Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-16
SELLING
BOOSTS INCOME
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cannot find 1t most desirable and
profitable. to engage In the seed bust
ness on . small scaIe, In connection
with his regular farm work. It Is one
way OF selling the farm crops at o.
little greater profit than can be Sc
cured on the open market, There are
Of course the regularly established
seed houses which take care OF most
Of the demand for purse seed. In
addition, however, there Is q large.
constantly growing demand among
farmers for the opportunity to pur.
Case seed from other farmers like
themselves. During the past season
a large number of farmers advertised
home grown seeds and reported after
the season that they YER totally
unable to supply the demand for such
seed corn, seed OSts and seed pota-
toes. 4l t. la
The marketing Of the seed crop on
the farm can be followed out in one
Of two ways. First, the present es-
tablished seed houses are usually
glad to have seed grown for them
under contract il the grower Is q re.
sp0nsible man who will give them =.
high quality of product. The second
general method of marketing the crop,
Is to advertise through the farm pa
pers. or the. local press and sell in,
such quantities as desired by the ppr-t
chaser. There is, OF course, more
profit in selling direct to the pur.
chaser than by Wholesale methods.
but also more trouble and expense
In marketing. In Minnesota and WIS
consin there are regularly establish
ed ASSOCIATIONS of field crop breeders.
the members of which make q bust.
ness OF growing seed crops. These
organizations work in cooperation
with the state experiment station.
Their chief function is to dissent
natae pure-bred seed, originally tried
and sent out by the experiment sta.
ton. Some members of these asso-t
Citations both in this state and in Wis
consin sent out seed last year to all
parts of the United States and to
foreign countries as well. One corr
grower In northern Wisconsin last
year, sent seed corn to Russia and To-
South Africa in addition to sending;
ont, seed to all parts of this country.
Minnesota Is famous the country
over for growing a very high quality
of farm products, In the case Of seed
oats, seed potatoes. clover seed, I'M
fact. seed of all kinds, we do not. be-
lieye q better quality can be grown
anywhere in the United States, than
right here in Minnesota. In the case
OF seed oats and seed potatoes, south
ern growers recognize a number of
years ago the fact that If they went
north into Minnesota and introduced
fresh seed every few years, the fresh,
seed almost Invariably gave them a.
considerable increase over the yields
secured from native varieties. AT the
present time, = large portion of the.
potatoes grown in Minnesota no south
TO- Texas, Oklahoma and other south,
.ern states for seeding purposes. al,
though these potatoes are purchased
at The ordinary market price. South!
ern, buyers visit the northern market,
every season. II. the potato growers
in the, Red River. valley. Or NORTH
,ern Minnesota would either as. in,
Idividuals Or as cooperative societies,
combine in the producing of potatoes
especially suited for seed purposes, !,
they should be able In q very few
years to build up a considerable de-;
,nand 4or their seed. !
There is no question but that the
careful farmer can. build. up. quite, al
little seed business in connection
with his farming operations, provided
hhe Will be sc~onsoientioas in his efforts
and produce & quality Of product
which is worth the extra price which
must necessarily be asked to pay him
fer A the tryouAble and Fcare involved.