The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-01
CAMP AIGN ON FOR
BIG GRAIN YIELD
EMBRYO MINNESOTA FARMERS
IN GOOD SEED CONTEST.
BOYS and Girls of State Will Go After
$4,000 in Prizes and at the Same
Time Accomplish Vast Good for Agrl-
cultural Interests-Professor Bulls
Bulletin as School Text Book.

Already $4,000 has been set aside tor TO,
prizes for the young farmers of the
state who produce the best grains IN
the rural school good seed contest TO pc
conducted by state agricultural authorl,,~
ties. It is expected that hundreds or
school children will enter the contest rs
a result of the fine Inducements and
state will be vastly benefited by the
good seed lessons that the rivalry will
teach to young and old farmers.
Bulletin No. 9, written by Professor
C. P. Bull of the St. Anthony Park ex-
pertinent station, is ready for distribu-
ton This bulletin has been prepared
In accord with the movement to intro
and is offered Gas a text for teachers
and pupils who are interested in the i'm
procurement Of seed and crop conditions
in Minnesota. -
Wheat, oats and corn are fully dis
cussed in this bulletin, and these are
the grains on which prizes will be of
fered In this bulletin there is a chap
ter on seeds; the different parts Of the
seed, the termination, selection, weight
classes. etc, are discussed. Definite
rules for score cards and judging are
included for the benefit Of teachers and
judges Of the contest.
Contest in Each County.
Upon the basis of these rules con-
test will be held in each county Of the
state. and the successful ones in the
county contests will exhibit for prizes
in the state contest. The contestants
are to be pupils Of the schools, both
boys and girls. The county contests
will be under the auspices of the Farm
ers' club of Minnesota, while the state
contest will be under the auspices of
the Minnesota Field Crop Breeders asso-
citation.
Professor Bull declares the crops of
these three grains in Minnesota are
instance, he cites the United Kingdom
as raising thirty-two bushels of wheat
to the acre Minnesota raises 14.2e
bushels, while the United States raises
1875 bushels. The low yield he says is
largely due to improper care in select
ing the grain used for seed. By the
use of well-selected seed the yield cal
be very much increased. The expert
ment station has shown that by select
ing the largest, plumpest and heaviest
anatured seeds, the yield can be i'm
creased. If this were done by every
farmer in the state, the yearly income
from wheat, oats and corn would be
greatly increased with very little extra
expense.
"11CGCA 1OI Ou4AS
The bulletin contains a short chapter
on the three grains, written in a style
that can be easily understood by pupil!
and teachers. The history of thu
grains, descriptions, types, how to grow
uses of the grain, and judging arr
taken up in order and treated simply
Stress is laid on the method Of judging
grain, and score. cards are given TO
each with concise explanations TO
using.
The last chapter treats Of crop rota
ton and field management. Plans ant
maps are numerous in this chapter. Il
fact, the whole bulletin is well illus
trated, thus making it suitable tex
book for young class Of students. Il
regard to the prizes, meetings, ETC., an
one wishing further information is re
quested to write to Professor D. I
Mayne, principal Of the School of Agri
culture, St. Anthony Park, MINI.