Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-25
FOR BETTER GRAIN
ENTIRE STATE, WITH AssociA
TONS IN EACH COUNTY, DE-
clDED ON At CONFERENCE.
UNIVERSITY ORGANIZER
Crusade to Be Financed Out Of $1,000,
900 Fund Of Federated Grain Ex-
-. changes.-Prof. c. P. Bull Has
Work In Charge.

minneapolis organization Of
the entire state with county associa
tons for the purpose of raising i'm
proved varieties of seed grains for use
by all farmers, with Prof. C. P. Bull
secretary of the Field Crop Breeders
association, as organizer and in
spector, was decided upon at con
ference at the University of Mime
sofa College of Agriculture. The con
ference was attended by Dean A. F
Woods, A. D. Wilson, head of the ex
tension division; Prof. Andrew Boss
head-of the agronomy department
and Prof. Bull.
The statewide movement for better
seed grains, and hence larger and bet
ter crops, will be pushed by the col
lege and extension division, and the
Field Crop Breeders association will
be financed by Bert Ball of Chicago.
secretary of the Federated Grain Elk.
changes of the United States. Mr.
Ball, who has $l,O00,o00 at his disposal
to use for improving the agricultural
production of the country, was in con.
ference with Dean Woods Saturday
and then offered his support. The
college then took action and Prof. Bull
will be relieved of his duties at the
st. Anthony Park station for three
months while he organizes the state
for better seed grain production.
Associations In Every County.
In every county in the state crop
breeding associations will be formed,
through the officers of which Prof.
! Bull will carry on his work, and in each
I county sections of land will be set
aside for the cultivation of improved
varieties of seed grain, which then
will be used by the farmers in their
general planting. Graduates from the
agricultural schools at St. Anthony
Park, Morris and Crookston, and from
| the various short courses conducted by
these institutions will be organized in.
| to experimental unions to participate
| In the movement.
Speaking of the statewide cam
paign, Dean Woods said:
I'VE plan to enlarge the work OF
breeding and testing seed grains by
efecting an organization of the whole
state to which Prof. Bull will give the
next three months of his time. We
will start work in the counties of the
West Central Development association
and then branch out. The Field CroI
eede9s' association will arrange tt
carload lots of improved seed
rs and this will be used on gooC
IT'S to be conducted in every
. Jhon county associations tt
be organized under the direction O.
Prof. Bull.
To Form Experimental Unions.
| There are at present about ITO seel
breeders in the state and we hope tt
enlarge this number. Prof. Bull viii
give his entire time to the work of or
ganizing the state and inspecting O.
seeds grown, and the graduates O.
the agricultural schools and shor
courses will form experimental unions
such as in Wisconsin, for the purpose
of developing the testing and breeding
of improved seed grains.
minnesota is adapted admirably tt
raising these improved varieties, ant
that is why Mr.. Ball has chosen tt
stand for the expenses of organizing
the work. We not only-expect to sup
ply our own farmers with the hes
seed grains, but to supply other states
that want to come into the arrange
ment. The state already ships on
potatoes for seeding purposes, Min
nesota 49, corn is used in other states
for seed and the blue stem wheat is il
big demand as a seed grain. Wha
We want to do is to enlarge the worl
already carried on and produce ,
large and better stock of barley, oats
fax, wheat and in fact all grains"