The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-16


liant to exclude mechanical mixtures.
The dry seed is sold to canning con
Germs in the various eastern states,
who in turn place this seed with their
growers and contract to take back the
shelled green peas grown from that
seed.
"New York state was originally the
largest pea growing territory in tire
United States, and still grows con-
siderable quantities Of peas each year.
Later the industry spread into Micai-
gan, and for a number Of years that
state was recognized as one Of the
larger pea growing states.
Western Seed Best
"As the consumption Of canned
foods increased, the demand for vari-
cites adapted to canning purposes be-
came so great that we were forced to
find a new growing territory. About
Is years ago a trial acreage was
planted in North Dakota, Idaho and
Montana during the same season. The
result Of this trial was to prove that
the west was far better adapted to
growing peas than were the states IN
which they had previously been grown.
We not only obtained greater yields to
the aer but the appearance was
much superior, the harder and more
vital seed producing larger crops whea
planted by eastern growers. The re-
suit was that an ever-increasing crop
has been planted in the irrigated val
leys CT the west until today the ma
jority Of the seed peas used in the
United States is grown in Montana,
Idaho and Washington.
According to the best information
that I have, there were over 100000
acres planted by the different pea
canning concerns ofthe United States
in 1925. This would have required
neauyr0Ee million bushels Of peas for
seed Over 10000 0 bushels Of peas
are used by seedsmen and market
! gardeners making a total of around
two million bushels as the required
crop for the year. This would make,
on the basis Of an average yield, 120,-
900 acres as the total acreage. Or
this, 10000 acres were planted in Gal
latin valley this year and about 3d.
600 acres in the state. Idaho had
10000 acres and the balance is di-
vided between Washington and east
ern seed growing states.
A Million for Gallatin
"From the acreage planted in Gal
latin valley this year, the farmers
should receive about 100000. In adj
dition to this three to four hundred
thousand dollars are paid 20 rOguers,
field men, pickers and warehouse
workers, making the total paid out by
the industry in this section above
! $1,000, 900, and it is we'll to remember
in this connection that every dollar Of
this is brought back from the East.
The entire product of the seed indus
try is sold TO eastern seedsmen and
Gamers and thus brings back to us
part Of the money sent east by our
clothing, jewelry and other merchants
who must Of necessity purchase most
Of their stocks from eastern manufac-
turers. This money would remain
there were it not that industries like
the seed business bring it back to Us
"The permanent investment of tht
seed companies in BOzeman is con
siderable. There are six pea growing
concerns in Gallatin county and al
maintain good warehouses for milling
picking and storing the seed: AS evI
dence that the industry is growing
four Of these concerns have made
large additions to their plants in TIT
way Of storage warehouses, and al
are adding increased equipment TO.
, the handling Of a larger acreage Il
the future.
Methods Of Selection
p 1--WE maintain trial or prOvini