The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-28
ion of disease into the soil of new

ton of disease into the soil of new
lands.
"It is evident therefore, that n of
the, chief injuries occasioned by the
wetting of the seed grain in the shock
or bin is due to the opportunity given
TO the root diseases whether OF fax,
wheat or other cereal to grow into or
innbed themselves in the seeds In such
manner that the plants which come
from such seed are Immediately at
tackled and the diseases introduced in
to the new land areas.
t"These facts, in part, help to explain
the very good crop of the present sea-
son. During the two dry seasons of
1910 and 1911 the conditions we're not
at all favorable for the development of
such parasitic fungi in the straw and
upon the seed. In 1911, in particular,
and hard and dry and there was a
comparatively small amount of disease
introduced this year with the seed. AS
a consequence, in properly worked
lands and in the new lands OF the
to make a vigorous growth very slight
ly interfeEed with by seed and root
diseases. The high quality of seed as
ISOLATED with the thoroughiy Wen
the drying out in h previous two
seasons combined to give excellent
conditions for crop growth and seed
production during this growth season
the dry Subsoi1 acting essentially as
well tile drained a
"The moral is evident. This year we
have had developed a very large crop
| of seed in all of the cereals, especially
| wheat and fax. Theme have been, how
ever, unfortunate harvest conditions
| almost uniformly throughout the state.
Especially in the eastern part of the
state rain has followed rain In such
| close succession that 1T has been diff
| cult for farmers to succeed in saving a
| very large percentage of the grain
| without having 1T subjected to mois-
ture and mould growths in the manner
, indicated. There is therefore all the
| caution with regard to selecting the
best, driest, hardest grain that each
| farmer has succeeded IN producing
Each farmer should at least save some
of the best of this grain that he has
been able to save under dry conditions
for his seed for the coming year
Furthermore, If any have been fortu-
nate in saving a considerable amount
of high quality grain under dry con.
ditions, they will prove p~enefactorS &c
their neighbors and to the state al
large IL they will save as much of this
as possible for sale to others, letting
the fact be known regarding the guam
| tity which they may ave for sale.
Caution With Regard to Threshing,
ga, word of caution in regard to the
handling of fax seed for marketing ii
L 1fCl AA1O0 "a A@@0 ~ NAAA1 GAANAO
The experience of last year teaches u;
that very many farmers lost greai
sums OF money by t~hreshing fax while
it was wet or while the atmosphere
was damp. Nature provides the fiaz
plant with a for its seeds which
| protects the seed, but after 1t is thresh,
ed and threshed damp 1t is almost i'm
possivle to get that. seed to market IL
| any large volume before 1t is spoiled
Hundreds of farmers shipped in cal
loads OF fax which was bought by con
| mission men at a very low price foI
the reason that it was damp, mould.
and spelling In the cars. ] believe 1
is safer to leave the fax we'll buncheS
or reasonably well stacked out door
throughout the entire winter than j
is to thresh it while it is wet. TIL
loss due to the seed being left in Thu
damp straw and to the heating OF thu
damp flax seed after 1t is threshed has
by the experience OF the past, beer
| found to greatly exceed that of tn
possible loss In reasonably well bunch
ed u~nthreshed straw which remain
out over winter and which was tl1reSh
ed when dry in the spring.
I'VE will be pleased to receive at tn
pure seed lahoratry samples of SEED
held for sowing purposes Ind as speed
lily as possible we will Inform you al
to it's purity and vigor of growth. AL
our rme should particularly re
member that such seeds as corn. fla,
and barley in particular cannot stand
being frosted in the presence of mois.
ture."