Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-02-25
SIDNEY CORN AM0 SEED Show
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program. This program, he explains, cen.
tiers upon the selection Of certain standard
varieties and strains Of crops .vbicb eT-
e Es;ss' e !. TESTS sss, an, .Ss5 tsl 1 + Ill !ls,i. TT
Montana Seed Growers places sheh stTai1s
rna tssfS iEnps'i slEa& IT fTDuR
the cooperation OF the Montana Extension
service, omall quantities of foundation
stocks of pure nsed arr distributed to re-
liable growers. These growers increase
the supply of seed under "a rsfur SUPER
vision TO insure the maintenance Of high
standards of purity. The supply iof seed
80 produced Is then distributed 70, a, stu
larger, group OF reliable farmers Known as
registered seed growers who still further
increase the supply Of Registered seed uti
der the registration and .certihcatong rnlaS
of the Montana association. Registered
seed supplies are then distributed to ap7
proved seed growers who, under the super
vision of extension agents, produce the
supply of COMMERCIAL pure seed Known as
The ufility seed show at sidney Swas al
tilted seed grown III the state last year.
|l Il Ess Sit & sss Fs sabpiy Saysts ssa' ssnaa
E SlaSsn x1,l be so qssd fA N veg E. 5a f fsI1st i%,
work has already, adYr4ced 70 the tboiht
where entire communities in northern and
northeastern Montan4 already are ushg
nothing but approved seed Of recommended
varieties for planting cenraenciai Helds.
these communities can be estimated, says
Mr.. Ogaard. when 1t is considered that In
the case pf wheat alone the recommended
variety may outyield the variety ,H4AviqpAy
s sGDS my ~ i fTGW f0Gr r., StsleJIIs S!
from high, uniform quality and the reduc-
tion Of doekage places a vsSy high dcllal
work. WR1 ufYk0 Cfnnll''
4 Opportunity was taken at the seed show
at Sidney to take stock of the progress
made and to thresh out. problems that
have presented theuSselvesS At al meetiSq
Of seed growers, seed dealers and farmers
characterized Ibyi it, b dsihess -iiks pfoceh
ure. the crop Standardization work was. ex,
planned BY MnhOExafd Till H.9F.l DePue
e eounty i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ess Il tsqHe n9'iiP assSl
fls1ieusi 1ae MAJ mSPt Il M sss's pes Y5besi8t3 e
station ss4, n, and Il d I E islstsne' ss6Iifs Ahlssee -e'Sf
s. afpe asvs.s o. m ,msse stgg.sn.,d G5impss ;aasfs
and leading ,desiess aateedl that the ltile
is approhching when there can be only two
classes of alfalfa sedd tagistexssd Hndlfcohi'
mon and that the so-called affidavit seed
must be eliDipated from the tfadel Pro
g~ressive seed. dealers admit that the change
must be made and the only questfen that
remains for the industry to decide ~ how
sopff the e~liminattob cAfilbe msde!lS9H
aNfd Injecting also appointed a commit
tee of NelsonsGfaves Of Hetena,' Mfr 0gaatd
and c. H. Wilson, county agricultural
agent of Valley county to- DRAW pr The
necessary amendment OF, the present tsts
warehouse awise that small seeds may b
inclnded. a, movement also was startet
to amend present weed laws to MAKE then
P PGnS the general DE- ansasai60nni d the mnAeeettin i
it was brought out, that Montana. haaf al
ready started an export business in pure
seed grain. Carl RsddigD OF Frazenjas'
year made the initial shipment of two car.
loads, Of Marquis wheat, Soaked and taggrt