The Meeker herald., 1922-11-25
.THOROUGHBRED SEEDS"

IhU1tUOOhB6ED SEElJo
In late Issue Of the Denver News
appears the following Editorial.
which applies to this county as much
as any other county In the state:
The Importance Of choosing good
parents and grandparents Is generally
acknowledged. With the advance Of
democracy during the last century
and half there has been a large fol-
lowing. particularly In America. that
hus scoffed ut ancestry; and 1t Is not
necessary to mention more than the
name Of Lincoln to point out that
greatness is not wholly dependent on
ancestry. But fortunately the scoffing
has been confined more to theory than
practice, and We have gone forward
lettering the rne by impianting fam
lily traditions and exercising little
yet all too little-judgment In the
selection Of mates for marriage.
In the lower orders Of biology bet
ter sense has been displayed. Stock
breeding has for centuries been q
highly developed science and Its re.
suits may be seen on almost every
farm thruout the land. 1t takes no
more to feed and house a thorobred
milk COW than 1t does to feed a mon
grel. and the marketable product may
he from two to ten times greater.
Therefore the dairyman or farmer
will astutely strive to better the grade
Of his herd. Every form Of domestic
animal falls under the same rule. The
initial cost will be somewhat greater,
but the maintenance will he the same
no matter what the quality, or lack Of
quality. In the breed may be; and the
profit from high-grade stock will
quickly balance off the difference In
first cost
Plant animals. but this department
of biological practice may be easily re
garded rs even more important than
the other. The work that goes into
the PREPARATION Of seed bed, the peren.
nial fight against weeds and rodent
pests, the cultivation Of the growing
plants, the hazard Of weather, the
storgae and marketing. to
say nothing of the investment in seed
land and fencing, together with many
other direst and indirect responsible
tiles foot up an astonishing total Of
expense and energy that should be re
warded with the fullest yield which
1t Is possible for nature to give.
And what Is the cutomary reward? !?
Too often 1t Is failure, due to one
fundamental cause-poor seed. It has
for dollars invested in property. seed
and labor, the farmer may Increase
his profits almost as greatly by using
thorbred seed as he can by raising
thorobred live stock. To this end there
fore. no event In Colorado can rank
of greater importance to the farmer
than the Pure Seed show that Is
scheduled at Colorado Springs for
this week. 1t is part Of the movement
to improve agriculture In the state BY
the use Of the purest and best adapted
seed obtainable. 1t will be highly ed
ucational In its program. setting forth
the kind of crops that will yield the
best returns on given lands and at
given attitudes. Worthwhile prizes
will be awarded for grain exhibits,
and thereby the finest strains of grain
seeds will be identified. Wisdom is
shown In grading the awards accord.
Ing to altitude, so that there will be
no unfairness by competing corn rails
ed at 1000 feet altitude against that
raised at 5000 feet, for example; and
in addition to the clean sport that
will come from this fairness, there
will he valuable education in knowing
whit strain gives the best results at
1000 feet and what at 6,00O feet.
Naturally the extension Of the State
Agricultural college will have. much
to do with the show, and nearly all
the agricultural agents of the various
counties in the state are gathering
exhibits. The cooperation Of the Ag.
ricultural college is Of the highest i'm
portance, because the results will
thereby be Of official record and will
be readily accessible to any farmer
who wishes to get them from the col
iege. or course. comparatively few
Interested persons will be able to Wis
1t the State Seed Show: and .becaAIse
OF Its vital Importance to all who
are interested, every pains should be
taken to give the widest circulation
to the knowledge there to be gained.
If the farmers Of Colorado would