The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-08-05

Within very short time nearl,
everyone upon the Aberdeen-Spring.
field tract was trying Grimm alfalfa
for seed and many succeeding.
Alfalfa seed from this tract went
:! to every state seed show and from
the first won over seed from other
sections. Once it won second In a
national show at Dallas, Tex.
Outsiders Interested
Mr. Lyman, the chief distributor
of Grimm seed who had grown his
seed in Minnesota and Montana,
came to Idaho to see the results from
that first sack of seed he shipped to
| the State and was astonished to find
locality where the crop never failed
entirely, for in other states two crops
out OF five years is considered good;
but the. Springfield tract has never
entirely failed,
Mr.. Lyman Immediately began to
contract seed and was glad to place
ten year contracts with growers and
to start them by furnishing them the
seed.
Other buyers were conservative,
afraid there was nothing to the
Grimm variety. Some even bought
large quantities of Montana and
Dakota seed and sold it as Grimm
when 1t was only common. This led
to confusion even among the experts
and led some to doubt the value of |
the Grimm.
The department of agriculture at |
Washington bought large quantities
of Grimm seed at Springfield and the
various experiment stations from
Pennsylvania to Texas tried it out
and were convinced that for the
northwest and northern states,
Grimm alfalfa survived winter kill
Ing under the severest tests, where
the common and other varities were
entirely lost.
Seven Carloads Shipped
The industry continued to grow in
he vicinity of Springfield and Sterl-
ng. until last year more than seven
arloads mostly of Grimm alfalfa
we're shipped out. II
The large seed houses, among
hem Dickinson Seed company,
'orthrup King & Co., Scott & Co. of |
'hio and the seed houses of adjoin-
lg states now come to Springfield,
terling and Aberdeen for their
.ocks of Grimm alfalfa seed.
At the present time some of the D
est known growers of Grimm seed n
ave contracted their crops three a
ears ahead to these outside buyers. il
Mr.. Lyman's business has grown )
that when looking over the field G.
rly in the season he alone hoped el
r, nine to ten carloads of Grimm tt
ed from the tract this season.
While the water shortage this
ason is the worst ever known there III
e some heavy crops of Grimm seed fr
d practically everyone who has II
ed will have some seed. TT
Pulled Them Out
Alfalfa seed saved the homes of
my families upon the Aberdeen
Ict and from condition where it
s impossible to even mortgage %
cir farms for enough to live they &c, ,e,
We become known turnout the ma ~
n as a growing prosperous people. ~. ~.
ringfield is not destined to be the IL
tropolis of the world, but in many =
ICES where the individual is not 81
own they will say, "Oh yes, that's Ia Ia
ere they grow that fine alfalfa. on on
d." and newspapers seeking pat eii'
lage, and machinery dealers dare ie'
apply theepithet Alfalfa King" L n
any man upon the tract who has ~ ~
'wn a. bushel of seed. est
The advantages of the crop are due Lid
the fact that less irrigation is
'ded than for any other crop. The
or of handling is reduced. Seed
be grown best on hillside, we'll
ined land. pal
The crop can never be over done p w,,
there are but two things that NH NH
destroy the market. The SELL En- FL,
OF common seed for Grimm by Pc
crupulOus growers and dealers, NC: Ma
second permitting the fields to nis
ONE infested with noxious weeds. L.
A Fair Return Per
fair crop of seed is four bushels ~
lean seed to the acre and ten
lels have been raised and sold w
5 cents or 5000 to the acre. The
I resulting from threshing yields
N or more to the acre and is
III more than half as much as a 7
Of the best hay for stock feeding. inc
field once seeded will yield for will
s without reseeding, but must be Cos
waited thoroly in spring to de- it /,
= weeds. mile
hmm alfalfa seed looks exactly the
the common. No one can tell ley
variety from studying the seed. rest
purchasers only security is to they
from an honest grower, certified mon
the
many states Grimm alfalfa is the
etter for hay or seed than the so a
non. Where the common winter auto
Krimm saves the day. This is cars
Of many northern and north Blac
srn states. per.
e Grimm plant is lower, as t
,hes lie more prone upon the w
nd and the root system is beau
thing, enabling the plant to hold and
le soil where winter freezing is a
IS plants out Of the ground. that
1ere 1t grows, the hay crop is a conn
heavier and the plant is a yons
earlier in the spring. It also publ
8 better the encroachment of enio,
3 and bluegrass.
INN alfalfa seed brought more En-
$4,000 to the Aberdeen-Spring- the
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