The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-09-27
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NHEELER,FoRMER MlToHELLiii
4. NOW MEMBER. OF ooNa- A .S,
I1fEE OFFS sEoU9+ P0Rn -
FOOD SURVEY. ~

aFkclS, uCPoA SAAShb VI o6hiSui-
formerly with the Dakota I'M
i Seed company of this city, spent
in Mitchell on hasty trip
In the middle west. Mr.. Wheel
me from Minneapolis Thursday
ig after having addressed the
lritsan League meeting at St.
Tuesday on the subject,
ed States Department Of Agri..
Ee plan for Seed Whea. Supply"
Wheeler has given The Republican
n outline Of this plan as we'll as
projects Of the Department Of
llflure in which he Is playing an
liant part.
OF the rules governing licenses
lorage and distribution Of wheat
ies that no wheat shall be kept
6rage by any license longer than
od Of 80 days without the consent
Fting by the u. s.. Food Admins
d. This would make 1t impos-
10 handle seed wheat anc store
i'm fall until spring planting time
some special arrangements or
ssion 10 store were provided.
e limited States department Of ag-
ure and the food administration
considered this question and
made arrangements for special
ission to be granted to elevators
dealers, saedsmel or others who
10 store seed wheat. This pro-
firms wishing to store seed wheat
for a special permit to be grant
ding that the grain shall be ap-,
pd for seed purposes by the United
q department of agriculture and
nr0yfdipg that the selected SEED
I shall not be sold for higher
than is per cent above the price
Ii wheat as established by the
administration.
order that the stocks of wheat
4 for seed purposes by elevators
dealers or seedsmen may be
hptly approved, arrangements have
made by the department seet
committee for sending samples
lch stocks to Minneapolis for eX-
ation and approval. These sample:
he handled by the office Of thu
Reporting Service. 800 Flour EX,
ee Minneapolis, MINI. The pro
Han ion Of providing for spring whea
seed is OF special interest to tht
IS Of Minnesota, North and Souti
ria and Montana and the Mime
Is s Office Of the Seed Reporting
20 % is easily accessible to thes'
states Mr., Wheeler has jus
led the Minneapolis Branch office o
Seed ReDorting Service, PLACING
NJ l.. Oswald in charge. Mrs
hid was formerly in charge OF can, el,
rcement Of the: Mlnnesota sI;,nesa Sse,
and Seed Analyst OF the MInneso na, 9
Experiment. Station. Mr.. Mneelet ,t
hat-ofllces ,Af thG ~; feea Sa aastahRIish hsRIGI5
Service will probably De @ es!aplls,. Wsn
h the very near future al New Ior! ,1,
chicago, Atlanta: Ca, oklan9m anon
okla. Kansas City, Denver, Spo
q and San Francisco. The Mlnneap
office was first opened, DecHMs ,!E,
lhe Immediate necessity OF handlih
seed wheat project In the nortl, u,
stern states for the seed stock con-
IN, The United States Seed Reportin
(yicc is an emergency service pre
ed for in the Food Survey Dill al
wed August 10th. The purpose. I
service Is to furnish informatlo
to the supply, demand. movemel el
assist in every way. possible IN pr.
prices of seeds OF food crops an
ing an equitable and economic
tribution OF such seeds. NO 81,
z OF this kind has ever been uhuel
ZEN heretofor 5and this Will be
ch beeflt to producers 70 disposl.
their produce, to distributors al
HERS in knowing localities o1 Supp
i demand and to consumers IN knos
where best to obtain SEEDS =
nting. Reports will be issued II
keklv or otherwise as lne sltlati,
IN reuuire. These reports VIII
cnished TO anyone who wishes, :, :,
|Ne Ills name placed on the malll'
In addition to the seed work which M },
Wheeler's regular work, ne NJ u
en- given an active part in the M
hal Food Survey. The prelimlna
M ryey @ was made under date of Au
i al and n later comprehensive 81
win he made late In the season,
the CROPS are all harvested. u
ryey IS not under the food ADM
(ration hut Is condugted by the g {
Irtment OF ogrlculture and Will II
sh information to Mr.. Hoover's
e to govern him III deciding ques y.
food control. This survey PROVE
r an inventory OF stocks OF iood
hnd. such inventory being taken
er four digerent heads;
4. Stocks in farmers hands; ,o,o,
.. Stocks in large cOmHlefcia'
$. Stocks in retail establishment
4. Stocks in households or consu
Is hands. I'll, d.
(lnption OF the various klnas eat1v u " y
committee Of four has the s, SUI
ision of the national food survey Y,
dr, Wheeler is 0pe OF the inaa. mae,,,'
I this committee and has direes ees,
evision over the fourth secl
(amely: stocks In consumers I'D J
M weekly record of household
(umption.
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