The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-02

The Minneapolis Journal yesterday
published the above advice. This same
advice has been given by the local
seed experts of the North Dakota A. G.
The greatest corn acreage in the his
tory of the state is anticipated this
year in North Dakota and the value
Of the results from the crop r en-
dangered because of a scarcity of seed.
The Journal says of the situation:
There is not sufficient seed corn in the
United States as a whole to put into
the ground the corn crop which is the
greatest crop of all with it's ANIMAL
valuation Of a billion dollars, and the
situation is such that in the great corn
states of the country, Iowa, Illinois,
Missouri, Nebraska and the others, the
prospect of big production has been
lessened by the seed scarcity.
MINI sota, which mas raised 50,000,-
900 to so, 900, 900 bushels in a good
year and should under favorable con-
ditions increase is acreage this year to
make possible rs, 900, 900 bushels, will
not be able to measure up to half a
normal crop. say those who have given
study to conditions, unless the farm
ers are made to realize how serious
is the situation inc to follow instruc-
tons as to seed selection and the max
ing of terminating tests.
Emergency Measures.
Eighty instructors in agriculture in
the high schools of the state have been
in session at the state experiment
farm at st. sAnthony park discussing
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and planning what is best to do.
Meanwhile the station is mailing
thousands of circulars giving the
of farmers who have more seed
corn than they need ard is urging that
other farmers able to supply any send
in their names and addresses prompt
ly, stating the quantity they cansfur-
nish. The total so far located on the
farms il vers- small compared to the
total that the state will need.
Bankers are sending out many let
ters to country banks asking that in
struction be disseminated through that
source. the Minnesota Bankers assoc
citation ha9 a letter of advice in gen.
eral circulation throughout the state,
wholesale firms are concerning Them
selves with the problem, and chamber
of commerce men have been working
on it for two weeks.
Prof. C. p. Bull, secretary of the
Minnesota Field Crop Breeders asso-
citation, of which Pres. G. w. Glotfelter
of the State Agricultural society is
the head, has been sending out warn
ings for the past two weeks and more
will go out before corn planting time.
Where corn tests only so per cent in
terminating power, or lower than that,
farmers have got to take it into ac-
count and plant accordingly, allowing
more to the acre, and instructions
must be closely followed IL the farmer
is to have assurance that his labor
will not be wasted and his crop be a
failure.
"The situation in regard to the
shortage of seed corn is serious" Pro-
fessor Bulb said. 'fThe shortage was
caused by the wet fall season of 1911.
We are urging every farmer to make
the terminating tests and to follow
the very simple directions of the agri-
cultural college.
"Corn g used normally goes into
the ground in the proportion OF one
puSnel 10 every seven acres, nut we
advise planting two bushels to every
seven acres where the test shows so
per cent termination and one and
one-haIf bushels to every seven acres
where the termination test is rs per
cent. Afterward 1t may be necessary
to thin this by leaving only four
stalks in a hill, removing the weaker
stalks. The terminating test requires
only one week and every farmer
should make IT.