The Sidney herald., 1961-03-01
County Extension Agents

unlabeled seed or seed of an un-
known origin is risky business.
Even though unlabeled seed is
cheap in price, it may prove to
be mighty expensive in the long
run.
Certified seed or other labeled
seeds are not only the answer to
profitable farming, but the fact
remains that crop yields can be
no better than the seed planted.
There is no need to be unin-
formed about the seed you buy.
According to the state seed law,
all agriculture seed offered for
sale in Montana must be labeled.
This is true whether the seed is
sold in bulk or sacked. Before
seed a be labeled, it must be
tested, and when it hasn't been
tested, the buyer has no recourse
if he finds he has planted seed
of inferior quality. The state seed
law requiring the labelling of ag-
ricultural seed is for the buyers
protection and it is his RESPONSE
bility to insist on labeled seed.
To conform with the law, the
label must show termination per
cent, pure seed content, weed
seed content, percent of foreign
matter, name and number of
noXious weed per pound, and
the kind of variety of grain.
The seed laboratory at Montana
State College offers testing SER
vices and this report gives all the
information needed for labelling
Seed samples may be mailed di-
rectly to the laboratory or thru
the County Extension office.
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FOOD FACTS
The American fooo supply to-
day is unsurpassed in volume, va
riety, and nutritional value. BY
patronizing all departments of a
modern food store we can easily
supply all of our nutritional needs.
In spite of the quality of the
American food supply, a persis-
tent campaign is being carried on
to undermine public confidence in
the nutritional value of staple
foods. False ideas about food are
circulated by food faddists and
by fringe promoters of Witamir
and mineral products.
The Food and Drug Admins
tration is especially concerned
about the promotion of food sup
plements as cure-alls for condi-
tons that require medical atten-
ton. Misleading promotion o.
food supplements violates Fed.
eral Law. 1t is commonly carried
on by so-caIled health food lee.
lures" and by door-to-door sales
men of food supplements.
Both kinds of sales agents us,
a scare technique in selling thei
products. False ideas are thei
stock in trade. Four of these falls,
ideas are used by practically al
of these promoters.
First of these myths is that al
diseases are due to faulty diet
Actually. diseases caused by diet
airy deficiencies are rarely foun.
in the United States.
Then there is the myth tina
soil depletion causes malnutri
ton. Worn out soil does not pro
duce low grade crops. The guam
tity may be reduced, but tn
quality remains the same as i
crops grown in rich soil.
Another myth is that over
processing removes vitamins an'
minerals. Some statesmen cas-
in on this by false claims 70
cooking utensils sold at great
inflated prices. The fact is tina
modern food processing method
preserve nutiritional values c
restore them to foods.
The other common myth is thu
nearly everyone suffers from sub
clinical deficiencies. A subclir
4 ical deficiency is one in which
I is impossible to detect a deficier
cy, but it is suspected. Advice {
I a competent physician is needle
Z to identify such Deficiencies, an
( they are rare.
Authorities agree that the be,
and cheapest way to buy vita
minis and minerals is in the pacl
ages provided by nature = yes
etaoles, fruits, milk, eggs, meat
and whole grain or enriche