The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-14
FOR MORE AND
BETTER WHEAT
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND DA-
KOTA GRAIN DEALERS WORK.
An Association Will Begin an Edu-
cational Campaign Among Wheat
Growers - The Iowa Plan VIII Be
Followed if Railroad Cooperation
Can Be Secured.

The Southern Minnesota and Da-
kota Grain Dealers association is
going into a campaign to instruct
farmers how to raise a better grade of
wheat and more of it on the same
acreage as is now under grain culti-
walton.
In fact, the officers and executive
committee Of the association have de-
termined that from now on, this
movement shall be the main work of
the association.
In taking up this campaign, the as
ISOLATION is following in the footsteps
of the Iowa Grain Dealers associa-
ton which has done much along this
line. In Iowa, cooperation of the
railroads has been secured. Special
trains are run over the various roads
carrying professors and others fully
qualified to instruct on the subject of
seed grains. These trains are fur
nished the association free.
The Southern Minnesota and Da-
kota Grain Dealers association is now
negotiating with the various railroads
that operate in Minnesota and Da-
sions from the roads equal to those
granted in Iowa. In such event, the
association, aided by the state agri-
cultural school authorities, will fur
nish instructors to travel in the
special trains from town to town and
nation and instruction to all farmers
as to what kinds of seed grain are
preferable, how the grain should be
planted, etc. 1t is asserted that the
increase already secured in the grain
crop of Iowa thru instruction thus
roads that the expense of the special
trains is but an investment Of money
that in return pays big interest.
J1irct C,ry, AFitchal1
The first gun of the Minnesota and
Dakota Grain Dealers campaign will
be fired thru a meeting scheduled to
be held at Mitchell, S. D., Aug. IL.
It is not certain that any special
"seed grain instruction" train can be
secured for the movement by that
time, but at any rate able instructors
will be sent to Mitchell, the move
ment fully explained to the farmers,
instruction given to all who will
listen, and a general cooperation for
mutual benefit Of the grain raiser and
the grain dealer, invited.
In carrying out this seed grain
campaign, much stress will be placed
upon the use of seed grain which has
for this climate, and that which
yields the best grade Of grain. Grain
known as "pedigreed seed grain,
which has been proved at expert.
mental stations and agricultural
schools to be the most efficient, will
be recommended and furnished at g
reasonable price to farmers who cars
to purchase.
Unsuitable Seed Used.
At present, seed grain is frequently
purchased by farmers at high price
from big seed houses which is not a
all suited to this climate and the sol
in which it is to be sown. 1t is the
desire of the association to eradicate
this evil, and see that the farmers are
4 furnished,at the most reasonable price
possible, a seed grain which will YIELD
more product, and a higher grade. L
has been fully demonstrated at the
Minnesota Agricultural school and ex
perimental stations within the state
that, by the use of wisely selected ant
duly tested "pedigreed seed grain,
crops on the same acreage may b.
increased Is to 20 per cent in guam
tity, and one to two grades in quality
Statistics show that in Minnesota
and the Dakotas, on 23,000,000 acre
of land, wheat, oats, barley and fla
have been produced, worth to thu
!, farmers 100000, or 1913 al
acre a year. 1t is confidently pre-
dicted that by the wise and scientific
use Of the most desirable seed grain
: the value Of the crop on the sam
= acreage could be increased to $40 al
, acre. Or in other words, a crop 0
equal value scientifically sown AM
j, raised, could be produced from bu