The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-22
AN APPEAL TO
N. D. DRUGGISTS
PROF. II. L. 5oLLEY ASKS AS
sIsTANcE IN SAVING THE FLAX
CROP OF NORTH DAKOTA
SENDS CIRCULAR LETTER TO
ALL DRUGGISTS.

Professor Bolley, the botanist of the
North Dakota agricultural experiment
station and state seed commissioner,
has sent out the following circular let
ter to all druggists in North Dakota
in modified form and 1t is being sent
to all farm implement dealers and
hardware dealers.
Accompanying it, is sent press bull
letin Al, which discusses how the diff
ferent businesses of the northwest can
help save the fax crop
The interesting feature Of this cir
cular to northwestern readers is that
the flax circulars published by the
North Dakota station will be sent free
to any person interested in the fax
crop, and the department of botany of
the North Dakota Agricultural college
will be pleased to answer correspond
e1lce regarding any matters pertaining
to fax seed and flax seed production,
whether the correspondent be a resi-
dent of North Dakota or not
To the North Dakota Druggists: We
are addressing this letter to you in the
hope that we may enlist your aid in an
effort to save the fax crop TO the
state of North Dakota and to induce
farmers to make better effort against
the constant deterioration in other
crops. The deterioration of the flax
crop and that of the wheat crop and
other cereal crops is, in a large way,
Que to the Introduction of root dis
eases with the seed sown. Under
standing this, you will understand the
necessity of proper seed disinfection.
This department of the experiment
station has, during the present year,
distributed many circulars dealing with
treating and disinfecting seed grain.
Now is the particular time of the
year to impress the farmer with the
necessity Of doing this work. A nice
window display in each of your places
Of business will not only bring you
trade but will prove of much worth to
the farming public, and secondarily to
business in general. Every farmer who
treats his seed grain will have more
money to spend in your town the fol-
lowing year
I hope that I may interest you in
this work and that you will keep a
good stock of standard formaldehyde,
available, and help us in getting the
lnIOTIHdIIOu. 10 the IdLHlSES. we VIII
be- glad to send you circulars telling
how to make use of the formaldehyde,
and if you could make use of them by
distributing them to farmers, will be
glad to furnish any number you wish.
We would like to have every farmer in
the state on our mailing list to re-
ceive our bulletins and would deem
it a favor Ii you would send us list
Of farmers whom you thing ought to
have them.
IL the hardware men in your town
Go not handle the compressed air
sprayer suitable for spraying formal
dehyde upon fax seed, you will flnd ii
to your advantage 10 accept an agency
for some good sprayer and think II
would be appreciated by your farmer
| friends. Ac.
Hoping that you will take an inter-
est in this matter and send us good
list of farmers whom you think should
be interested in seed treatment, and
that you will write us concerning any
matters upon which We can aid you,
I am, Respectfully,
H. L. Bolley, Botanist,
Agricultural College. North Dakota.