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The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

osafsssy A. J. Pistsss DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture.
of plant. Sc that seeds, as they are
handed by the big seedsmen, are gath
cred in by them from all parts of the
country from Maine to California. In
the latter state some of the vastest seed
fields of the world are found, where the
eye ranges over unbroken rows, miles in
exteat, At least as far as the eye can
reach. If all this industry should cease
for q year and the farmer and gardener
became dependent for the succeeding
cpsp On the seeds which he would him
self save during the year, the shrinkage
In production throughout the country
WOald amount to tens of millions of
dollars.
In the Olden Times.
Of course, in the early days each
farmer saved his own seed; possibly he
exchanged seeds with one or two neigh
bors or friends. At that time there was
little competition in farming, the produc-
ton Of the farm was used mainly for
the support of the family, and the farm
supplied practically all the necessities
and even the luxuriss of life.
The earliest seed-farm in the United
States is believed to have been started
BY David .Landreth, the originator of
the present big seed house. This was
before the Revolutionary war, on a
small farm, now included in the city
Of Philadelphia. 1t is estimated that
over 100000 acres, including land in
probably every state in the Union, are
now devoted solely to growing seed
CROPS, and some of the largest growers
plant annually as high as 1000 acres.
Get Good Clover Seed.
The advantage Of securing good ger
minating seed is manifest Take for
instance clover seed which is sown on
wheat-stubble in the spring. 1t is al
ways possible to secure it at 50 cents OF
$Iyoo per bushel below the market price
quoted by the reputable seedsmen.
What is the result of using such seed
It must be considered a foregone con-
clusion that such seed is poor, worth
even less than the reduced price at
which it is offered. The land has been
prepared for pasture or hay, some of the
fertilizer used on the wheat crop still
remaining in the soil for the use of the
clover and timothy, and the grass and
clover seed is sown to become the de-
pendence of the farmer for his hay
crop. He buys cheap seed; 30. 40. SO
Or 70 per cent. of it is an adulteratior
of seed which has been killed or is old
dead or weak clover seed. The re
mainder is good, fresh seed. If he buy
this seed, likely putting off purchase
without testing its terminating quail
tiles, he may be lucky if he gets half :
stand. In other words. half his lans
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

Rocky Ford seed. At the end of the
cantaloupe season various individuals
could be seen going over the Rocky
Ford cantaloupe patches and disem-
boweling immature and frosted canta-
loupes for their seed This seed, it is
true, was genuine Rocky Ford canta-
loupe seed, and it would probably ger
inmate os or 90 per cent, but it is OBJ
vious, its sale as first-class seed was an
imposition. Nevertheless thousands of
packages were annually foisted upon
seed buyers.
So if you are going to buy seed, and
buying seed to greater or less extent
is advisable, not to say necessary, it
becomes a foregone conclusion that It
pays to buy good seed and therefore to
know from whom you are buying.
The Government Seed Business.
The Agricultural Department is buster
than usual sending out millions of pack
ages of free seeds for Congressman. 1t
: should be understood that this free seed
distribution, while carried out by the
Secretary Of Agriculture, is no scheme
of his, but is Congressional affair, pure
and simple. In every session there il
one or more bills introduced aboEshing
what has been termed by more than sne
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

Broadly speaking, the growing OF farm
and garden seeds may be considered the
most important of agricultural indus
tries, for unless the quality of the seed
is maintained, the succeeding crop is
greatly diminished in volume and deter
iorated in quality, SO that if applied to
the country as whole, the loss would
be enormous.
"The great magnitude of the American
seed business is little appreciated" SAID
4 prominent seed dealer in describing
the carloads OF field and garden seeds
which he handles each spring. The
producing capacity OF the seeds quickly
deteriorates, in most instances, and the
most successful farmers buy large guam
titles of seeds. The farmer is some
what cautious individual, and although
he buys, on an average, double the
amount of seeds he did ten years ago,
be has not, in every instance, reached
the point where he recognizes that the
greatest economy lies in getting the best
and patronizing only those houses whose
reputation forbids them to sell poor and
adulterated seeds"
Seeds Apt to Retrograde.
The deterioration in many seeds is
very marked, and large seedmen so to
great lengths to produce the best pos
sible seed and to have various establish
ments in different parts of the country
where the conditions are the best for
production. 1t is not possible that the
best results can be attained in produc-
ing a great number of seeds on any one
farm or in any one locality, however
favored. The soil and climate which
may be the best adapted for producing
cne lind Of seed may result only in a
very inferier seed from some other kind
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22
P.eserving Strict Silence.

