The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-10-28
SEED GRAIN GROUP
NAMED TO PROTECT
NORTHWEST AREA
Will Attempt to Prevent Dump
ing of Unfit Product Into
Dry District

emergency seed grain advisory COM
mittee, which will attempt to pre-
vent the dumping Of foul and unfit
seed into the northwestern North
Dakota drought rec and will advise
as to types and standards Of quality
Of seed for this area, will be ap-
pointed in a few days by Gov. George
F. Shafer.
The governor made this announce
ment here Tuesday following a con-
ference attended by about 40 rep
resentatives of the North Dakota
Agricultural college. the seed trade,
pure seed groups, the railroads and
others, at which he was asked to
name such q committee.
The conference, called by G. F..
Monroe, director Of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college extension
division, at the request of the gov
ernor, passed a resolution setting
forth the proposals suggested, the
need for the emergency committee
and outlining some of the work which
the committee is expected to do.
Supply Is Being Held
That there will be no lack of SUI
ficient seed grain for the area.
provided the supply now on hand is
not all shipped out to the markets,
was evidenced by information brought
out at the conference.
j. M. Chiffon, Chicago. representa-
tive of the Grain Sterilization cor
poration, reported the corporation
now has about six hundred thousand
bushels of marquis wheat in storage
at Grand Forks, Williston. Grear
Falls, Havre and other northwestern
points, which 1t has been holding for
seed purposes.
1--WE can store a million bushels or
more additional marquis If that is
thought advisable" said Chiffon.
The wheat We are holding Is all
marquis and it is all of exceptionally
| good quality. We could have sold it.
In fact, some millers have urged us
to sell 1t to them, but w have felt
it might be needed for seed and have
held it for that purpose"
Chiffon said the sterilization COR
| poration is DESTROYS of learning what
types and qualities of wheat will he
satisfactory for use in the north
western area and Governor Shafer
advised him that this will be one of
the questions which the emergency
committee will pass upon.
Movement Starts in Valley
r. F. Gunkelman, Fargo seed deal
er, p. A. Lee, secretary of the Farm
ers Grain Dealers association of
North Dakota. and others reported
there has been a large movement OF
wheat and other grains into the elev-
ators Of the Red River valley recent
~. that much Of this grain will be
shipped on to the markets unless
some action is taken to have 1t held
for seed.
H. r. Sumner of the Northwest
Crop Improvement association, said
he did not believe there Is much dan
| ger Of a lack Of seed grain, believing
there will be sufficient wheat and
flax held, but thought it would be
advisable for the emergency commit
tee to make q survey of the situa-
ton.
N. D. German. county agent lead
er, presented a survey showing esti-
mated seed and feed needs for IL
| counties in northwestern North Da-
kota as compiled by the extension
| division, but said this was based in
part on September l estimates of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. He felt the situation has
changed since and that q new survey
should be made, based on latest avail
able estimates.
E. M. Gillig. state seed commits
sioner, DR.. E. G. Booth, agronomist
at the college, and Sumner had pre-
pared q statement setting forth the
conditions in the northwest and MAX
ing a number Of recommendations,
particularly with regard to the STAN
dards Of purity and adaptability of
seed grain that should be required.
This statement wa approved by the
conference and adopted as its pro-
posal for the work Of the emergency
committee.