The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-01-12
4. K. WILEY
WRITES ON
SMALL SEED
SOUTHERN IDAHO ADAPTED TO
RAISING CLOVER AND
ALFALFA SEEDS
Si,250,000.0O VALUE OF THE 1922
SEED CROP OF BINGHAM ..1-
COUNTY
H X. WILEY, SPRINGFIELD,
IDAHO.

| IDAHO.
Director, Idaho State Seed Show
One of the most encouraging signs
of the times among the farmers Of
Idaho and other states today is that
they are making a closer study of
their farming operations than ever
before and are beginning to realize
that diversified farming is the one
method that insures them a fair re-
turn for their labor every year.
They are also realizing that under
the great variety Of climatic condi-
tions that we have for different Sec
tions of the state, crop which does
exceptionally well in one part Of the
state may not be the one for their
section at all Where any one sec
tion finds that it can produce better
quality-for in the endit is the quail
ity that counts of any given prod
uct than any other section Of the
State or United States then that Sec
ton should make specially of that
Snake River Valley around st. An
thony has become famous for the
high quality of it's seed peas and
is so organized by all leading seeds
men and very large percent of the
seed produced in the United States
are grown here. Bingham Coun-
ty has become recognized as the
home of high quality Grimm Alfalfa
seed so that rs percent of the GER
titled Grimm seed is produced in
that county.
It has been demonstrated that in
the vicinity of Rocky Ford, Colorado
the soil and climatic conditions are
suited for the production
of high quality vine seeds and today
80 percent of the cucumber seed hand
led by seedsmen in the United States
is produced there, as is also a very
large percent OF the famous Rocky
Ford strain of cantaloups which are
grown all over the Unitd States.
small section along the coast Of
California has found that they can
produce very high quality of flower
seeds and there was shipped from
hat section this season the first full
ar lot of flower seeds ever loaded
n the United States.
1t has been demonstrated beyond
doubt that all Southern Idaho Is
dapted to the production of the
ighest quality of the different Glow
rs and alfalfa seeds. This has been
by seedsmen who have
ad their buyers on the ground for
ears past and have always paid
ood premium for our seed. and for
lie past three years by our winnings
{ the international Grain and Hay
how at Chicago, where Idaho has
arried off a very large percentage
the best prizes in competition
ith the entire United States and Can
la.
That you may better understand
e Importance of the seed crop to
e state, for 1922 which is a short
op according to Government es-
mates still, figuring the average
ice paid for this seed, it will bring
to the pockets Of the producers
ore than $1,25O.OOO.OO
Every farmer who Is making a
ccess of his job realizes that as
whole he must be constantly adding
the fertility OF his soil instead Of
bbing 1t, and there is nothing In
' estimation which will produce
e two items Of cash return and fer
ity more easily and quicker than
II the item of small seeds in your
heme of crop rotation.
l would not advise any farmer to
t his whole faith on seed production
y more than I would on any other
Q crop, for the one crop farming
not good business; but with your
,ersified system there is no doubt
t that a good percentage of your
rerage can be very profitably turn
to seed production.
This would not have been so true
a