The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-15
bURLE|GH FARMERS
Will PLACE seed
ORDERS NEXT WEEK
Federal Plan to BE Outlined at
Seven County Meetings
Conducted by Putnam

Conducted by putnam
Orders for seed to be used In the
spring planting will be taken ct
series Of seven Burleigh county meet
ings to be conducted next week by
Henry O. Putnam, director for the
state seed distribution, at Sterling,
Driscoll. Moffit, Wilton. Regan, Wing
and Bismarck.
Kinds Of seed available, prices at
which the seed will be sold, what the
government proposes to do about dis
tribution and payment will be out
lined at the meetings.
Putnam has urged farmers to come
to the meeting prepared to say how
many acres they will plant. remem-
bering that the average wheat acre.
age on reduction contracts Is to be re-
duced only 10 per cent.
Meetings will be held on Thursday
Of next week at Sterling, 3 p. m;
Driscoll, l:30 p. m. and Moffit, 7:30
p. m. On Friday farmers will meet
at Wilton, 8 .. m: Regan, 2 p. M,
and Wing. 7:30 p. m. Saturday the
final meeting will be held at 2 p. M,
at the World War Memorial building
here.
Seed Prices Released
Prices at which the adapted and
superior varieties OF seed held by the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
ton as . seed conservation measure
will be sold to farmers have been an
ncunced. The seeds will be dtstribut-
ed to North Dakota growers at flat
prices. based on actual cost Of the
seed as grain, plus handling, clean
ing and storage charges.
The following sale prices to the
farmer for seed grain available from
distributing agencies in counties dur
ing December and January are:
Spring wheat. Marquis and Ceres
varieties $l.S5 per bust1el.
Durum wheat, all varieties $l.60
per bushel.
Mailing barley, all varieties $l.sS
per bushel.
Feed barley, Trebi variety $l.lo per
bushel.
Oats, white and yellow, early and
midseason varieties 75c per bushel.
Flax $225 per bushel.
As q result Of the work to prevent
the loss Of specially adapted varieties
Of grain seeds thru processing. mix
ing and feeding, the AAA has bought
the following supplies Of seeds: Spring
wheat, 5, 050, 900 bushels: durum wheat,
10000 bushels: mailing barley, l.
100000 bushels: feed barley, 0,0O0
bushels: white and yellow oats, $780,
600 Bushels; red oats, 10000 BUSH
els; flax, 100000 bushels.
According to farm seed surveys
made by county agents under the d.
rection Of Putnam, the following
amounts Of seed are needed in North
Dakota: hard spring wheat, 3,ll5, 470
bushels; durum wheat. 544,750 BUSH
els; barley. 2,O24,250 bushels: oats
2, 306, 800 bushels; flax, 283. $50 BUSH
els.
TO Take Orders Immediately
Orders for seed will be taken i'm
mediately." Putnam said. The mar
who orders his seed IS insuring him.
self Of seed for next years planting
However, he must be able to finance
such . purchase either thru . seed
loan or q cash purchase. The gov
eminent expects to supply sufficient
seed to protect orders but II severe
seed shortage should occur it may be
necessary to allow less than the orr
uinal amount rnnleStAd
THE government has hard wheat
in the form Of Ceres and Marquis
The durum wheat Is largely Of the
Mindum variety, purchased from
Canada. We can safely say that the
wheat Is Of fine quality and probably
better than the average seed sold or
North Dakota farms. The mailing
barley Is mostly Manchuria-Ode
brucker, Wisconsin 80. Velvet, Odesss
and o. A. G. 81. Oats will be offered
as midseason or early oats, but moi
on . variety basis. The flax Is a.
most entirely the Bison variety"
The state extension service hal
been informed that all Of the seed
stocks held have been inspected by
the Bureau Of Plant Industry and
have been cleaned and graded under
supervision Of that bureau.
For sales made after the last day
Of each month following January, ]
cent per bushel per month will be
added to cover storage charges. 9th
erwise the price schedule will hold
and the prices quoted will be stand
ard thruout the entire deficit area
for the AAA seed supplies. Local
elevators and seed houses approved
by the county drouth committees and
placed Under proper bond will dis
tribute the government-held seed to
producers and will handle the re-
ceipts from sales.