years past much complaint has
been made by the people of receiving
seed too late in the season to be Of
particular good. The department has
not been responsible for this condi
ton, but the fault lay with the CON
gressmen, who, to large extent. were
tardy in making out their lists for
their quota. 1t is expected to over
come this condition by beginning the
distribution two months earlier than
has been the custom in the past.
There will be, as usual. distribu-
tion of miscellaneous vegetable seeds,
put up with five packets in package,
and each senator, representative and
delegate in congress will have 12.5OO
such packages to his credit.
The number of flower seeds allotted
to each congressman has been in
creased to 500 packages, and arrange
ments have been made whereby
representatives having city consti-
tuents may exchange vegetable seeds
for flower seeds. if they so desire
special collection of flower seeds will
be prepared for those having strictly
city constituents, the varieties chosen
being suitable for window boxes. lots
and small dooryards.
The plan adopted last year of put
ting up special collections of cotton
and tobacco best adopted to the dis
, trict into which they are sent. will be
continued. This work has proven
very satisfactory as through it many
. uted. Seventy packages. one peck
each. will be sent to districts growing
cotton. In tobacco growing districts
10 packages. containing five papers
each will be distributed.
Each senator and representative will
T. have to his credit 30 packages of lawn
y grass seed. The forage crop seed
> allotment has not yet been made, but
u will likely be made larger than Mere
II tofore
Sorghum and sugar beet seeds have
e not yet been allotted. These seeds
, will only be placed in sections of the
y country where it is possible to grow
u them. Bulbs will be allotted in q
l. boxes containing seven bulbs each
e The distribution of plants, trees, and
l. Crane vines will be similar tO that Of
last year, excepting that the number
, of trees will be increased to 100 for
= each senator, representative and dele
: gate.
The allotment Of strawberry plants
will be 10 packages, containing u
plants each. The grapevines this
year will be only eight packages 10