Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-07

should not be materially better nor
worse than that which is held for
sale or will be prepared for sale"
The purpose of these rulings is evil
dent. The North Dakota Improved
Seed Growers association is an or
ganization which claims to develop
the idea of growing good seed for
sale as seed for sowing purposes, so
that good seed may always be had in
any part of the state, and 81 that the
members of this organization may
gain a reputation for such products
just as certain stock men are known
for their fine. work with cattle. The
organization aims to help each worthy
grower to become we'll known to the
public. This is done by publishing
the names Of the growers in the an
lual membership lists and through
cooperation with the pure seed labor.
atory.
When a grower has shown that he
has good seed for sale, his name and
address, the kind of seed and amount
are placed upon the proper lists and
such lists are sent to all patries who
wish to buy good seed. Then the
growers are aided in a worthy ambi'
ton to become known in their own
locality for the quality of seed which
they sell.
The organization and those who fur
nish the prize moneys do so mainly
for such reasons, and because, unlike
most SHOWS, this contest is based upon
comparative value for growing pur
poses, as: purity Of breed or variety
freedom from disease and weed seeds
and power of termination. They be
lieve in the annual show because it is
beneficial to others as well as the few
who receive prizes. While but few
prizes are given, all who have grown
good seed for sale are also listed and
become known.
For these reasons all parties exhib
iting are asked IT, state how mucl
seed of the kind they are exhi5itin,
they grew for sale as seed.
The association aud the pure foo
laboratory do not wish to aid any
body to deceive anybody else. There
fore, if an exhibitor has not grow
any seed for sale as seed, he shoul'
not expect to win prizes which SHOULD
20 to those who have grown such see
for sale as seed.
All entries will be judged and plat
ed in the exhibit so IS to show tn
merit Of each, but those who hav
not grown some seed for sale canno
compete for the prizes, but should &c
ready for lext year.
Rule TX should be particularly hel
in mind. While one is expected t
fix his sample up for exhibit pull
poses, it is net expected to be a dc
ception; for that sold ny a, grove
is epected to be Of essentially as pur
variety and high terminating powe
as that exhibited. The sample is SUI
posed to represent ability to offe
good seed of that variety for sale
Therefore, the exhibit sample shout
not be hand picked, but should fairl
represent your crops; should sho'
how well you can grade and clean tn
grain; should show what you have a
ready offered or sold for seed f'ol
your farm or what you can and WI
offer. This should be a quality sho'
f0r tho cha-octe" of the grower a
we'll as for the character of the see'
Two claSses of samples are show
at the show: |. Those which ar
there &C exhibits only to show r"'
you are starting to do your worI
what YOU are capoh!e of doing. ~
are rot in competition for the prizes
and 2. Those which represent whs
what you have sold or yet hold f'
sale as seed az? eve in competitio
for the prizes grower will &,
f"om the pure se,l laboratory a repo
on all samples.
Those who are exhibiting shout