The Sidney herald., 1956-03-01
TrGCeIing with IL.
Agent

SEED PAYS

TESTED SEED FAxS
An accurate, up-to-date labe.
on every bag of agricultural seed
that is offered for sale is not
only required by law but 1t is also
good business for the seed dealer
or the individual producer since
1t is the only way of showing
that the seed is good.
The label also protects the SELL
er. If the label is accurate and
up-to-date, it will show that the
seller was not at fault in case
poor stands result from an I'M
favorable growing season.
For example, the state labelling
law requires that the termination
test must have been made within
the last nine months. A germi-
nation test made longer than nine
and the buyer is not interested in
knowing how the seed terminated
last year. Without an up-to-date
test there is no way of knowing
whether the termination is the
same. In fact, it is not unusual
for termination to drop 20 to 80
percent on old seed.
termination information is only
one of the requirements of the
seed labelling law and anyone may
learn what these are by writing to
the Montana Grain Inspection
Laboratory at Bozeman for a copy
of the Montana seed law or by
contracting the county extension
office.
A reminder to seed producers
and dealers that if they have not
already obtained a laboratory n
alysis of the seed they are going
to sell, they should do so at once
to avoid the last minute rush as
planting time draws near. The
county extension office has COM
plete information on how to OBJ
tain this service and will readily
assist seed producers in acquiring
this service.
Career Outlook
If you are a senior in high
school you + probably doing
some serious thinking and wish
to get started in farming, and If
you are fortunate you can do so.
for a number of you 1t
will be necessary to seek a career
off the farm. Census figures show
that about Is hundred farm boys
reach maturity in Montana each
year. Yet there are only about
900 opportunities to enter farm
ing each year. This means, of
course, that more than half the
farm-reared boys in Montana
must seek their future off the
farm.
However, if you like agricul-
ture, this scarcity of farming OPP
portunities need not be discour-
aging for there are literally thou
sands of opportunities in agricul-
ture for trained young men -
yes, and for trained young wo-
men too. But you notice / said
trained young men and women"
this means college train
.ng. Even the business of farm
.ng and ranching is becoming so
technical today that college train
ng is a decided asset. So, whether
TOu SGGQ your GAictl VII bllC lain
II in one of the agencies or bust
lesses related to agriculture, col
eye training will enhance your
for success.
All of which brings me around
o call your attention to a book
ct entitled Careers Ahead in
agriculture" In this booklet you
will find information on the wide
ange of opportunities in the field
# agriculture for the young men
# women with college training.
We have copies of this booklet
t the county extension office or
'ou may write to the Dean of
agriculture at Montana State Col
eye, Bozeman, for a copy. Again
he title is Careers Ahead in Ag-
iculture" and l suggest you get
copy. 1t may very well help
on in making a mighty import
Mt decision.