Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-15
CERTIFIED SEED
ACREAGE TO Be
BIG this YEAR
Minnesota
urowers Find Strong De
mand For. Produce

LARGE. .SsS' MINI, May 15,-A
cnrn acreage of certified seed grain,
nrod,a a'ialia and clover seed will he
tsouuced In northwestern Minnesota
.nis season, according to v. n. Clark.
pure seed specialist, Northwest Ex2
fsallnent Station, as shown by the
,o'se NUMBER of inquiries which have
zen received in regard to require
nastn.s ana methods of. procedure in
serulylns fields. Inspections Will be
.uaue Tor growers applying for Ger.
.i'catlon this summer by members OF
nc experiment station STAN in co-op-
s.ra.lon with the Red River Valley
Suils and Crops association. and the
aa;anhesota Crop Improvement asso-
The problem OF obtaining clean.
Vlable seed grain of high Welding
varieties is Of the greatest Importance
% everywhere, especially
A1ter a season when unfavorable
Meatner conditions and grain diseases
nave lowered the average, quality and
yletd. The Minnesota experiment
stations have developed a number Of
insh yielding varieties adapted to the
ciinlate and soil of each section of the
state. thousands Of bushels of pure
SEED OF these improved varieties have
neen distributed from the Northwest
experiment Station to farmers in this
section during the past ten years.
Scores Of growers are nov producing
pure seed grain from this seed and
are finding an increasing demand for
their product as the necessity for
sowing the best seed available is be-
coming more generally recognized.
Seed grain fields intended for the
production of certified seed need mot
be grown from certified stock, but
they should be sown with a pure
variety and be free from objectionable
weeds. To pass field inspection the
grain must be 90: per cent@'or mors
pure as 1t grows IN the field and be
free from seeds Of quack grass, cheat,
pea and mustard. The grain when
prepared for sale%must weigh. within
one pound of the official standard
weight per bushel, terminate 80 pei
cent or more at the time of sale and
contain not more than a of ad.
mixtures of other seeds; for instance
wheat may contain an occasional
grain of oats or barley. Corn mus,
be grown at least 80 rods distant from,
any other corn field and rye at least
20 rods from any other rye. field
Glover. alfalfa, and timothy fields
must be inspected while in bloom.
Jt'lo "Vif>. WAAO Ocp1Npt W. ledt u ,,ilClOS
Inspected should make application to
4. S. Durham, secretary, Red Rive,
Valley Crops and Soils association
Northwest Experiment S ia i o II
Crookston. Arrangements will be
made to have an inspector visit. the
farm some time before harvest t.
make the field inspection. The in
spector makes a report on the condl.
ton OF the crop, its purity. the free.
dom from weeds aud Diseases ! 81
everything iss fotInd ssHatitsfactp4kys4e
final bin inspection ID RECOMMENDED
After threshing the grower sends ir
N inspection. If the sample is salts
factory. arrangements are-made to in.
sheet the seed in the bin. Finally
IL the seed meets the standard re-
uuirements the Inspector recommend.
that a certificate be issued for it
Tags are furnished to the grower IL
be used by him as his guarantee t.
purchasers of his seed. The name
and:address ofSthe@groWer and list .o1
his certified seed unpublished in. the
annual seed Lists Of the State Crot
Endorsement association and thu
Red River Valley organization, ant
am prospective purchasers Of seed
The cost to the grower for field in
sp,ection is So. without regard to tn.
number of acres in the field inspected
The fee for final inspection of seed II
the bin is 81. These fees are intended
toy.cover necessary travelling expenses
of:th Inspector. To insure inspection
service for all growers applying for it
applications should be. Sent in a.
early as possible, preferably before
June l. as schedules for field inspec'
tim are arranged soon after tina