Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-14
TEN DOLLARS PER BUSHEL MAX.
lMUM FOR. SELECTED AND
EAR TESTER CORN.
FOUR DOLLARS FOR SEED
SELECTED FROM CRIB.
Governor Issues Proclamation Putting
Curb on observation-disclosures Men
Holding Surplus and Who Refuse
to Sell Are DisloyaI and Unpatri-
otto.

Des Moines. March 14.-In procla-
nation issued today Governor w. L.
Harding officially fixed the price of
seed corn, naming 81 per bushcl for
corn of high termination. selected from
cribs and $40, as the maximum price
for crib corn, carefully ear tested,
with good termination. Corn taken
from the crib and having lower ger
mination should be soIa for less than
81 per bushel, the governor says. His
proclamation follows:
by virtue of the authority in me
vested | direct the attention of a..
citizens of Iowa 10 the crisis that con-
fronts us because of the unpre edent.
ed shortage of seed C)rn III the state
and particularly !all the attention OF
those who have corn for seel or arc
selling seed corn to the great neces-
sity of disposing> of it at fair AMI
reasonable price
THE seed corn survey of the state.
recently taken, has disclosed the fact
that their is an alarming shortage OF
seed corn in practically every county
and thousands of farmers will have 10
buy all or a great part of their SEED.
This survey further disclosed the fac.
that there is enough 1918 crib corn to
furnish good seed corn for the entire
state if it is carefully selected AID
each ear tested.
Attention is directed 10 the fact
that corn to be properly and legally
called seed corn" must have cer'aln
terminating qualities. The statutes
provide that if corn is sold for secd
and no guaranty as 10 It's terminating
qualities is given it is presumed 1t
will test ninety-four per cent.
TT is our plain patriotic duty to sec
that so far as possible in every hill OF
corn planted in Iowa seed be used that
will terminate, grow and ripen.' we
owe this to our soldiers and sailors
fighting and those on the way.
I'm the spirit of real service we
should see to it that everyone who VIII
plant corn receives seed therefor at a
fair and reasonable price.
wherefore. by virtue of authority
in me vested as governor of the state
I hereby designate the following as
fair and reasonable prices for SEED
corn from and after this date:
Crib corn, carefully ear tested, with
good termination, should command a
good price but should not be sold to
exceed $40, per bushel.
Corn selected from cribs, provided It
is Of high termination, and sold with
out further attention to make 1T f1t-ior
seed purposes, should not exceed w.
per bushel.
Corn taken from the crib and OF
lower termination should be sold at q
CORRESPONDENCE lower price than "a.
per bushel
'"These prices to apply to all grow
ers. dealers and seed firms handling
seed corn for the season Of 1918.
"The selling of seed corn at public
auction or specializing in it in any wa:
is against the best interests OF our
state and country and should not be
INDUCED in.
IT further declare that any person
who refuses to sell his surplus SEED
corn or anay corn that he may have
that is available for seed purposes
after the need of our state is explain
ed to him is-doing an act that is CTS
LOYAL and unpatriotic and directly
against the interests of this state ana
the military establishment of the
country.
II call upon all citizens to help IN
bringing about an equitable dlstrlpu-
ton of seed corn throughout the en-
tire state to help test and make ready
for seed all available surplus in the
state