The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-04-16

~ PRACTICAL Demonstration and Die
cussion Of How to Establish q Sin.
Gle Variety Of Each Kind Of Grain
Best Adapted to the Soil and Gil.
mate Of the County.
1t has been demonstrated a great
many times that unless a man &C.
tually does things for himself that It
Will not do q great deal Of good mere.
~ to tell him or have him read about
now to do 1t. This actual demonstra.
ton is the main recommendation uf
the Crop Improvement Committee
working through the county farm
bureaus to be added to the old idea of
institute lecturing which is all very
well In its way, but which is grad.
uaily being set aside for practical
demonstration by the farmer himself.
Inc program suggested for the next
lew weeks before seeding time IL
somewhat as follows.
A Single Variety.
1.-The best type Of corn, oats, bar.
icy and wheat adapted to the soil and
climate of the county. Demonstra.
lions and discussions led by the State
experiment Station. II IL is found i'm
possible to secure an agronomy pro-
lessor, insist that he send you sam.
Pies Of the grain which he recon.
mends for your territory and have the
subject led by the best grain growers
In your section as to the merits of
this type, so that all will agree that
preferably one type may be selected
to be grown by all, so that ultimately
1t may be had in carloads free from
mixtures and weed seeds.
termination Tests.
determination tests with Blotter
and Rag Doll testers. Demonstra-
lions and discussions led by the sup
erintendent Of the county schools, by
members of the Boys Corn Club or
by the seed selection committee which
is established under the farm bu.
reau. This demonstration should be
started week before the meeting,
and samples of fair types of every
kind of grain be shown actually ger
minated in the Blotting-paper, Rag
Doll or termination Box testers. In
this connection, the committee should
be enlarged SO that every school dis
trict is taken care of, so that dem.
onstration may be made for every
farmer, certificate being given him
showing the seed condition of his
grain, and a tabulation made from ev-
cry school district and published in
the county newspapers. just prior to
the date Of a meeting to be held
later on.
The Crop Improvement Committee
Of Chicago will supply the blank Ger.
tificates free and will also furnish
Blotters and Rag Dolls at cost. II
you prefer to make your own testers,
either blotter or cloth, they will give
you careful directions.
Eradicate Foul Seeds.
III.-Purity tests. The mixed con.
dition of all our grains is something
deplorable and it will be impossible
to grow thoroughbred seeds until
weeds and mixtures are eliminated.
There is a good laboratory at your
agricultural college, and If you will
write the dean he will no doubt send
some one to demonstrate a practical
method of selecting pure type and he
will also tell you how to combat dan.
gerous weeds.
Tanning the Seed Grains.
IV.-Fanning and cleaning of seeds.
The manufacturers of tanning and
machinery are generally will
ling, through their local agents, to
give practical demonstrations to show
now to fan and re-fan, until every
thing is removed from your seed grain
except the plumpest and most ROBUST
seeds. This can often be done in the
nature Of contest, and the work
should be done by spectators rather
than experts. You should have each
bring a sack of grain, and
grain show so arranged would add to
the interest.
Grain Diseases.
V.-The treatment of grain diseases,
smut. Demonstrations with
by sprinkling, by dip.
ping or by machines, also hot water
for smut not affected by
Ask the dean of your
college to send some one who will
demonstrate this and show the i'm.
portance Of doing it properly.
Selling on It's Merits.
V1.-Demonstrations by your state
department showing the advantages
Of selling your surplus grain by grad.
ing on its merits. This subject should
be followed by discussion of how to
keep from mixing all kinds of grain,
good, bad and Indifferent, into the
same bin at the elevator. This can be
by your seed committee
and plan made whereby each differ.
ent grade may be marketed systemat.
cally, so that inferior grades may not
be mixed In. It is obvious that this
work cannot be done at the latest
minute when there is a line of urgent
lrivers waiting to dump at the ele.
Vator. The seed committee should ar.
.ange this delivery to the elevator so
hat every man would know at what
line his particular kind Of grain is to
be shipped.