Gunnison news-champion., 1911-08-04
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ssiie kss sssessl crop So sssd 81 a
pro6ssble kssse. Mr. Pvsssos las
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ssase yesss This has krss d. 10
the fsct that care has tssea tsksn and
farther shss Mr. Pressoa's wAsa =
true ~ syB~, pure aud tse q
other sseds IL con he AsVsaded
upon and Gill give good sad Sssss e
crops.
Mr. Chss Wetzler If Fort C<Al us
obtssaed soaae Csliiosnsa Fssd tar-
ley from the Coiorsdo EApsssm
ststsoR two years ago. lie 70 ~ hg
pains 10 keep this STRAIN psss, end
!a~s wear he sold every BIT a hes ley
that he had TO spare, for sssd pur-
poss~, ss 80 per cwt., whsa sar-
ket barley was selling from eiW 10
el25.
Mr. L. r. Bliss Of Gssslsg has
taken stscial pains 10 hsnd ssasei a
certain strain of White Rssssss 3 de
Oats. Mr. Bliss has % iaesosed
this grain that ii ostyields ~ som
mon White Russian, sad tks oase he
has taken Of it keeps his strain pare
He has had no trouble in ss)liaG all
he had TO spare at pr.css 50 ~ Sent
better than the general msrka eould
offer fos first quality osts. NJ. Bliss
could have sold many si.ss Lis
present crop il he had he'd s~licient I
TO supply the demand
Many growers in the l.oa1nont
district have ssken spesisl psias 10
select strsins Of Defiance sAeat
which originally came from ~ Ex-
pertinent Ssstion.
These lllsstrstions have bssa used
simply bscssse they point ~ way
TO whst con be done by gvesAss care
in sslectiAG seeds. 1t wosh na do
for every isrDes 10 BE- . spscislst
I psrhaps, " ~ s,lscsisa u sAeat
sssd 1as ths spsoiai psrpnss Of se T.
iaG whssA sssl, bss - Issst evesy
fsr@es cosId pick o~s some Greg
which his farm 10 sspsci.lly sdaptsl
for growing, and take spscial paius
TO hand seIsct sno~eh 10 plant Q
seed patch. He cosld plant his
general crop from THE seed patcA
and keep up the hssd selection %
plant new ssed patches. In thu
way, the farmer woSld no, only -
prove his grain, but he wosld keep
his strains psre and could sell bin
entire excess for good prices fos
seed. Even il he could not sell The
excess for sod. the increased valss
upon the market, doe 10 the fact thsa
a pure strain Was grown, and thaa
the grain was free from foreign
matter, such ~ weeds, other graiRs,
or different kinds of similar grains.
would increase the value of his pro-
duct enough to pay for the expense
he would be obliged TO incur in or
der TO have his grain clean.
Now 10 the time that such WORK
must be done on grains for the conn.,
ing year. The Colorado Expert
ment Station, Department of Agron-
omy and the Colorado Grain and
Seed Growers Association are en-
deavoring 10 get a list Of all parties
who are doing such work. no matter
what Kind of farm seeds they are
working with. If we could get rid
Of weeds and grain mixtures, we
could increase the value of Colorado
grain crops alone. about 40 per cent
at the present time.
Are vou going to help in this in
creased production and value? A
letter addressed to the secretary Of
the Colorado Grain and Seed Grow
ers Association, Fort Collins, Colo
RADIO, or to the Aeronomist of tbe
Colorado Experiment Station, viii
bring full particulars. The Colo
RADIO Grain and Seed Growers Asso-
citation desires 10 maintain a regis-