Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-14
ALFALFA CAUTION

The wonderful increased demand
for Grimm alfalfa has stimulated a
desire from certain sources 10 supply
that demand 4tat any cost. As con-
sequence there has been and S1H
il a lot of seed being sold under the
guise of Grimm, but it is not and
never WIS Grimm 1t takes at east
two years after the seed is planted to
find out if a field really is or is not
Grimm alfalfa
The buyers OF alfalfa seed for SOW
ing, that is the farmers. put too much
confidence in what seems to be- As a
matter of fact, the interruptions
tradesmen viii purposely lead us TO
think that the seed offered at a rate
just a little below the actual Ea1ne
of certified Grimm is genuine Grimm.
Then, when the seed arrives the tag
does not state that it is or isn't
its just alfalfa"
Minnesota has a seed law that re-
quires the seller of seeds TO label the
bags or other containers with the fol-
lowing Information: Kind of seed
and if special variety, the name
of that variety, the state where
grown, and IF it is seed corn, the
county in which grown, the per
cent and the date of termination, the
per cent of pure seed of the kind
being sold, and the name and adj
dress of the dealer" Now, if a far
mer buys seed from a dealer or an
agent in Minnesota, with the under
standing that he is buying certain
variety, as Grimm alfalfa he should
do two things when the seed arrives:
First, he should see if the tag has
the data as above noted. If it does
not, then he should refuse to take
it and demand his money back Gf al
ready paid) or refuse to pay if it is
c. o. d. Second, if the tag does not
give the information as above noted
then the dealer has violated the seed
law and the Commissioner of Agri-
culture should at once be notified OF
the circumstances with full details
What is Guaranteed.
| There is a great deal of alfalfa
seed being sold as certified, but the
buyer is not safe-if he wants Grimm
| a1falfa-unless he knows what the
certified" stands for Again, much
seed is offered in sealed bags. That
good as far as it goes but the simple
| fact that the bag is sealed does not
mean anything unless the seal and
/ the tag stand for the purity, source
variety, etc, OF the seed in the sealed
| bag.
| In Montana, the State Department
of Agriculture certifes certain ship
ments as to being Montana Grown"
| bur does not certify as to variety,
Dealers who handle this seed sell il
as Certified Montana Grown" Don't
! be misled as TO what is certified. Take
nothing for granted.
| The Montana Seed Growers Assoei-
alton certifies seed as does the Mime
sofa Crop Improvement Association
| This is seed grown by farmers and
/ inspected both in the field and in the
1 bin by authorized inspectors of the
association. This seed may be re-
garded as safe when listed in the an
nual seed list of the association.
If you want Grimm alfalfa seed, keep
your eyes open, read the tags attached
to the bags and do not accept seed il
not fully labeled. Seed may be Of
fered in sealed bags, certified as te
where it is grown, etc. 1t may even
be offered On growers affidavit, which
means very little, but unless you abso-
! 1Htely know what you want and see
that you get it, you have failed te
/ better your assurance
n. J. HOIMBERG,
Commissioner of Agriculture