The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-07
WARFARE ON SMUT
AND WEEDDOCKACE
STRESSES SOWING
Chemical Treatment Of Wheat
for Seeding viii Obviate Is
to IS Per Cent Damage
PICKED SUPPLY IS READY
Agricultural c o m m itteo Has
Bought rs, 900 Bushels Of
Best Strains to Use

Losses sustained annually by North
Dakota's grain producers from mixed
varieties and diseased grains. the bet
ter seed campaign Of the Greater
North Dakota Association Is more
than measuring up to the expectations
Of the agricultural committee which
conceived the program Of relief.
Close studies OF the losses sustained,
Inquiries into the prospective market
ability Of the 1929 crop, and free tests
OF farmers grain to determine It's
potential value rs seed. comprise the
various angles from which the asso-
citation Is directing widespread atten.
ton to the matter Of hardy and pro-
ductive seed grains.
stick to tried varieties" Is the
counsel being offered ut each Of the
seed meetings called. The officials
Of the tour maintain that In practical
~ every instance Z farmer Is taking
. big risk II he purchases some new
type OF seed. about which he has
heard some exaggerated tales. In the
long run. producers Of North Dakota.
when purchasing seed, will be ahead
Il they buy only tried and tested var
iettes, the market value Of which has
been definitely proven by 'ong years
Of selling.
Examine Terminal Train
In order to tit him :or the worl: Of
telling producers Of this state where
they were taking the greatest losses
on their grain. Edgar ]. Olson, man.
aser Of the North Dakota Grimm Al
1elfe Growers association, spen.
sometime at the terminal markets. He
was instructed to study the samples
Of grain arriving on the market. and
to determine the principal causes Of
discount In price.
Although concerted warfare against
smut has been carried on for several
years. Mr.. Olson found that IS per
cent Of Ill the hard wheat and IS per
cent OF al the durum which was ar
irving ct the terminals during the
early fall months, was injected with
smut. At each city and town visited
BY the better seed grain workers, they
are urging treatment Of al wheat for
amut.
II is pointed out that the cost OF
vAshine this infection from grain
costs from three to eight cents Der
bushel ct the terminals. whereas the
producer can treat his own seed
against smut for less than five cents
PR bushel.
Advocate Seed Plots
One Of the foremost objects living
behind this campaign Is the selling |
OF the seed plot idea to North Dakota
farmers. Farmers Of Iowa, Illinois |
ana elsewhere have been forced to |
their own seed plot each !
year for the careful selection OF their |
own seed. and the practice of this |
principle In North Dakota would OBJ |
viate the buying Of new seed grain |
on every farm.
roc sowing In tho proposed seed |
plot. the association Is Offering grains |
Tor sale In small quantities to indiyid. |
uals. A total Of $4,000 bushels has
been gathered up by the Associations
Aer1cuitura committee, every bushel
d which Is 90 per cent pure Is to
variety. The strains Of seed being
offered tor sale have been selected
lfter m exhaustive study Of yields,
to diseases, and the milling
Falues Of al principal varieties, such
figures covering period Of years.
~ the number Of bushels Of seed
y1aln5 already contracted for pasees
ne loo bushel mark, after only II
meetings In - many small towns.
he demand Is seen to be on the IN.
:1ease. ~ seeding time nears, the
lemend = expected to be materially
'ooeted, =. =. Groom, chairman Of the
ler1eultural committee, holds. The
ct these GATHERINGS Is
'roving very gratifying to the Jrk.
"a n Soma instances reaching and
xoeoding 100 farmers.
01epe Farmer Sells
E y. Cook. Slope county farmer.
Tho = In charge Of the seed sales.
eports that the following varieties
= graln are being offered: Mindum
nd kubanka durum: Ceres and
1arQuis wheat: Ltnota. Buda and
Man max: Victory and Gopher oats:
~ 1Archuria barley. From among
49, var1etles. he finds that the MIN
Nm. Ceres and Bison strains are
rowing the most popular with the
nrmes. the demand for these grains
xeeeding the demand tor other var.
Ittoe.
STARTING December 3, the seed cam.
eagn hes visited the following coun-
- u date: Barnes. 0tutsman, wells.
~. roster. 0riegs. Cas-, Steele,
lo!oo0 ana Ramsey. The current
lsies swings through Cavalier. Walsh.
HAND r0gks. rembina counties, and
~ down into Richland. Sareent and
|vceey countteG The following dates
~ definitely announced: January Z.
8 IAoonas; January 3, 0ilby: Jauu.
n =. Qfa1ton: January 10. Neche:
Dapely II. Cavalier: and January