Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-23

manner our consular representa-
tivcs abroad have always been active
In looking cut for new and valuable
plants 90 be- introduced IN this coun-
try, and many at our most important
farm products have been introduced
through this channel
Missionaries ana others who leave
this country to make temporary or
permanent homes iu foreign countries
are constantly cailing on this govern
mvnt e. send them seeds of tuNurit"
plants aud vegetables.
George Washington. Benjamin
Franklin. Thomas jefferson aud 9th
cr early statesmen were WtiVc INA
the distribution ot seeds ana the pro-
mitigation Of agricultural information.
In the early DAYS of the government
President Washington WAS an cnthus-
iastic patrcu of agricultural fairs held
lat Georgetown and other nearby
places GA Maryland and Virginia.
In the early 30's of the last century
agricultural Journals became very
active in the distribution Of seeds TO
their readers.
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80 the distribution of seeds through
| government agency was In 1888, when
tho commissioner OF patents Uhere
was no agricultural department at
/ that timer secured an appropriations
Of 81 600 10 collect agricultural In
| formation for the people. few
seeds we're distributed in a small way
! Appropriations were gradually in'
creased. Farmers bulletins WRITER
by leading farmers themselves wcrt
collected aud distributed.
In iSG2 the bureau OF agriculture
was established. This later grew into
tho cabinet department
In 1865 the sum OF S6i.000 WA
appropriated for the purpose of col
lcctIng and distributing seed. IL
1857 the annual appropriation foi
this purpose was Increased To til5,
OO0. In 1870 only $4,000 was allow
ed Tor this purpose. But In 1851 th
appropriation was again Increased I,
500. 600 ln 1905 the annual ap
preparation had been increased I,
&2g0 Oun Through various economic
ana better system the appropriation
has been reduced 20 s23f.o0O thong
more and better seed are being sen
I out
Department officials admit that ~
+ To- five or six Years ago the seed
, sent out hy IN, bureau were not AL
Z ways reliable, and often did not Civ
- sntsfactiou For this reason the cus
r. tom or service was often severed
4 criticized ia some quarters This con
I ditiun Is said 10 have been the rosu
4 OF leaving the collection of seed an
4 their distribution in the hands OF cor
4 TRACTORS
But an these matters have bee
q taken n charge bag expert official
y and when seeds ARE sent out now
n - known that they are thoroughly =,
liable.
4 Many OF the seeds sent out al
h grown for the department 10y coi
tractlns growers who plant ruluNu
. ana gather under the personal dire
tlon OF department experts Nv,
q. these seed. however. ave finally r.
"a ipcttd N they DO not tost out ln n
b. Laboratories ana on the goNcrnmcI
'- farm al Arlington.
Each congressman nud senator
IA allowed 90 600 packages oi Vegetah
and 3.n0n packages of flower see
r. Bach package contains five packe
n holding the different varieties of see
m The secretary of agriculture ~ a
ii lowed one-siNth of the entire suppl
r. nud he distributes his share pref
~ much as do The congressman ana 81"
to Htors
" 10 supply the entire demand =
ID quigos about csc tons OF seed snnu,