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FRIDAY MAY, ODEA retu Irect ti name ear VILL 19. 1916. *T$^ \'i v"? ,OHSr?~l JWTfFB? 55J! Will Present his Coupon on will be accepted (if presented within as full payment for one cake of Palm- hen the holder purchases another cake lar price. coupon may be presented by each the name and address of the party re- ig \p must be signed in full to the following: hei) certify that I have this day purchased apt Palmolive Soap from my dealer and cake of Palmolive Soap Free. This coupon will be redeemed at 10c I cash only under following conditions: to the B.J. Johnson Soap Company, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and address and be signed by the party receiving the soap. W E POSI- TO REDEEM COUPONS COT FROM NEWSPAPERS PURCHASED DEALERS. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER 11 *^mw mmymm HF1"MM"M"M"H"I"I"I"I"M"M4"MM' Scientific Farming ^i..:..T..T..I..f..I..I..I..I..I..:..I..I..M..I..I..I.,I..I,.I,.H. SEED TESTING PRECAUTIONS. Manner In Which Proper Care Is Nec essary to the Farmer. [Prepared United States department of agriculture Crop production depends on many factors, some of -which are entirely be yond the control of the farmer. One of the most important of them, however, he can contiol This is the quality of the seed he plants The farmer who uses se^d that has been carefully test ed and found to be of good quality knows that under favorable conditions a good stand will be obtained in the field. It is poor economy, says an ar ticle on seed testing in the new year book of the department of agriculture, to invest the money and labor neces sary for the production of a crop and to overlook the possibility of failure through the use of poor seed. At the present time much attention is being paid to securing proper seed corn. The seeds of the small grains, on the other hand have received little atten tion, and grass, clover and other forage plant seeds have been for the most part neglected. In the case of the latter seed testing is particularly important Aside from cereals, corn and cotton, the greater part of the seed sown on American farms is not produced on the TUBNIP BAPE PLANT THAT HAS GONE TO SEED. farm where it is used, but is gathered together from all parts of the world by wholesale seedsmen. The farmer is told little about the place of origin and very often less about the quality of the seed which he purchases. Practically the only way he can obtain the infor mation that he needs for his own pro tection is through seed testing. Seed testing helps the farmer, first, by telling him what proportion of the seed he is buying is alive, of what kinds it consists and how many weed seeds it contains, and, second, by fur nishing the means of discovering and putting a ^top to the sale of adulterat ed and low giade seeds In this con nection the aiticle already mentioned points out that whe 1 the United States department ot amiculture began to make analyses of different lots of seed and to publish the lesults. a marked decrease in the adulteration of each particular kind ot seed followed the next season. The temptation, how ever, to adulterate seed is great, for large profits frequently can be obtain ed by the substitution of one variety for another During the spring of 1915, for example if 1 per cent of timothy was introduced into a carload of seed sold as redtop it meant a profit of $75 to $100 to the seller. Over 100 lots of redtop examined by the department were found to contain an average 12 per cent of timothy seed. Such instances as this indicate the necessity of seed testing. This alone will give the retail seedsman accu rate information about the seeds he is selling and make it possible for him to conduct his business with intelligent interest. It is suggested, however, that it will be more practical and eco nomical for seeds to be tested as far as possible in large lots while in the hands of the wholesale dealer, a copy 9 the analysis acompanying each sale as a guaranty of quality. In this way the labor and expense of testing each small lot of seed will be avoided, and the purchaser will at the same time have accurate information as to the agricultural value of the seed. Smut Causes Loss In Oat Crop. Oat yields in Ohio can in most cases be increased at least 5 per cent if farm ers treat their seed oats for smut, is the opinion of J. Humbert, assistant botanist at the Ohio agricultural exper iment station. Because of the unusu ally wet season last year many farm ers secured increased yields of 10 to 20 per cent by spending a few hours in treating their seed just previous to planting time. In all tests the results at the experiment station show that the increase in yield has paid the farm er well for time so spent One pint of 40 per cent formaldehyde, or so called formalin, to forty gallons of watei is recommended for forty to forty-five bushels of grain. The oats are spiead on canvas or a. clean floor and moistened thoroughly with the liquid. Any sprinkler may be used while the oats are shoveled over. Aft er being covered with a blanket over night the grain is spread out and shov eled over frequently until dry enough to sow. Grain sacks and the drill should be treated with the same for malin solution. 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