Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-12-27
State Seed Commissioner Calls
on Farmers to Send in Sam
pies For Test.
news OF STATE HOUSE
What North Dakota Officials Are Do
ing In tho Administration Of Laws
In the Different Departments
At Bismarck.
Bismarck

Bismarck
Hundreds OF persons are asking for
seed for sowing purposes. but the
agricultural college laboratory is TN
{ lie TO build the state seed list be-
cause the farmers are SO slow in senC.
ing in their samples. according to II.
l.. Bolley, secretary of the North
Dakota Improved Seed Growers as
| sociation and state seed comm issioner
He says that If the list could have
been published sooner there would
already have been maIy thousands OF
bushels OF seed sold.
MIR. Bo!ley declares that North Da.
kota grown corn which will spruut
apparently is scarce this year, and
/ that any one who has few ears of
corn hung up for show purposes
should be patriotic enough to have 1t
| tested and see to it that 1t gets in
the hands CT some reliable farmer,
who will increase it for seed purposes
next year.
Want Inspector Removed.
The removal Of j. A. HcGover1,
state inspector of grades, WEIGHTS ard
measures, is requested in petition
| by n. G. Nelson, II. j. Arnold and
| II. A Rasmussen. elevator Il eats in
northwestern North Dakota. against
whom McGovern recently directed
charges which failed when the state
railroad and elevator commission in
vcstigated McGoyern is CHARGED with
| incompetency and the petition insists
that his method OF grading has often
brought marked discrepancy be ween
The grades allowed in North Dakota
and those fixed by the federal officials
at terminals. with the result that
grain buying is made particularly haz-
ar1oGs
Want Grain Weights Fixed.
j. N. Hagan, commissioner of asri.
culture of North Dakota, will 20 to
| Washington soon when the last Of the
series Of hearings being held by repre-
| sentatives of the department of agri-
culture will be held to consider
changes in the grain standards. Com
missioner hagan Will carry to Wash
ington petitions asking the department
| of agriculture to fix the weight of No.
l northern wheat at 81 pounds. No.
at "a pounds, and No. 3 at 81 pounds.
Necessary, Says Frazier.
Every member OF congress should
! support the measure introduced in
congress by Congressman John NJ.
Baer of North Dakota for an appro.
priation of s6,O0O,O0O to finance the
seed and feed situation in this state
as necessary war measure declared
| Governor Lynn ]. Frazier.
The seed and feed situation Is very
serious in some counties in the state, !"
said Governor Frazier. and | cannot
see what the farmers are going to do
unless financial assistance is given.
The bonding of counties for seed
loans will fall far short of meeting the
actual needs OF the farmers, and un.
less outside help is given there is sure
to result q decided falling off in acre.
age.
1.-THE state is not in a position to
meet the emergency. Even tho spe.
cial session was called, it would be ut.
terly impossible to raise the necessary
fund to finance the estimation"
Regents Case Postponed.
According to an order by District
Judge Charles NJ. Cooley of Grand
Forks. members of the state board OF
regents were to appear before him in
a hearing instituted by Lewis F,
Crawford, president of the board. and
Charles Brewer. secretary, who were
to present an application for a writ
of injunction and prohibition agains,
Robert Alur, George Totten and C. E
Vermylia, restricting them from in
terfering with the plaintiffs in exer
cising their duties as officers of the
board. The hearing did not take
place, however, because Aubrey Law
renee, attorney for the plaintiffs had
been called to Chicago on urgen,
business.
An agreement was made between
Mr.. Lawrence and William LANCER
attorney general Of North Dakota
STIMULATING that the hearing take
place at later date
Opposes Closing of Schools.
Captain Isaac p. Baker, federal fue
administrator for North Dakota, in a
statement just issued, strongly op
poses the suggestion that comes from
various parts of the state that publ,
schools be closed as measure o.
coal conservation.
Predicts Great Meat Shortage.
A forecast that there will be big
shortage of meat stock and scraln
Bile for breeding stock at the close o
he year. is made by Professor j. Fl
Shepperd Of the North Dakota asri
cultural college husbandry depart
next. According to Professor Shep
)erd, 1t is time to think very care
July where and what feed can be Sc
cured TO the best advantage He say
nat a little laxative grain feed cal
Je.Siven To stock which is less sturdy
UGH as calves. thin COWS and othe'
weak stock, will help to get then
through the winter