The Grenada sentinel., 1903-11-07
NATIONAL SEED
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Government Will Make Large Dis
tribution For Next Year.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT CHANGES
IL You Want Some Ask Your Con-
4ressman, as Anyone Can Have a.
Package Simply For .=.
the Asking ',E3' -

made by Uncle Sam has begun. With,
in the coming three Or four month3
over a thousand tons of garden and
field seeds will be distributed among
the people of every state and territory
in the union, at a cost of $27O, 900, the
amount appropriated by the last con.
gress for this purpose. The total dis
tribution this year will amount tc
about 45,0OO,0OO packages.
Important Changes.
Some important changes in the plan
of conducting this distribution have
been established by the department OF
agriculture this year. With 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.
TO Overcome Complaints.
1t is expected to overcome this con.
dition by beginning the distribution
two months earlier than has been the
custom in the past.
There will be, as usual, a distrib,,-
ton of miscellaneous vegetable seeds,
put up with five packets in package,
and each senator, representative and
delegate in congress will have 1880
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 repre-
sentatives having city constituents
may exchange vegetable seeds for
flower seeds, if they so desire. A spe-
cial collection of flower seeds will be
prepared for those having strictly city
constituents, the varieties chosen be-
ing suitable for window boxes, lots and
small dooryards.
Cotton and Tobacco Collections.
The plan adopted last year of put
ting up special collections of cotton
and tobacco best adapted to the dis
tricts into which they are sent, will be
continued. This work has proven very
satisfactory as through it many val
Seventy packages, one peck each will
be sent to districts growing cotton. In
tobacco growing districts 10 pack
ages, containing five papers each, will
be distributed.
Each senator and representative will
have to his credit thirty packages of
lawn grass seed. The forage crop seed
allotment has not yet been made, but
will likely be made larger than hereto
fore. r
Sorghum and Sugar Beets.
Sorghum and sugar beet seeds have
not yet been allotted. These seeds will
only be placed in sections of the coun-
try where it is possible to grow them.
Bulbs will be allotted in twenty boxes
containing seven bulbs each. The dis
tributiOn of plants, trees and grape
vines will be similar to that of last
year, excepting that the number Of
trees will be increased 100 for each
senator, representative and delegate.
The allotment of strawberry plants
will be ten packages, containing f1f-
teen plants each. The grape vines this
year will be only eight packages to
each quota, containing five vines in
each.
Growing i'm Popularity.
The congressional seed distribution
is becoming more and more popular
each year. Now congress appropriates
$27O,OO0 annually for this purpose.
Even with the increased quota many
congressman have not enough to their
credit to supply the demand of their
constituents. y