The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-14

similar list of all those farmers who
have any kind Of seed of high quality
Tor sale for seed purposes and TO fur
nish this list TO those who ask for
that particular kind of seed. For ex-
ample. IL farmers have timothy seed
Tor sale and will list the same with
the pure seed laboratory, those who
| wish to buy timothy seed will be fur
nisned this list on inquiry and they
may correspond with those parties
who have the timothy seed for sale.
This applies to wheat, oats. barley.
corn and other seeds. but Of course the
seed laboratory will not expect to place
! on this list anything but seeds of high
quality. Those who have seeds of
high quality which they are saving for
seed purposes should send a sample to
the laboratory and state how much
they have which they intend TO keen
for sale as seed and this will prove n
matter of Importance not only to
themselves, but to those who are In
ferested In the purchase or sale OF
seeds for sowing purposes.
Professor Bolley was at Bismarck
during Fargo day and spent consider
able time looking over the seed ex-
htbtts and especially those Of the flax
exhibits. He reports that the Indus
trial exposition is to be considered
a nne success and no doubt many ex-
hibits would have been much better
prepared and of higher quality n
there had been more time available.
He thinks 1t IL evident that many of
those who prepared exhibits Of no.
tatoes, corn, flax and other crops for
show purposes do not recognize how
important II Is that the products which
they show should be Of uniform char
acter rather than OF large or mon
strous size. For example, a rnonstrous
squash is Of little value for food pur-
poses, but q number of Hubbard
squashes OF uniform size and maturity
represent good show product. A
beet Weighing thirty or forty pounds
may have little value either for COW
food or human consumption. but an
exhibit OF number Of beets of even
form and quality. just suited for the
purpose for which they are exhibited
whether for table use or for cattle
feed, are seldom seen at a Fair. So
with potatoes; this state raises the
finest ear.y Ohio potatoes that the
world has ever produced, but IL is sell
dom that one ever sees more than
four or five potatoes OF the same size
and shape In an individual exhibit. II
Is also evident in the selection OF
corn that farmers who have sent other
exhibits have not sent the best corn
they have by any means. Very often
they are selecting only for large
stalks and ears. regardless OF ma
turity and evenness Of form. Ten
good ears Of even shape thoroughly
matured, proper grain form are worth
more to demonstrate that a region
can produce corn, than bushels Of ears
OF all shapes and sizes and grades OF
maturity. In regard to flax, he was
surprised TO flnd that a good many ex-
hibitors exhibited bundles OF flax
which were not only thoroughly rusted
In many cases, but in some cases aH
high as 30 to 30 per cent of the
straws present In the bundles vera
sick with wilt, showing that the farm
ers who were making the exhibits
have not learned that these very de-
structive diseases are or they would
not be proud of our farmers are not
apt to show their products at the fairs
which 10 an unfortunate condition.
II is probably true that there Is not
q township in the state but couId
furnish much better corn thar has
yet been shown at any OF the faira.
II certainly would be not trouble 10
fnd any quantity of corn lying south
81 the Northern Pacific railroad In al
most every school district, which
would excel the corn as shown in any
81 the exhibits which have as vet
been made. IL those who know how
10 raise good crops would take an
interest in the fairs and exhibits and
carefully prepare their stuff for ex-
hibit In the same sense as a sheen
man prepares his sheep for exhibit or
10 horsemen prepares his horse for
exhibit, they would prove a great
benefit TO their communities and too.
The state by the object lesson which
hey would present to their neighbors.