Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-09
plan FOR BFTTFRINC SEED GRAIN
CHAMBERLAIN SUGGESTS THAT ELEVATOR
len SELECT IT FROM THE CHOICEST FOR THE GROWER

Brbokings, s. D., Aug 2S.-Prof. A.
Chamberlain, superintendent OF
arm institutes has sent to the farmers
|evatorS of the state the following
liter:
I am trying to work out plan for
he betterment OF the variety and
1ality OF the different kinds OF seed
rains sown and planted In this state.
have studied the matter pretty seri-
nsly during the past three years. and
lille the Seed Train Specials. and the
farmers Institutes are accomplishing
DmethfHg In this fine, have conclud-
that We reach the farmer either at
Ae season Of the year when he is most
different about the matter, that 10
Il the Institute In the winter time, or
he with the Seed Special Train 80
BAR the time Of seeding that he hasn't
me to change his seed II he desired
II do SO, and sometimes doesn't feel
1ble to do 50 at that time. In study
- this subject 1t occurred to me that
~ We could get the Elevator men In
he state to take hold Of the matter
rinc the marketing season In the
I'D We might accomplish something
pre than we have been accomplish
- along this line. With that object
FL view / wrote G. W. Van Dusen 4
-. a letter asking them whether or
3ot my plan would be feasible and re-
lived an immediate reply advising me
that 1t was perfectly so. and they
thought | had better come to Mime
Enpolis and take 1t up with the line
Elevator companies. Accordingly /
Went to Minneapolis last Saturday and
arranged . meeting with the repre-
6entatives. OF the leading companies
operating from there, for Monday af-
ternoon. We had representatives OF
nbout twenty or twenty-five houses
present, or expressed by others where
they could not be there, and that meet
ing appointed committee consisting
of Mr. Yates of the Van Dusen Co., Mr..
Mortz of the Atlas Co. Mr.. Mcmillan
of think the Mcmillan CO., Mr.. Nc
Caull of the McCaull- Webster, and Mr..
5Durant of the Grain Bulletin to work
out few of the smaller details, and
take 1t up with all Of the line elevator
operating In this state and
ascertain who would cooperate with
them in the work.
Roughly outlined, the plan is this:
Each elevator at station would de-
vote one bin to one variety of seed
grain. The managers Of the houses
of this station would get together and
after consultation determine what
variety OF each kind of grain was the
most profitable to grow in that vicini-
ty Having done this they would unite
to induce the farmers to grow this par
ticular variety. For instance in this
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son oat, or sometimes called the Little
Yellow Russian, but all the same lit
tie early yellow oat has been very
much the best yislder for q series OF
years. In the experiments conducted
BY this station they have given an
average Of twenty bushels per acre
more each year for seven years. than
any other variety In the test. One
year of these seven the late oats beat
them, but on tho seven year average
they have an annual average OF twenty
bushels more to the acre. This Is
about the condition all over this state
where they are properly put in, and
sown early. The managers at the local
station would determine what kind Of
seed grain each house was to handle,
one taking oats, another barley. an
other probably macaron1 wheat, an
other blue stem wheat, or possibly in
some localities 1t would be velvet chan
instead of macaroni, while in others
1t would be johnson wheat, but OWN.
to the fact that these two varieties
Of velvet chan and Johnson wheat are
70 Disseminated against by the millers
and / think ct least to certain ex-
tent Justly, II 10 question whether
It Is more profitable to grow them thar
blue stem in q very large proportion
Of the territory In this state. Condi-
lions, however, vary in the state and
the local managers will have to work
this out as these conditions to them
seem to demand for best and most
profitable results to the farmers. In
some localities OF the state one house
would probably handle fax. After hav-
ing determined what kind OF grain
each house was to handle, they would
then ascertain what farmers in that