Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-09
Money In Pure Seed

Jesse Stephenson recently dispos-
ed OF his Success barley at $500 per
ewt. T. o. b. Monte Vista. This bar
ley. some FIVE acres in all. was GER
tined by the Rio Grande Co. Farm
Bureau as being true to type and
free from mixture OF any other vari-
ETY.. One year ago. Mr.. Stephenson
bought the original seed of Mr..
Chas. Mahl. This seed was planted
on ground which had not been in
grain the previous year but. due TO
the irrigation water, birds. or some
other carrying agency. a few stools
however, were pulled up and de-
stroyed.
A field OF grain. to be certified.
must be pure and free from such
diseases as the smuts. rust, ergot.
etc. our greatest problem being the
mixture OF varieties. There were
very few grain fields in the county.
or the valley for that matter. that
did not show some mixture during
the period OF growth last year. or
after threshing As for field of
absolutely straight-variety peas.
there is mo such animal to our
knowledge, here in the valley: but.
II seems that peas cross -pollinate
very readily making II more dif'icult
to procure a pure strain of such
than Of the small grains which rare
iyero.s-pollinatc.
Now. being aware OF the mixtures
about us. also, being aware OF the
fact that We can by some extra ef-
fort produce pure seeds. and that
these pure seeds generally command
quite n premium over the impure.
then why not produce the pure
kind II would seem that anyone
wishing to go into the business OF
pure seed production would. II he
gave proper attention 10 the matter.
nnd this very profitable venture
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Members In Pig Club: Gilbert Es.
pinosa. president; Ted Benson. vice
president: Fred Munson. secy-treas
Bruce Pennington. william Denton
willis Underwood. Billy Schroeder
Lloyd Horn. Erncs, Poarc and Leo
Gasser.
Members Of Poultry club: Sam
mic Wiley. president: Parker Me.
MRnus, vice-president: Dick Hossnl.
kus. sccy-treas.: Earl Wiley. Hersch.
ei Matthias. Claude Espinosa. Thel.
ma Blasdei. Sylvia Belle Barrioklow
Frank Lanncrs. Daniel Foster. John
Hubbard. Raymond PoaKc. Vernon
Majors. Jane Gilbreath. Ethel Nil.
Ter. Frances MoKim. and Clara Hall
Members Of Canning Club: Emma
Pickcns. president: Lurs Burr. vice
president: luna y. Sanders. sccy.
treasurer: Alice Mcconnell. Esther
Benson. Ruby Allan. Mnrsarc,
white. Anna Ryan. Rosa,ind Reid
Ethel Link. Andrea Espinosa. Eiean'
Or Stone. and Gladys Majors.
Members Cooking and Bakinl
Club: Margaret Million. president;
Ethel Link. vice. president: Doroth,
Poase. secy-treas.: zoia Cossitt
Alice Walker. Roaaiind Reid. Giadyi
Na3ors. Alice Mcconnell. Anna Ry
an. Lura Burr. Emma PIckens. ~
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sstary-trsasurer Mar9arst Million
Dorothy Poses. Alice Walkss.. Aitc'
Mcconnell. Clara l.. Schroeder
l1aila A. Rice. Estalia J. Cossitl
Lssa Bsrr. Nellie Hartour. xoi,
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