Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-07-11
ORDER
GOVERNMENT SEED
GOVERNMENT SEED INSURED
AGAINST POSSIBLE SHORTAGE
OF ADAPTED VARIETIES
MONTANA STATE COLLEGE)

CMONTANA STATE COLLEGE)
Montana is included in a recent
order transferring from the seed con-
servation committee to the federal
emergency relief administration and
soil conservation service of the United
States department of agriculture the
remaining reserves of the govern
ment's emergency drought seed sup
ply, according to Sam l.. Sloan, ex-
tension agronOmist and chairman OF
the state seed stocks committee.
Close to a half million bushels of
seed was ordered by Montana farmers
from the government stock, but many
of the orders later were cancelled when
it was found that local seed was avail
able. The government seed, Mr. Sloan
said, insured against a possible short
age of adapted varieties of seed and
supplemented local supplies.
Latest reports show that before the
transfer, the seed conservation COM
mittee had sold to farmers in the FORM
er drouth areas of the country enough
seed to plant mor than 100000 acres
this spring. The sales include about
/ Zoo, 900 bushels of seed wheat, 1885,
900 bushels of seed oats, 100000 BUSH
els of mailing barley, $4,000 bushels
OF feed barley seed, 5000 bushels Of
seed flax, and 100000 pounds of grain
sorghum seeds.
Official estimates are that enough
high quality seed from the govern
ment's emergency supply has been
planted to produce between 60,000,0 900
and 10000 900 bushels of seed grain.
This supply of seed, plus certified seed
produced in 1885 by growers belonging
to state crop improvement associations.
such as the Montana Seed Growers as
ISOLATION, and by other seed producers,
is considered ample to protect the
northwest and other parts of the
drouth area from any chance of a
shortage of good seed.
The total orders, by counties, in Mon
tana follow:
Big HOrn-Marquis, 1865; durum, TO-;
oats, 1856; mailing barley, so; feed bar
ley, 1877.
Custer-Marquis, $3.50; durum, 20;
oats, 1927; mailing barley, 462; feed
barley, 20; flax, SO.
Fallon, Carter-Ceres, 2,O65; marquis.
1886; durum, 40; oats, 1868; feed bar
ley, 3,0l2; flax, 10.
Daniels-Ceres, SEAS; marquis, a.
924; durum, 2,474; oats, 20,244; feed
barley, 5,283; flax, 2,759.
DawSon-Ceres, 1870; marquis, 49,
lib; durum, 1884; oats, TIPS; feed bar
ley, 2,722; flax. 1865.
Golden Valley-Marquis, 725; oats,
200; feed barley, 100.
Judith B~asin-Marquis, 1880; oats,
$3.50; feed barley, 1872.
cCone-Ceres, 1888; marquis, 49,
845; durum, 2,707; oats, 1926; mailing
barley, 232; feed barley, 1895; flax, l.
499.
Observation-Disclosures, 1,411; oats, 1852;
feed barley, 456.
Powder River-Marquis, 1892; oats,
8l8; feed barley, BOT; flax, 46.
Prairie-MarquiS, 9,808; oats, Att;
feed barley, 1884; flax, 3O3.
Richland-Ceres, l,131; marquis. S.
$40; oats, 1924; feed barley, 9l2; flax,
%.
Observation-Disclosures, 59,003a; oats,
20,622b; feed barley, 4,884; flax, 1872.
Sheridan-Ceres, 1887; marquis, &c.
739; durum, 1929; oats, 81 ,217; mailing
barley, 100; feed barley, 6,317; flax, L.
276; ceres, 3,005; marquis, 9,043; durum,
5l8; oats, 1875; feed barley, 2,180; flax,
642.
valley-Ceres, 1868; marquis, Al, 184;
durum, 1921; oats, 1884; feed barley.
2,030; flax, 1912.
Wibaux-Ceres, STA; marquis, 1892;
oats, 1904; feed barley, 2,672; flax, ZIG.
observation-disclosures, $40; oats, ABS;
feed barley, 245.
Many of these orders were later can
celled when local supplies were found
TO be available, MIR. Sloan said.