In Korea the women, on their wed.
ding day, will not open their mouths
to peak, no matter what the tempta-
tion or provocation.
Sometimes this silence Is continued
through the first week of married life
Although no such custom exists in
the Western world, extraordinary cases
ara not wanting. In the. early forties
New York lady undertook, for a
wager Of $3.50, to remain mute during
the month of her married life.
Her new-made h'-sband, who, natur.
ally, was not in the secret, was so much
fncensed at his brides behavior, that
he left her before her TASK was com.
pleted, only to return later when ap-
prised of the real reason for this un-
natural silence.
On one anniversary Of their wedding
day Brussels couple quarrelled so
bitterly that the wife, in passion,
vowed that her husband should never
again hear the sound Of her voice. She
would there and then have left the
house, but her now penltent husband
| implored her not to desert him, To
that extent only did his entreaties pre-
vail, for she kept the letter of her oath
and never in her spouse's presence
did she unloose her tongue
An Austrian woman, whose husband
was In hiding from The authorities. in
advertently betrayed his whereabouts
to neighbor. who was secretly in the
pay OF the police. AS result, he was
taken, and received term of imprison.
ment.
So much did his wife take to heart
this misfortune, which had been
brought about by her gossip, that she
resolved for the remainder of her life
to remain mute. She would not make
an exception even in her husbands
favor. for, although she received him
on his release with the utmost affec.
ton, she maintained an obdurate
silence till her death. three years later,
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

abolishes a system whereby the Con-
gressmen who wants to keep in touch
with his constituents has an opportunity
to mail out a little package Of garden
seeds to his entire list of voters, he
cheerfully votes against the measure and
instead votes for an appropriation OF
Ger q quarter of million of dollars
a year for free garden and flower seeds
Ifsomebody would introduce bill, even
with this big appropriation, but speci
fyin, that the Secretary of Agriculture
should expend the money in procuring
and distributing only such seeds and
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

partly open from time to time to admit
the exchange of air and gases, using a
good-sized dish with small saucers and
renewing the water occasionally. Sev-
eral kinds OF seed may be tested at once
at trtling cost. The Department eau
tons the far & against extremes of
temperature and excessive moisture dur
ing the experiments. In some of the
larger and more reliable seed houses of
this country there is a wellequipped
and appointed incubator room in which,
tests are made by the seedmen in
order to ascertain whether or not the
seeus will really grow. This is done
with every lot of seed that comes in
the warehouse and before distribu-
ton through the country. Results OF
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22
AMERICAN SEED GROWING
Cheap Seeds the Most Expensive
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL

lies idle and he curses his luck which
has thus shown itself against him
whereas the fault was his own, and nc
was simply penny wise and pound
foolish.
This can be said Of many different
kinds of seed
Or suppose he buys expensive early
cabbage or radish seed. it is an easy
matter for the unscrupulous dealer to
mix this seed half and half with very
cheap late cabbage or radish seeds. pre-
viously killed ESQ that they will not
come untrue to name), and unless the
buyer is particularly observant it may
never occur to him that he has been
buncoed.
Tricks Of Some Dealers.
Another method of defrauding the
seed buyer, practiced by cheap seedsmen
who never expect to do business Sec
ond time with the customer, is to sell
him outright the cheap seeds OF some
plant such as Inuskmelon, for instance,
Under a label of some new or high
priced variety. He puts in a hard sea-
sons work trying to raise good musk
melons, and at the end he finds he has
a heterogeneous collection of inferior
sorts. Still another practice which the
reputable seedsmen will not counten-
ance is to sell seeds which may be true
to name and which will also germinate,
but which are weak and poor. An ex-
ample of this was noticed by the writer
in the Colorado muskmelon fields. The
Rocky Ford cantaloupes had for some
years attained a countrywide fame
through their sweetness and fine flavor.
They were shipped all ever the United
States Then came a great demand for
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22
A HUNDRED ACRE pADISH FIELD.

