The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-07-17
BLACKFOOT OPENS
CAMPAIGN TO LAND
STATE SEED SHOW
Commercial Club Back
of Effort to Bring Big
Exhibit Here

" Do uolu III JduudTy Will DS lduuCu
ed as a result of the unanimous de
cision of members of the Blackfoot
chamber of commerce at the regular
meeting held at the clubrooms Mon
day evening. The advantages to be
had by holding the seed show at
Blackfoot were stressed from two
different but harmonious angles by
the speakers at the meeting. The
benefits to result to the seed grow
ing industry itself was given first
consideration and the Importance of
the seed show to the town and coun-
ty was emphasized as of far reaching
value.
That the logical place for holding
the seed show is in the locality best
adapted for seed production and fur
Their development of the seed grow
ing industry was argued strongly by
those interested not only in the, sue :
cess of the show but also in az
ing to the state of Idaho its proper
recognition as the leading small seed
producing state of the nation. In
this connection it Is pointed out that
at the National Seed Show at Chicago
in 1923 Idaho won AZ per cent of
the seed prizes offered. In the field
of Grimm alfalfa seed Idaho last
year produced IS per cent of all the
Grimm seed produced in the world
and Bingham county produced SO
per cent of all Grimm seed raised
in the United States. That Bingham
county possesses uneqnalled soil and
climatic conditions for production OF
Grimm seed of the highest known
quality Is conceded by seed experts
of the country. That the farmers
of Bingham county are more and
more turning to small seed produc- |
ton as the proper means of securing |
the best returns from their lands |
and utilizing to the fullest extent |
the production Of those crops for |
which the soil of this section is best |
adapted is another fact to be taken
in considering the proper place for
holding seed show, the speakers
said From local standpoint the
holding of the seed show in Black
foot would do much to bring about
closer relationship between the bust
ness men of the town and the farm
ers of the county and clearer UNI
derstanding of their mutual inter-
ests.
C. B. Allison, state seed commits
sioner for Idaho, was one of the
speakers at the meeting. Mr.. ALL
son has been in Bingham county for
several days and with County Agent
Walter Thomas, has been conducting
in weed identification
and control in various sections. In
company with H. L. Kennedy, man
ager of the Idaho Grimm Alfalfa
Seed Growers association, Mr.. Ahl-
son has also been inspecting the
Grimm seed fields of the county.
Naking of the future possibilities
II Bingham county as seed pro-
lucing section, Mr.. Allison said that
( the industry in this county con-
inued to develop at its present rate, :
t will be but short time until this I
county will be recognized everywhere {
IS one OF the greatest seed produc-
ng counties of the world. In view
f this fact Blackfoot would seem
O possess an unanswerable argu-
nent as the logical place for holding
he seed show as 1t would serve as
strong stimulus to the farmers of I
his section to devote more atten-
ion to growing high quality small I
eed as the means of obtaining the
est returns from their land and Ia s
or. The Importance Of the seed c
rowing industry to this county t
1akes it especially imperative that 4
rowers and farmers generally give t
lore attention to the matter of weed n
ontrol and eradication, Mr.. Allison t.
aid. He told how the situation was t.
eing handled in the Twin Falls sec
ION where the county commission I
rs have appointed a weed commits p
|oner who starts his work early In I
ne spring and continues his efforts
the season and great pro- p
ress has been made In freeing the a
elds from noxious weeds. o
A. J. Snyder of Springfield, vice n
resident of the state seed board,
I'D the club that he was anxious Il
L
do all in his power to help bring t.
le seed show to Blackfoot II the p
usiness men of the town really c.
anted it and were willing to make 81
4 earnest effort to secure It, Mr.. q
nyder referred to the beneficial p
ivertising Blackfoot received from IL
ie printed trade mark of the Grimm O
rowers association and told some RI
ling of the activities of that asso-
alton, it being the only successful B
operative enterprise of the kind O
Idaho. o.
H. C. Tavey also urged the club Of
get behind the movement with all OF
it's energy in an effort to land the P
ed show for Blackfoot. In
In order to secure the show for al