Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-04
SEED FROM SOUTHERN STATES
BEING BROUGHT INTO IOWA
AND SOLD.
BARNEY WARNS THAT
THIS CORN WILL NOT GROW
Commissioner Urges Care on Part Of
Farmers in Buying For ssason's
crop-WiII Consider All Such Seed
a. Aduiteratsd and Will Prosecute
Seed Man Who Sell It. a

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 4.-Learning that
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in seed corn are
buying large quantities of corn in
southern states and selling it out in
Iowa for seed, w. B. Barney, state food
and dairy commissioner, is rebuilding
his efforts to stop such practices. Some
of his best inspectors are now devot-
ing most of their time to watching out
for such violations and the commits
sioner declares he will put his entire
force of inspectors to- work to stop this
practice If necessary. ..,.
Il have learned that corn is being
bought in Missouri and sold for seed
in northern Iowa." said Commission
er Barney today THAT southern grown
seed will not grow in northern Iowa
Why few years ago a friend of mine
In northern Iowa bought seed thru a
dealer which had been grown in Mis- !.
souri, and he lost his entire corn crop
because the corn would not mature.
He paid over 81 per bushel for. the
seed, too" .rgs,ss
Rarney's Warning.
a4 Commissioner Barney today issued a
/ warning against the use of such SEED
and urging care on the part Of farmers
in buying their seed corn. His state
Ament follows. 49, s,g ,
Reports have reached the state
dairy and food department concerning
the shipment of large quantities or
corn grown in southern states, for use
as seed in Iowa. This seed is being
jobbed by INSCRIPTIONS seed dealers
Corn grown in the southern states will
not smatGre 9 satisfactory crop in this
state. 1t is probable that Missouri
grown seed will make fair stand IN
4 the Southern tier of counties but a fall
nrasis almost sure to result If such
seed lis planted In northern or central
iowa 49, - 4
TOO much emphasis can not be
p1aGed upon the use of home grown
seed Home grown seed, II well cared
for.I even tho 1t were not thoroughly
matured is almost certain to give bet
ter results than imported seed. BY
home grown seed we mean seed grown
on me farm, or In the same locality. or
whore the same general conditions,
suc9 as time OF planting, soil, rainfall
anHlength of season, affect the crop.
Zach seed IS scarce II you have
mote home grown seed than you will
nse1 notify your agricultural expert or
bank OF the fact. Your banker is in
ter1eted in the success of your locality
andRhe viii see that your excess is sold.
Perhaps some Of your neighbors are in
need OF good seed. Make your local
bank clearing house for home grown
seed corn. If you are in need of good
seed go to your banker and ask him
o1.> pnx i'm q
last resort only. -- 80
Barney Wants Information.
This department will hold to be
adpIterated any seed not meeting with
the requirements of the law. The law
provides that seed corn must test "a
per lcent in the termination test and
must be labeled with the name and adj
drsss Of the dealer and with the To-
cabty in which it was grown. With
.seAd corn, the department holds that
tha snamesof the county as we'll as the
state must be declared on the label.
III any corn Is offered for sale which
Is hot labeled in the foregoing manner,
notify NJ. b. Barney, dairy and food
commissioner Des Moines. ... - / .....
Should you be buying seed corn do
not think the percentage of germina-
ton is. all that is to be taken into con-
1siderations The seed must be of corn
well adapted to your seasonal and soil
conditions: it must be grown from pro-
ductiye varieties; and it must be pre-
served from ripening time until planted
in manner which will retain its full
sYigor. b.. ~
Do not let subscriptions dealers talk
you out Of the above facts. Reliable
seed houses win sell you seed giving
You from fifteen to twenty days in
which to inspect, 8 test and decide
whether or not you want it. II you
can not get home grown seed, buy from
reliable dealers under the foregoing
conditions .. 49,. .-..sss- IL