The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-05-13
lDAHO'S SEED LAW
CAUSES COMPLAINT
DODDER IN SEEDS is EXPENSIVE
LUXURY SAYS EXPERT-AHL-
SON ON SEEDS.

Boise.-"Complaints have been made
from few sources, concerning the
seed law relative to the sale of seed
in idaho" says G. B. Allison, deputy
seed inspector. The underlying rea-
son apparently, is the market con-
dition. Farmers in this state have
during the last three or four years
received an abnormal price for seed
of almost any quality. This year
only the farmers who have succeeded
in producing seed free of noxious
weed and of required purity are realiz-
ing top prices. Complaints from these
men are few. The market demands
are for high quality seed and conse-
quently growers who failed to pro-
duce a marketable product are in
clined to feel that the law is too
stringent But it must be borne in
mind that Idaho is especially adapted
to producing viable, high colored
seed and the seed trade is very desir-
Gus of securing seed because of this
from the the seed sections of the in
termourtain states.
An article appearing in the Utah
Farmer under the date of April 9,
1921, says 'Dodder costs Utah Seed
Growers 100000" Demand for
.dodder-free seed is universal Replies
received from number OF the seed
houses thruout the United States by
the Utah State Farm Bureau indicate
the unanimous attitude of the trade in
respect to the ban on dodder Wires
received read as follows: when you
have any high purity seed, free from
dodder and buckhorn, kindly send
sample and name price and we shall
be pleased to try trading with you.
Another wire says: Want nothing
but dodder-free seed.' Every pro-
ducer necessarily, in order to receive
maximum returns must cater to the
market demands. With existing
conditions it will mean profitable re-
turns to concentrate on the produc-
ton of clean seed.
1t means concerted effort on the
part of all connected with seed pro-
duction and marketing. First of all
nothing but clean seed should be
planted, because as rule, everyone
expects to reap what he plants.
Several counties thruout the state
this year are establishing weed dis
tricts in order to secure concerted
effort toward producing a clean,
product. Last year Mini
doka county Waged war on the Canada
thistle, bull thistle and cookie burr
with cOmmendabIe results. County
Agent Grover Burnett reports that
this year the farmers have requested
that dodder, hoary cress, poverty
weed, Russian knap weed and morn
ing glory be included in the weed dis
trict which covers the county Ex-
C. w. Foster has been
appointed weed inspector and will see
hat the work is done.
The commissioners in Twin Falls
county have also increased the list for
the weed district, which now includes
-an ada ullisiIe do 1csl, w1ld morning
glory or Bindweed; hoary cress or
white cap and quack grass Cassla
county is making special efforts to
light number OF the weeds serious to .
he small seed industry in various !
Other counties could
De included in this list. Some of the
counties in the eastern section OF the I!
state have effected weed district.
When an army Of workers is organiz-
ID to fight a pest, results can be ac-
,omplished and for this reason more
Il the seed producing sections should
make a start in this direction. This (
would necessitate the cleaning OF G
anal and ditch banks thus prevent |
ne a number of the worst weed seeds U
'eing disseminated by water.