American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-02-25

DlsCusslon Of this important work
must necessarily involve the COM
mercia- advantages secured by its
adoption. Many of our good citizens
VIII say, pure seed sounds alright
but isn't practical, the sentiment is
there but the money is not" There
fore in bringing up this question of
pure seed | propose to deal with the
question from a practical standpoint.
You all know that if you grow
scrub livestock and continually al
lowed these scrubs to breed. with
out selection for improvement on
your part that your type of stock
would retrogress instead Of progress.
10 overcome this you all as a con-
sequence seek a better bull or a bet
ter stallion. or a better ram, in or
der to improve your live stock. Now
isn't it just as logical to say that
the different types of grains can
be improved in a similar manner.
AS long as YOU grow mixed or mon
gre grains. grains OF unknown
breeding, and those that are not ac-
climated to your particular section.
just hat long will the miller and
manufacturer of cereal products be
disss tisfied.
Just recently the following ques-
ton came to the university from an
eastern miller. why are the west
ern grains deteriorating in quality?"
This question came as the result of
the difficulty encountered in blend
ing our western grains with the east
ern fol the manufacture of a we'll
balanced flour. Western wheat has
always been sought after, and the
question arises, are we going back
ward? Quality has been sacrificed
for qauntity. The softer, lighter
%colored. grains seem to produce more
to the acre than the harder wheats
of higher protein content
If We continue growing this in
ferior wheat we must suffer the
consequences of taking lower prices
for an inferior product from an in
ferior market. The only way to get
back the prestige once held is to
grow high quality, high yielding
wheat that will give satisfaction.
Kansas produces more wheat than
any other state in the union, and toe
it is one Of the leaders in flour pro-
ductlon. It's success has been due
largely to the fact that it grew
wheats which the markets demanded
In it's case the turkey wheats were
by far the most important wheat
grown. OF course, different local
err strain to grow is one adapted to
tiles have peculiarities and the prop
those pecularities and one which at
the same time combines quality and
high productive power.
Minnesota, today as a result of it's
very progressive seed growers asso-
Citations has increased it's wheat pro-
ductiOn several bushel per acre. And
it was all accomplished by the right
kind of breeding and selection In
Minnesota, as in Kansas, the expert
ment station started the work The
farmers in turn took it up, aided by
the scientific information from the
station, soon succeeded in establish
ing a worthy enterprise. They grew
pure seed because it paid.
Larger crops invariably the re-
suit of uniform soil, acclimatization
and timely preparation Of the seed
bed. A uniform field of grain har-
vests easier, threshes easier and
the finished product sells much
more readily and for a higher price.
the ear marks of good quality are
for instance, in wheat, high protein
content plumpness, good weight,
and uniformity in color, size, shape
and condition, A starchy wheat is
always lighter than a high protein
wheat. Freedom from weed seed,
smut, and in fact, freedom from
everything but just good sound
wheat, is always desired. To get
good seed you must plant good seed,
If you can not get it from your
grow it yourself and sell him some.
Every seed you plant must be able
to reproduce itself in its progeny.
| Some will be better and some will
not be so good. But if you know
that your seed has the name of high
quality stamped on it by its past
record, you have a right to expect
that it will by proper planting re-
produce itself and if the selection
is rigid improve itself.
The ideas involved in community
livestock breeding can we'll be APP
piled to pure seed growing. Once
the market learns where to obtain
good high quality products, that par
ticular section where these products
are grown, has a prestige, the value
of which can not be ove estimated
You have no doubt heard of the
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