The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-02
TWO EXPERT CREWS
TO TOUR STATE ON
Smut AND DOCKACE
Meetings With Growers Will
Emphasize Wheat, Flax, Bar.
ley and Oats Varieties
EXTENDS G. n. b. A. DRIVE
College, Railroads, v. S. Agri-
cultural Department and
Other Agencies Back It

Grain losses are to be further
warred against. The sources Of loss
arc down-grading. dockage. smut and
unmarketable varieties. The fight is
being carried on by the Greater
North Dakota association. the extern
sion division of the Agricultural COL
lege with the special assistance of DR..
E. g. Booth, extension agronomist.
and county extension agents. the fed
cral grain grading division Of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. and the Northwest Crop I'M
provement association. Railroads,
seedsmen and groups of local COM
mitteemen over North Dakota are al
SO backing the work.
The crews of expert seedSmen will
carry the program into a majority OF
the states SO counties between 10Y
and the first Of April. meeting with
grain growers at several points In
each county to discuss ways and
means Of curbing the annual flow OF
losses from dockage and down-grad-
ing Of grain produced In this state.
Each of the crews will consist of two
men from the Greater North Dakota
association and one from the grain
grading division. In all counties hav-
ing extension agents these officials
will also have a part in the programs.
Standard Varieties Urged
Recommending the seeding of only
standard varieties of grain. leaving
the experiments with untried varie-
ties to agricultural and seed special
lists. the grain crews. which arc to
carry on the work. are urging specific
varieties of each grain grown for cash
OF feed crops. Grain growers In each
community visited are urged to bring
in samples Of any high grade seed
they may possess in order that 1t may
be given q free test for purity prior
to the hour of the meeting. Standard
varieties recommended by the asso-
citation, some Of these for specific Sec
lions of North Dakota only. are: Mar
outs and Ceres wheat: Mindum and
Kubanka durunl; Bison, Buda and
Linota flax; Gopher and Victory
oats; and Trebi. Manchuria and Han
nchcn barley.
Gueater yied 'nrom Pure Seed
Samples OF field inspected grain
certified by the North Dakota pure
seed laboratory will be exhibited, and
grain growers given an opportunity
to purchase quantities of any variety
at cost for the seeding of a seed field.
DR.. Booth has examined and ap-
proved all lots of seed which are car
ricd by the grain crews. County ex-
tension agents arc urging the drill
in; of seed fields from which farmers
may produce enough seed to care for
their entire 81 cash crop acreage.
Contributing materially toward in
crease yields per acre In North Da-
kota is the greater use OF pure seed
each year. From $500 acres Of pure
grain and flax seed sown In 1927, the
total rose to 1875 acres in 1929, pro-
ducing approximately 100000 bushels
Of pure seed, all of which Is available
for planting this spring, according to
b. e. Groom, chairman Of the agri-
cultural committee of the Greater
North Dakota association. Workers
representing MI. Groom's committee
include: F. r. Cook, Scranton, A. r.