The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-17
SEED BUSINESS
PROFITABLE ONE
Farmers Advertising Home
Grown Seeds for Sale, I'm
able to Supply Demand.

There is no apparent reason why
any farmer who is %favorably situated,
cannot find It most desirable and
profitable to engage in the SEED bust
ness on a small scale. in connection
with his regular farm work. 1t is
one way of selling the farm crops at a
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 adj
dition. however. there is a large, con-
stantly growing demand among farm
ers for the opportunity to purchase
seed from other farmers like them
selves. During the past season a large
number of farmers advertised home
grown seeds and reported after the
season that they were totally unable
to supply the demand for such seed
corn, seed oats and seed potatoes.
The marketing at 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 If the grower is a responsible
mar who will give them a high quality
of product. The second gener4 Il meth
cd of marketing the crop is to adver-
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LEGAL press and sell in such quantities
as desired by the purchaser. There is,
of course more profit in selling direct
to the purchaser than by wholesale
methods. but also more trouble and
expense in marketing. In Minnesota
and Wisconsin there are regularly es-
tablished associations of field crop
breeders. the members of which make
a business Of growing seed crops.
Thn0o nrro n f1a ttnrc y.NN1x TO- ma ~oa~o
ton with the state experiment station.
Their chief function is to disseminate
pure-bred seed. originally tried and
sent out by the experiment station.
Some members Of these associations
both in this state and in Wisconsin
sent out seed las year to all parts of
the United States and to foreign coun-
tries as we'll. One corn grower in
northern Wisconsin last year sent seed
addition to sending u seed to all
parts Of this country.
North Dakota and Minnesota are
famous the country yer for growing
a cry high quality Of farm products.
In the case Of seed oats. seed potatoes.
clover seed. in fact. seed of all kinds.
We do NJ believe a better quality can
be grown anywhere in the United
than right here in this state. In
~ NoS VA SSVA SoSS IN SSCo pold.
tees. southern growers recognized a
of years ago the fact that il
they went north into Minnesota or Da-
kota and introduced fresh seed every
years. the fresh seed almost in
variably gave them a considerable in
crease over the Yields secured from
native varieties. At the present time
a large portion of the potatoes grown
here go south to Texas. Oklahoma and
other southern states for seeding pur-
poses. although these potatoes are
at the ordinary market
rice. Southern buyers visit the nor
thern market every season. If the po-
growers in the Red river valley or
Minnesota would either as
II dtviduals or as cooperative societies
in the producing of potatoes
suited for seed purposes.
they should he able in a very few years
to build up a considerable demand for
their seed.
There is no question but that the
farmer can build up quite a
little seed business in connection with
his farming operations. provided he
will he conscientious in his efforts and
produce n quality of product which is
the extra price which must nee
he asked to nay him for the
and ARE involved.