these growths are recorded in a book
and kept for ready reference in the
event of complaints. The busiest times
in the American seed warehouse is from
November to March, and often April,
when enormous quantities of seeds and
bulbs pass through the buildings first in
large sacks and later in smaller pack
ages by mail and express on their way
to the progressive American agricul-
turist.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22
SEED LETTUCE AND ONIONS IN HEAD

Iplants as may be of real value to the
farmer in Congressional district, new
and improved varieties, even though
only one package could be sent out
where now q score or two are sent, the
expenditure would be defensible. This
would be building up our agriculture,
and there would be cases where the
entire agricultural output would be
changed, greatly to the advantage OF
the farm. The Secretary is, in fact,
employing this iGea, as far as he is lett
any discretion in the matter of seed
distribution He is allowed by Congress
a small appropriation of this free seed
money, and where his explorers in the
old countries of the world have brought
in new plants and seeds which it is be-
leyed will be an improvement on those
already grown by American farmers, he
sends these out in sufficient amount to
admit OF rational test by farmer.
Time to Abolish the System.
AS it is now carried out, the free seed
distribution should be stopped, and the
work of supplying the ordinary farm and
garden seeds, the results of which are
known to everybody, should be left to
the regular seedmen.
lie ScSu OuSlllcSS VI tIlC A'iiitcu StdtCS
is one of great magnitude. While there
are, of course, unscrupulous and fake
seed houses who do not hesitate to
putable firms take great care In seeing
that their seeds are not only fresh, with
good terminating powers, but true to
name. The old-fashioned way was for
each grower to save his own seed, BUT
80. ~ rr,rr,oat ~ c
found that the seeds grown in certain To-
calities produce heavier yields, and while
| if the planting is done little out of the
original habitat of the plant the first
crop may not appreciably deteriorate the
second year, the crop from that seed
will show marked falling off in yield.
| II is for this reason that some of the
wisest farmers and planters send regu-
larly considerable distances for seed.
The seed catalogues always carry a
number of pages of novelties and new
varieties which are described in an ex-
tremely attractive form. 1t is well
enough to try these novelties, but it is
good advice to consider them as such
I and have the main crop to fall back
upon from the standard or well-tried
varieties which have stood the test of
years.
An examination of many OF the seeds
of common vegetable and forage re-
veals the fact that all immense amount
of poor seed is sold to American farm
ers and gardeners. Farmers as a rule
are responsible fer this condition, since,
as has been said, many of them buy the
cheapest seed in the market and trust
entirely to luck for it to produce the en-
tire crop. Such seed is dear at any
price, and is withal one of the principal
source of the hosts of bad weeds which
are to be seen upon many farms.
Il For the last few years there has been
:la constantly increasing outcry against
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22
Cordial Foreign Relations.

Mrs. ORiley-And are yez on spakin'
terms wild Mrs. Zylonski.
Mrs. Murphy-Av course I am. She
called me thafe an told her abe
was anothsr.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

the seeds sold by unscrupulous dealers
and with it demand for legislation.
Congress and few states have passed
laws regulating the trade in seeds. The
Secretary of Agriculture under an Ac,
of Congress has authority to, and does,
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

