Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-07-12
The Seed Outlook.

WIN ne pTOSptClS VI u bOOu price
for hay the coming fall. many OF the
farmers on the tract are seriously
debating the question as to whether
1t Is best to save the seed or de-
pend entirely on the hay crop The
market for clover seed last fall was
somewha. duh and there was little
demand fo~ 1t, although during the
past summer buyers were here gath
ering up all the clover seed they
could find. Our advice, while It may
not be worth much, Is to the effect
that farmers who have been con
templating raising seed. should go
right ahead with their first impulses,
and keep their fields free from the
obnoxious weeds. and when the time
comes for harvesting, the price OF
hay and seed can determine best
whether to save the seed or cut the
field for hay.
There is evidently going to be a
demand for Idaho seeds this fall,
judging from the reports that we
find In our various exchanges, and
the following which is taken from
a Bull paper explains the situation
to some extent:
+. l.. Brunkow OF the University
Extension department OF Boise, was
In Bull country last week In the in
terest OF the seed raising Industry,
in which he is trying to induce the
farmers to grow pure seed Mr.
Bruukow is cooperating with the
County Agents. and with the Farm
Bureau In each section OF the coun-
try
The Bureau Is attempting to stand
dardize the seed industry, setting d
minimum Of the percent OF any nox-
ious seeds which may be In the clio
yer seeds Effort is being made to get
the farmers to rogue the fields in
stead OF trying to clean the seeds. for
the reason that a number OF the
seeds are the same size as the clover,
be separated
The Extension department Is Civ
ing lectures and demonstrations at
the various school houses OF the
county. and they are urging the
farmers 70 make the most OF their
seed crop this year. as all seeds are
expected TO be good price. They
want to hold the quality up to a
maximum. for they realize that the
Idaho seeds are now far above the
eastern grown seeds.
The noxious weeds in clovers. and
alsike. which are barred in the stand
ardization of seeds, are all species
of mustard. dodders. wild oats, buck
thorn. bracketed plantin, corn cock
lie. quack grass, perennial SOW this
tie, and Canadian thistle.
Professor o. d. Center. OF the Uni
versity of Idaho, recently received
letter from VIM. G. Eckhardt
County Agent OF Dekalb County, iii
nois. in which he says that the farm
ers OF the one county alone will need
1000 bushels of Idaho seed.
Mr. Eckhardt visited Buhl in 1915
during ais seed buying trip. and SAYS
that he will be out here again this
year to double his purchase OF two
years ago. Mr.. Eckhardt says in his
letter that the Idaho seed is much
better than any grown I'm other states
and that the big seed concerns buy
Idaho seed to mix with the central
states seed to Increase the quality
However, Mr.. Eckhardt urges for
good seed to be grown by the Idaho
farmers. and says that II will pay in
the end. The pure seed that comes
up to standard sells for two and
three cents per pound more.
The States farm Market bureau
expect to market the seed for the
farmers of Idaho, placing It direct
from the grower to the consumer so
that the commission mans profit
may be eliminated.