Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-21
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:. CROP INSPECTION UNDER :"
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BY HOP,

The department of botany OF the
Agricultural college, under the d1recr
ton of Prof. Fl. l.. Bolley, is at pres
ent conducting field crop inspection
work. This is the first Of this kind
OF work that has been done any
| where in the Northwest for the par
ticular purpose. The object OF the
work is to gain information regard
ing growers of pure bred or hleh
class seed, and to help them develop
such types of seed.
The pure seed division OF the de-
! partment is in cooperation with a
number of growers who have agreed
to plant seed plots In a manner rec
commended by the department, and
to use the types OF seed recommend
ed, properly graded, treatde and Sc
tected.
All those farmers who notify the
department, in time, that they are
growing a variety Of any kind OF high
class seed for sale as seed, may have
their fields inspected during the time
the grain il 'in head or before it Is
thrcshed from the shock. The pur-
pose of this inspection is to conduct
a rigid examination as to purity anu
type of the. grain, and TO give IN
information that the inspector is able
to give regarding the proper method
of saving the seed so that 1t Will
meet the requirements of the seed
law.
The last legislature enacted q law
: which authorized the pure seed de-
partment to carry On such field crop
inspection. 1t also authorizes the
state seed commissioner to make ar
rangements to place such seed III
bags under lead seal, either as "certl-
fed seed or as registered pedigree
seed" Anyone who has raised for
sale and wishes to have 1t certified
or registered, should correspond with
the state seed commissioner.
No seed will be sealed unless 1t
is essentially free from other varieties
OF the same kind Of seed-for in
stance, Bluestem must be Bluestem
and not a mixture of Eluestem and
Fife-Kubanka durum must be ka-
banka. not Kubanka and Bluestem or
some other variety.
With regard to the weed seeds and
v;nhility-it NEST conform to the
requirements of the pure seed law.
When seed grain is sealed in this
| manner it becomes a standard prod
! act AMI may change hands any num-
Der Of times and still reach the final
! user in such form that he may he
sure tina. he has procured the seed
! that the grower claimed to have
raised.
No ~pedigreed seed will be sealed
except that the crop be inspected In
| the. field and tested in the pure seed
laboratory. .@& ,siy
! The department will publish lists
Of al! growers Of reliable seed, which
will be sent to- any applicant. This
will be OF particular advantage to
the seedsnian of the state in build
ing up a trade in seeds Of high class.
On account Of the absolute neces-
sity of having good flax and barley
seed in. order to- get, q. good crop. the
DEPARTMENT is paying especial atten-
tiontto these, crops. s4f3 vs. 4
Prof. Bolley would be pleased to
hear from any grower Of pure bred
seeds of any kind and make arrange
ments for proper inspection and seal
ing. No grain will be sealed after
i March list of any year.
II. D. LONG.
Clerk, Departmental of Botany.
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