purchase in open market samples OF
seeds of grazing and forage plants, tes'
the same and publish the names OF per-
sons selling adulterated seeds.
So extensive is the seed business in
the United States that many seedmen 80
to an enormous expense IN puohshing
each year catalogues giving the many
varieties offered for sale by them.
Home Tests OF Seeds.
The Department of Agriculture in or
der to aid farmers to determine fof
themselves without much trouble the
terminating qualities of seeds purchased
by them, has issued number OF bulie-
tins upon the subject. a very simple
apparatus for sprouting seeds is descr'b'
ed in the bulletin. 1t consists OF snail
low tin basin or one of granite ware.
The bottom Of the basin is covered with
water and small flat bottom OF porous
clay is placed inside. The seeds after
having been soaked are laid between
two layers of moist blotting paper or
flannel cloth. A pane of glass covers the
dish, which is TO be kept in tempera-
ture of about 70 degrees. The atmosphere
OF an ordinary living room is suitable If
care is taken to set the apparatus near a
stove at night. The basin may be left
The Greeley tribune., 1906-02-22

Congressman the free seed farce, and
speeches have been made annually de-
riding the practice, showing that it is
unnecessary and improbable and a
waste Of public money; yet when 1t
comes to voting isr . measure which
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
MISS TAYLOR LOSES AGAIN
Supreme Court Decides Against Woman
Who Criticized Administration

BY w. w. Jermane, Colorado Building,
Washington, D. c. s,,.s
Washington, Dec, 1.-THE supreme
court of the United States has closed
the suit of Miss Rebecca j. Taylor Of
St. Paul, sister-in-law Of Congressman
McCleary, against the secretary of
war. 4as'7 =
Miss Taylor was a clerk in the war
department during Mr.. Roots incum-
bency as secretary, and wrote letters
to local newspaper criticiZing the ad-
ministrationes attitude toward the
Philippines. When called upon to ex-
plain she made an impudent reply and
was dismissed for characterization.
Subsequently she brought suit in the
federal court here. to compel the secre-
tarY to reinstate her, but The trial court
dismissed her bill on the grounds that
the judicial branch Of the government
could not interfere with the disciple
nary acts of an executive officer. This
decision was sustained by the court Of
appeals Of the District Of Columbia
and. the, supreme court sustained that
opinion. * ne
i Shortly after herfdismissal from the
department Miss Taylor went. to Cali
fornia, where, it was reported, she was
left a fortune by 81 deceased relative.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
GOVERNMENT SEEKS !.
GIRL'SL0S1'Fl|AlNCE
Fear Young American Slain or
"a Held by Brigands in =:
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service. y u
Washington, Dec. n.-Extraordinary
efforts are being: made. by the depart
ments Of state to discover the where
abouts Of George. Albert Knapp, a civil
|, engineer: of Baltimore, Nd, who went
to South America two years ago to
enter the service Of the Bolivian Ma
tional railway, La Plaza, Brazil. He
was to have returned to thee United
States last May to marry Miss Flor
ence Carrier, the daughter Of the late
Henry r. Carrier, banker Of Oswego,
N. Y. It is feared he had been killed
by brigands or is being held as hos
tage for ransom. al .@: Err: #
All preparations for his wedding had
been made. Miss Carrier had her trous-
seau ready and the ceremony, which
was to have been solemnized in the
Christ Episcopal church, was looked
forward to as a notable event in Os-
wego society. -. 80: ,...ss i.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
PRISONERS HAVE SNAP
Greene and Gaynor Treated Like Guest.
Visitor Declares. IL


Visitor Declares. IL
Journal Special Service.
Syracuse. N. Y, Dec. liza 'Syra-
cuse. man, at present in Macon, Ca,
writing to friends here in private let
ter, says: l..'1 80 s>''
II have just been out riding with
Gaynor, who, with Greene, is in jail
here. They have a snap. Gaynor told
me he was hunting three times month
and he goes up town TO- get shaved.
Their meals are sent to them from the
Lanier hotel and they sleep in brass
beds in the Jail parlors. They went
to the county fair last week and they
go driving whenever they please. = s
"Only recently the people broke into
the JAIL looking for a ne gro that shot
a young man on the fair grounds, to
lynch him, but they had been taken to
Atlanta, and they wanted Greene and
Gaynor to make their escape. They
are looking for a new trial and expect
to be freed in a short time.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
DOOMS RAINY RIVER PLAN
Board Of Engineers Decides Channel
Project Is Too Expensive.

