The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-25
Growing Seed In Idaho.

NJ. l.. Root of Athol. deputy state
subject OF seed growing in north
Idaho and he is working on cam-
paign for seed growing, in which the
state seed department. will work in
conjunction with the growers and
help them in marketing. 1t is the
aim to organize local associations OF
growers and the seed department will
work with the associations. The
state seed officials have received in-
quirieS for many carloads OF seed in
the past few months and is in Il
position to be Of great assistance to
growers. Mr.. Root ia a recent news
paper article says in part:
Through the forts OF few pro-
gressiveeseed growers, Northern Idaho
has received general recognition as a
producer Of high quality Of seeds, DO h
field and garden varieties. The state
authorities have been generous in
their recognition Of North Idaho's
capabilities, in this"line aud will give
permanent support to farmers Of this
district who will give careful atteu-
tion and cooperative effort to the
high quality seed movement.
Some reasons why farmers do not
engage in growing pedgreed garden
and field seed -"
/ Never occurred to'them:
insufficient knowledge; as.f.
inefficient harvesting and thrtsh-
ing machines;
To grow on contract or for sale To
organized growers would not pay;
An individual can not well grow
catalog variety and personally con-
duct the business end OF selling direct
to ones who plant, and as conse-
auence of these and other reasons, he
looks upon the problem as being too
complicated and mysterious for one
this side of the earth to solve.
The state can solve the problem
and now offers real up. to.date plan.
The state now Offers
To organize careful growers of high
quality seeds and, when necessary, to
Instruct them;
To give the necessary inspection or
their products;
To keep a dlrectory--a record OF
the growers who are organized, area
planted of each variety, amount
harvested, and prices received;
To aid In general selling organi-
zation of the members, that they may
dispose of their products to the best
advantage to the individual growers.
AS early as the first two weeks in
November the state received letters
from three county agents in Illinois
and state leaders Of county agtcul-
turlsts in Missouri and Minnesota
who wished at least twenty carloads
S of seed, provided they could obtain
seed of high quality of purity, which
goes TO prove several things in queS-
E tiou-viZ: The state of Idaho Is
e already on the map as seeding state;
= that the state is in a position to ged
hack of the growers In all the details.
G as before mentioned. and no mercen
e ary motive on the part of any lndl-
vidual prompts It's action; that the
rlght time is NOW, and henceforth
y no mains should be spared to establish
o and maintain a reputation for the
production of the best seed in the
world and thereby establish for ouI
e citizens an.enduring prosperity.
o The state is. divided into three
parts this year for seed inspection
- The district assigned to me, as pei
!, my choice, extends from abou
= Grangeville on the south to th'
= boundary on the north. The lnspec
'e tors duty is mostly that of inspectiuI
the seed dealers stock.
al Any ooe personally interested il
De this movment and wishing growers
of organization perfected in his vicinit
r may feel at liberty to write me an
y make arrangements with that oblec
in view.
nv Voting members are required
grow one acre or mt r. Of garden an
be governed by the constitution an
bylaws of the organization.