The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-03
SEED CAMPAIGN
DATES FIXED BY
G. n, D, A. BODY
First Meeting to Be Held at
Luc1a Monday; Three Will
Be Speakers

llaceS and dates tor the first
II meetings arranged for the men
handling the pure seed grain project,
launched by the Greater North Da-
kota association. were announced to-
day by 3. E. Groom, chairman of the
agricultural committee.
1t is planned to extend this pro-
gram 20 not less than go counties in
the state and that the meetings
continue from this time until next
March.
The initial schedule is as follows:
Lucca, Monday, Dec. 3, 2 D. M;
Sanborn, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2 D. m.;
Courtenay, Wednesday, Dec. S, 2 p.
m; Darlington, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2
p. m; Fcssenden, Friday, Dec. Z, 2
p. M; Harvey, Saturday, Dec. s, 2
p. M; Oberon, Tuesda.', Dec. IL, 2
p. M; Maddox, Wednesday. Dec. IL,
2 p. H.; Sheyenne, Thursday, Dec.
Il, 2 p. M: New Rockford, Friday.
Dec. ID, . p. M; Cooperstown, Satur-
day, Dec Is, 2 p. m.
Three Speakers Listed
For this, IS well as all future pro-
grams, Mr.. Groom states that there
will be three speakers sent out to
handle the project. Edgar l. Olson,
manager Of the North Dakota
, Grimm Alfalfa Growers association,
and +. r. Cook, Slope county farmer,
who handled the trench silo program
for the association during the past
two years, will represent the Greater
North Dakota association.
The third speaker will be r. C.
Mi1jor Mi,roorD1ic c,,oor,,cor of
the Federal Grain grading depart
mcnt. When plans for this program
were being worked out, Mr.. Miller
was consulted and became so inter-
ested in the undertaking that he
presented il to his superior officers
at Chicago and they authorized him
to give the Greater North Dakota
association his personal assistance
at some Of the meetings and to have
other men from his department at
Minneapolis assist at other meetings.
Mr.. Miller will carry with him a
large assert ment Of samples Of
grain, as shipped to the terminal mar
ket from North Dakota points, and
by the aid of these will show the
farmers the loss resulting from
mixed varieties, as we'll as grain af-
fected with r'st, smut, and ergot.
He will also carry some cleaning and
grading equipment, which will en-
able him to test grain brought in by
farmers to determine it's market or
seed value.
Pure Seed Offered
More than $4,000 bushels of seed
grain of standard varieties has now
heen approved by DR.. E. G. Booth,
agrOntmist of the extension depart
ment, and all OF it was field inspect
cd by the fled men of the state
seed laboratory, or by Mr.. Booth,
and meets the requirements of 99.9
per cent pure rs to variety, or in
separable material. These are not
new and untried varieties of grain
exploited at fancy prices. All grain
offered has proved it's worth in
North Dakota and is of standard
varieties advised at economic confer
ences conducte1 last spring by C. F.
Monroe, director of the extension de-
partment.
Purposes of Campaign
In commenting on this campaign,
Mr.. Groom declared that it was
hoped to bring large numbers of
grain growers together, show them
the losses being sustained by using
seed of mixed varieties, diseased
grains and also to point out the fall
lacy of trying out on farms all new
varieties that are exploited.
"Here in North Dakota" he said,
certain grains have been grown for
:ears, their probable yield is well
known and they are the grains that
command tho best prices in the mar
kets. We think it best for the col
iege, demonstration farms, expert
Ecnt stations and seadsmen to try
cat the new r'ains before farmers
buy them to experiment with and
nix with other grains. He also
stated that they hoped to find large
i.,r'becs of farmers, who would buy
" few bushels of pure seed, plant it
81 clean ground and grow sufficient
for his farm needs for the following
year"