BY w. w. Jermane. Colorado Building,
Washington, D. G.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Secretary Taft
has sent to congress the report of
Colonel Derby, the engineer in charge
of the river and harbor work in Min
nesota, on the survey OF, the big and
little forks Of the Rainy river, with a
view to Improvement. & - :: r.
Colonel Derby recommends the i'm
prove1nent as being in the interest of
commerce, in northern Minnesota, but
the board of engineer officers; here, .af
ter reviewing his report, say the ex-
penditure of cutting a narrow channel
in these streams for the accommodate
tion of boats is not warranted. .
General Mackenzie, chief of enoi-
neers, concurs in the findings Of the
board, which probably ends the agita-
ton for this Improvement for some
time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11

noon. He first tried to hang himself,
but was Intercepted, and then tried to
kill himself on circular saw. Brood
ing over family trouble brought on in
sanity. He is prominent business
man and wealthy landowner. He was
taken to st. Cloud last evening and
will be committed to the Fergus Falls
hospital.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
Railroad Notes.

B. B. Mitchell has been, appointed traffic
manager Of the New York Central lines east
of Buffalo. He succeeds the late F. L. Pome-
roy. G. Fl. ingalls,, general freight agent of
the Big Four, succeeds Mr. Mitchell as traffic
manager west Of Buffalo - - ll3E
A meeting will be held in Chicago tomorrow
to issue q supplement to the Chicago passenger
rate Sheet which Is affected by the new differ
entail awarded the Michigan Central. The
Central was given differential last spring with
the result that two roads slashed prices and
It was withdrawn. The notice of the meeting
for tomorrow was the first intimation twin city
men have received that the Central had finally
been granted a diferential. 1'..E
Several Quebec transportation men spent the
day in the twin cities as guests of the st
Paul Transporta ton club. They are: J. Thorn
manager Of & the Quebec Transportation com
pany: G. E.. Tenney, city passenger and ticket
agent, Grand Trunk; H.: r. Bartlett, division
uperintendent of 5the Quebec Railway, Light
superintende dts the Quebec Railway, Ight
Power company: 81. Scott, auditor, Quebec
& Lake St. john Railway company w. Dion
terminal agent sof5 the Quebec 6 Lake st. JohI
Railway company Mr.. Pelletier, terminal agen1
or the Quebec Railway, Light & Power com
pany; w: Lynch treasurer. Quebec Railway
Light & Power company; J. Thompson, manager
Of the Quebec e. Lewis Ferry company, and. DR.
Le Bell, surgeon Of the Quebec Railway, Eigh
& Power company. = ; / 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11

Special to The Journal 800 a
Sank Center, Mimi, Dec. 11.-Rob-
.ert Miller, 62 years old, attempted to,
commit suicide late yesterday after
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
INSANE, TRIES TO DIE

Robert Miller Of Sank Center Foiled
in Suicide, Sent to Asylum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
FIRE In TOXIC
Presbyterian School Loses Dormitory-
No Lives Lost.

Toxic, Dec. II. Graham cottage and
the old dormitory Of, the. JOSH Gakuin
Presbyterian school for girls were de-
stroyed by fire Yesterday. The Ameri-
can and Japanese teachers and pupils
tory in process Of erection was saved.
The fire was probably Of incendiary.
origin. .. j
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-11
NEGLECTED MINE TO BE wonKrn

Special to The Journal. .sSs
Marquet te Mich, Dec. The star West
mine, in the Cascade district, owned by Corrigana
Mckinney & Co.. Of Cleveland, idle for Biz.
years, is preparing to resume operations a
Il ainload Of thirty-fve of coal and n,achin-
cry arrived at the property today One hun
died men will be given employment q