The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-10-05
SEED H E WARNING

A warning to American farmers not
to be misled, in their zeal for in
creased wheat production, into plant
ing abnormally high-priced seed for
which extravagant claims are made,
has Just been issued by the United
States department of agriculture.
"Wheat is attracting, at the present
time, greater attention than perhaps
ever before, owing to its comparative
scarcity and high price and the nee
essity of sowing a large acreage this
fall" says the statement. GAS might
be expected, therefore, various per-
sons are offering the public varieties
that they describe as far superior to
the kinds now being grown. These
varieties are usually given some
catchy name and e~xtravagant CLAIMS
are made for them.
Example of Exploitation.
can example of this kind is the
Alaska, or Seven-headed wheat that
was exploited a few years ago. The
hackers of this wheat did not go very
far with it, however, as the postoffice
department issued a fraud order and
their business came to a standstlll.
This type of wheat having a large,
branched head has been offered at
high prices to the people of this u
try many times under one name or an
other. Records concerning it go back
more than a hundred years. Just
now another exploitation is threaten
ing under the name Titanic This
tvpe of wheat with branched heads
should be left strictly alone by the
farmers of the country.
"A favorite scheme employed by
those having wheat for sale for which
they wish to obtain %exorbitant prices
ia to claim that their variety requires
J but a small amount of seed per
\ acre. A peck of seed, 20 pounds, and
a half bushel per acre, are mounts
! frequently mentioned. Of course the
| claims of maximum yields from these
small seedlings are not substantiateo
\ by fact. Only on dry lands or unde1
very special conditions is the seeding
of as little as even 4 pounds pei
acre of wheat advisable. On neari!
all of the wheat lands of the countr!
it is more profitable to SOW from
bushel to two bushels of seed per acr
I than to SOW less than a bushel.
Rules to Be Followed.
"The United States department o
\ agriculture has shown in previou
publications that the claims of maxi
mum yields obtained from sowing on
or two pecks to the acre of the whea
known as Stoner, Miracle or MAI
4 velous are not substantiated by e'
periments. Safe rules to follow in tn
case of all wheats for which sue
claims are made are first to sow q
much as has been found profitab|
with other varieties in the neighbol
hood, and second, not to pay hig
prices for the seed.
"Radical claims of high yields al
made for some varieties of wheat.
is not uncommon in advertising a ne
variety for an INSCRIPTIONS or uni'
formed promoter to claim yields fo'
or five times that of the average vie
of the country. Claims as high as
or more times the average yield ha'
been made in special cases. SUI
claims are absurd and no ne'
be misled by them. A well-bred v
riety in the section to which it
adapted may yield a few bushels mo
than the varieties being common
grown. Very seldom, indeed, can
doubling Of the yield be expected.
Buy Seed Grown As Near Home !
Possible.
"BuyinH seed GROWN at q great d