The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-07-12
SHORT COURSE FOR
TESTING OF SEED
seedmen, High School Agriculturists
And Public School Teachers To
Attend
AT UNIVERSITY FARM JULY 81
Farmers Also Invited to Study Seed
Testing Problems Under The
New Law ~

st. Paul Minn., July ia seed
testing short course made desirable
by the Minnesota Seed Law which
went into effect July l, will be Offer
ed at University Farm, St. Paul, dur
ing the week Of July q. This course
will be OF special advantage to seed
men and to teachers who wish to give
such courses in Agricultural or other
high schools or in fact in any schools
In Minnesota or ABIDING states, and
will be given by Professor Oswald,
in charge of the Seed Laboratory.
This short course is milestone in
the development of seed testing.
Three years ago the University De-
partment of Agriculture made spec
the seed laboratory of the United
States Department of Agriculture at
Washington D. G. Since that time it
has established small laboratory
and made over 5000 free seed tests
under Professor Oswald's direction.
The new seed law proving free tests
for all applicants necessitates the
equipment of larger laboratory
which will be one of the best in this
country. Those who wish to acquaint
themselves with methods in this line
of work will have the benefit of the
best laboratory facilities and the ex-
perience gained in teaching this
work to students in the College and
&. School of Agriculture. butFthe meth
DDS taught will be so simple that they
require little or no equiment not al
ready available at any school, farm
or seed house.
Although it may not be possible
for many farmers to come to the
University Farm at this season, they
will be given instruction at the win
ter short course and on other oc-
,casions later. The presence of many
teachers at University Farm for the
summer session makes this very
favorable time to instruct those who
wish to introduce seed testing in
struction into the schools attended
by farmers children.
This law requires that agricul-
tural seeds sold OR exposed for sale
in Minnesota, bear labels presenting
certain information. 1t does not pro-
hibit the sale of impure or inferior
seeds, but it does provide that such
seed shall carry notice to the buyer
of it's inferiority. This is q valuable
protection both to the farmer and to
the honest scotsman who does not
wish to be exposed to the unfair
competition of the dealer in low
grade goods.
The law provides for:
CD The accurate labelling of all
agricultural seeds in lots of one
pound or more.
(2) The free testing of seeds for
any resient of the State.
60 The inspection of seed sold in
the markets of this State and the
publication of the results.
90 The enforcement of the law
and penalties for the violation of the
same.
1t is required in the law that the
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment
Station shall inspect agricultural
seed" sold or offered for sale in this
State at such time and place as it
may desire. Agents are also to be ap-
pointed to make such inspection and
to collect samples Of any lot or lots
Il seed desired, the current value of
such seed being paid for the sample.
These collections will be made in
such manner as to insure fair,
representative sample of the lot ex-
amined. Sealed duplicate samples
will be taken so as to insure unifor-
nifty of samples. Owners of the seed
examined will be given the oppor-
tunity to accompany the agent while
making the collection.
The results made on samples sent
in for testing are for private use only
and are In no way guarantee of
the lot from which the sample was
taken; nor can they at any time be
used by any person or firm for adj
vertising purposes. The reports are
presumably accurate only for the
sample which has been submitted
and obviously cannot guarantee that
the sample is representative of. the
whole lot from which it was taken.
The Laboratory will refuse to make
tests for persons or corporations who
In any way use the results for adj
vertiSing.