Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1912-03-22
"REWARE THE SEED BOUGHT
FROM MAIL ORDER HOUSE,
SAYS PROF. II. L. BoLLEY

VrnG Z ~ lite SEED BOUGHT
FROM MAIL ORDER HOUSE."
SAYS PROF. II. L. BoLLEY
Professor H. L. Bolley Of the Agri-
cultural College has sent out the fol-
y lowing bulletins.
A number Of farmers and local deal
ers are buying seeds from seed houses
outside the state Of North Dakota.
Some of these tseedmen are not as
careful with regard to the seeds which
they submit in this mail order bust
ness as they are of the seeds which
are shipped direct to and kept in
stock by dealers within the state, sub
ject to inspection.
To illustrate this point i quote a
portion of a letter lately received in
this office: ...s. g.. & t,,$s: \;
Washburn, N. D., Feb. 13, 1912.-
Dear Sir: I am sending you sample
of alfalfa seed under another cover.
I bought 300 pounds of this from For
sythe, Mont, and intend seeding thir-
ty acres myself. I expect to send for
more seed from the same firm if it is
good. for my neighbors. This test
will do for all of u.s. ~. "A
MY answer was in part as follows:
Dear Sir: Referring to our record
No. 7,016, your alfalfa, am very sor-
! ry that you did not have this tested
, before you bought it. This sample is
illegal for sale or distribution in the
state of North Dakota. The foreign
! seed present is the small seeded alfal-
ia dodder. In one.sixth of an ounce
there were fourteen seeds of this dod-
der, SO that on the average there would
be over seenty-fve seeds per ounce.
| This sample is also of rather low
termination, giving only "a per cent
with II per cent of actual dead seeds.
IF farmers buy from seed houses
outside of the state where we have no
authority to inspect, they should take
special care. However, if you will
give me the name of such firms I
think that I will be able to get them to
do a better business in this state.'' /:
The lesson is obvious If farmers
contemplate buying seeds from mail
order houses, they should insist son
having liberal: samples submitted, and
should either test them themselves or
submit them to the pure seed Iabora.
tory before they purchase and after
they receive the supply as ordered. H.
u Rolley, botanist and state seed com
missioner, Agricultural College; Nd
/ call attention of the seed dealers
of the state to the fact that our in
spectors are finding out that a number
Of the elevator men and various deal
ers In seeds in the; smaller towns are
not properly conforming to the label
ing clause OF the North Dakota pure
seed law. Il .z$ s!
The requir uirement Is very simple and
persons violating this feature Of the
law lay themselves liable to the penal
ties laid down by Sec. 5. s5}:5.: g}s:$ :s.s
/ also call attention of local dealers
who sell seeds by sample and who
procure seed from wholesale houses
outside Of the state to the fact that
| it would be wise for themsto insist on
these seedsmen sending them liberal
samples of the seeds which they in
tend to buy The dealers chould eth
er examine these samples very care.
fully themselves, or have them tested
at the pure seed laboratory before
they order seeds to sell to; others. You
and you alone will be held responsible,
IL the seeds SO sold shall violate the
pure seed law. The law is SO worded
however, that il the local dealer makes
a proper contract with the seedsmen5
Eaboye mentioned it will be necessary
1 for that seedsmen to meet all the re-
/ quirements ofslaW before he can col
lect on shipments of illegal seeds Sor
seeds which do not meet the contract.
y Copies Of this law and other infor-
nation will be sent on application.
sH. Z. Bolley, botanist and state seed
commits ioner, ricultural College, N.
D.
BIG FIRE AT DonNYHRook
Donnybrook, N. d, March 22Fire
Saturda totally destroyed w. IA. sher.