The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-26
SEED GROWERS CONTEST
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on purity and termination perfected
SO that all the exhibits can be placed
on the opening day, and the prizes
awarded on the opening of the second
day. All exhibits are to be judged
by three separate judges-a Judge on
purity, a judge on termination, and a
field judge. These judges 10 not know
the names of the exhibitor. All such
seed samples should be mailed or ex-
press prepaid in care Of the depart
ment of botany, North Dakota Agri-
cultural college, North Dakota.
THE object of the founders of this
improved seed growers association is
to bring the grower of good seeds and
the users and dealers in good seeds
into close association or cooperation.
All parties interested should send or
write for premium list and entry
blanks. -
A secretary, I also extend an in
Vitation to n person, firm or COR
ppration that may be interested in the
belief that improved quality Of seed
raised for selling purposes as seed
indicates one of the chief hopes for
better Or improved agriculture, to aid
the beginning of this seed growers
organization by offering n appro-
PIRATE prize Or prize monies upon any
variety or class Of seeds which they
may be Interested in. 1t is the hope
Of this organization hat there will
eventually be local branch organiza-
tons in every county and township in
the state. For this reason, any citizen
who believes that the organization is
a good thing will certainly largely help
1t along by offering a prize to the per-
son in his w county who is able to
carry off the highest number of points,
for his county, in this pure or improv-
ed seed contest.
This Is not primarily a begging cir
cular, it Is simply an attempt to call
h attention, both Of the grower and
the man who wishes to help, that the
time is now ripe for a real movement
towards procuring better standardized
seeds. for planting purposes, and many
ara interested in it. For example, I
take liberty. Of quoting a paragraph
from q letter Of one of the donors Of
fering prizes on wheat: .
LAS to dividing the prize money
which we offer this year, I remommend
that $50 be used for first, second and
third prizes, and that a $50 silver u
be given as a sweepstake prize on the
marquis, blue stem and fife varieties.
We want to give the $50 silver cup
outright to become the property of the
winner this year. If your organiza-
ton succeeds along the lines you have
indicated, it will be our pleasure to
furnish much more liberal prizes next
year. r
"This very liberal cash prize and
cup is for any farmer in the state
Of North Dakota to try at.
II may add that another firm has
been equally liberal in providing a
sweepstake prize to apply for Cass
county on wheats, and that another
firm has supplied a fine piece Of ma
chinery to apply on oats IN Barnes
county. The Commercial club of Far
on hoa alien a Vf1 n oaH for q worry Cnln1-
did prize Upon the best collection Of
seeds and stock used in gardening
i.open to any contestant.
zone of the leading agricultural
newspapers Of the northwest has in
structed US to put them down for a.
years subscription to be given to each
and every winner of the first, second
and third prizes in any lot, and
other Of the leading papers Of the
northwest has instructed us to put
them down for a Sterling silver cup to
be placed on any variety as may seem
most desirable, and another n has
instructed us to place a$15 cash prize
on each Of three separate classes.
II hope the members Of the organiza-
ton, and the farmers especially, will
appreciate the purpose of these do
nations and make their exhibits char
acteristic of the seed which they have
for sale. There is no desire to give
prizes to someone VINO IS just hunting
for a prize, but there is a desire, o
the part of almost every business mar
in the northwest, to furnish funds to
locate good seed which has been
grown and saved suitably for sowing
purposes.
I'm all there will be over $1,000 in
cash prizes offered for seeds which.
will grow by growers who have seed
to sell. Get ready to win some of
these.
The constitution and by laws and
other information referring to this or
ganization will be sent to any appii-
cant.
let us make the North Dakota.
Improved Seed Growers association
the biggest, single, active. accurate
workers organization in the north
west. Send for early blanks now.
Address:
eH. l.. BOLLEY. secy-Treas.
IN. ID. Improved Seed Growers. assoc
ciation,. Agricultural College. N. d.