The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-06
MANY SPECIAL
PRIZES OFFERED
PURE SEED CONTEST HAS A BIG
ARRAY OF PREMIUMS ASIDE
FROM THE REGULAR CASH
PRIZES THAT ARE OFFERED
FOR THE OCCASION.

Aside from the regular cash prizes
given at the North Dakota Improved
Seed contest, which, essentially, az
ford one or more good cash prizes Tor
every kind of seed which Is grown In
North Dakota, there are some spec1al
prizes which are worthy OF particular
notice. The men who have been so
generous in their efforts to help along
the development of a type of work,
which, in it's nature, must appeal to
every one as one Of great importance,
are to be complimented. There can
be slight improvement in agriculture
which may be permanent, unless
there is some plan of maintalnlng the
quality Of seed. The North Dakota
improved Seed Growers association Is
a definite organization for the IT.
pose Of establishing standards Of our
ity and strength for pedigreed and I'M
proyed seed and for the purpose or
helping those who wish to buy n
use good seeds, to get In touch with
the men who know how to deVelop
such seeds.
Each one of the standard crops has
been favored with a valuable special
prize as follows: In the wheats. be-
sides the cash prizes offered, WI
splendid trophy cups are offered. n
for Kubanka wheat by The toulds
Milling CO. of Cincinnati and Chicago.
Secretary Bolley states that this COM
pany has had q specially designed cup
prepared for the purpose, which ls
very attractive, the actual cost OF
which was $S5, the engraving ak1n
a further additional cost of, approx
mately, SIS. The purpose in giving this
cup is to help develop the growing or
durum wheat because their industry
largely depends upon high quality
durum for it's existence.
The Russell Miller Milling co. have
offered a splendid trophy cup to be
awarded to the winner of the highest
number Of points in the Scotch fife,
bluestem and marquis contest. Mr.
Helm, in donating this cup, says he
does so because their type Of milling
work depends very 1or ,lts
reputation upon high-class bred
wheats and they are particularly. In
terested in bluestem, Scotch fife and
marquis. In the oat class, class II, Mr..
Holland OF Nome, N. D., furnishes one
Of his l@test model wild oat cleaners.
a. machine which he claims Will re-
move wild oats from tame oats, a ma
chine many farmers have found to be
excellent for use in preparing seed
oats. This special prize goes to Barnes
county, to any mar who shows an ex,
! hibit Of tame oats that includes no
| wild bats and, at the same time. wins
the, highest score for quality.
The PerIn-AnDOy CneLuhCai 10 "a
| New York, whose business is the man
ufacture and distribution of Tornado
hyde and other sorts Of disinfectants,
used in farm cropping WORK. present
a 500 sterling silver cup to the win
ner of the highest number Of points
In the oat competition. Amy variety
may enter this competition.
For Cass county there Is a special
cash prize for wheat growers. Tween
ty-fve dollars in cash goes to the
winner of the highest number OF
points in purity and termination and
commercial value for Scotch fife. blue
stem or marquis wheat raised in Cass
county. This valuable prize Is offered
by the Fargo Roller mills.
All those entering any of these con-
tests must forward a full peck oil
grain so that it will reach the agricuI-
tural college by Tan Is to be tested
for purity and termination.