Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-30
SAVE THE SEED CORN.
Preserve Every Ear That is Fit for
 Coming Planting Season.

Investigation of tie seed corn situa- tion throughout some of the most inn portant corn growing states of the country indicates Q big shortage of seed throughout the west and would seem to indicate a brisk demand for Connecticut grown seed. Information given out by the seed reporter of the United States department of agricul-. ture gives conditions in a number of states as follows:
 Illinois: The situation is the most serious in years. Practically all the corn in the northern portion of the state, extending through about 100 miles south of the Chicago latitude, is very immature and soft. In the cen tral and southern parts of the state the corn matured better though un- evenly.
 Indiana: A portion of the state is supplied, but reports from the north ern counties show that as high as 90 per cent of the farmers will need to buy their seed for next year.
 Michigan: From present indications, only five or six counties will have any surplus of seed next spring, thus leav- ing an immense territory depending for their seed corn On outside sources. There is a general scarcity of good
 
 ties of the state and. where a surplus ing and storing it. The corn is so full of moisture that it cannot be shipped without danger of moulding.
 Minnesota: The present situation is grave because of frosts in Septembtr and October. Special efforts are be- Ing made to save what seed they can. : Missouri: The situation is serious, especially in the northern half of the state. Many farmers who normally sell seed corn are compelled to buy it this year. Germinaion tests of corn selected after the first severe freeze shows low vitality. Previous estimates of. the Missouri seed corn supply now seem to be too high Ohio: The situation is serious over a rather large area. Twenty -four counties in the northwestern part ot the state report that the crop was con- l siderably damaged by wet and colo weather.
 i Virginia: The western half of the state reports difficulty in securing l sufficient good seed because of the colo wave.
 | Wisconsin: The situation is serious l Less than 100000 of the necessary l 2S0,000 bushels needed to plant tht usual acreage is now in sight. This state is looking to other states to SC. cure seed corn of the varieties com monly grown in Wisconsin. Inquiries have already come to yari ous people in the state of Connection asking as to the possibility of securin. a supply of seed in this state. In viev of the shortage in the western state 1t would seem that the farmers O Connecticut who are needing see, would do well to take immediate step to secure a supply sufficient to mee their needs for the coming year. Apparently people with corn 'whic! is capable of high examination an, which is otherwise suited for see purposes would do well to save ever ear which is fit for sale as seed, sine the price which will be offered wi certainly be above the value of tn corn as feed. In addition. every farm CT who sells a bushel of good see may have the satisfaction of knowin that he has done a patriotic service b incrtasing the national corn crop mex year
 Buy your seed now. Save every ca of corn fit for seed.' is the slogan fo Connecticut farmers this year.