Show PURE TOMATO I SEED OFFERED Inspection L Leads ads to tol Accomplishment One thousand pounds of pure hand selected tomato seed which have been bred for three years rears un un- der the direction of one of f tho the In Inspectors Inspectors inspectors In- In of the tho Utah agricultural department Is the latest move Inthe Inthe in inthe the campaign for tor pure seed In the state Every seed In this lot of ot tomato seed Is traceable to a single most perfect tomato from the most vigorous high yielding and nd otherwise otherwise other other- wise desirable vine of three years ears n ago o. o Is the statement of Heber J. J Webb ebb state agricultural inspector who Is making a campaign all the time in efforts to obtain the purest seed teed possible for Utah growers Here are some figures about what his d department Is doing dorng Said In Inspector Inspector Inspector In- In Webb Webb- After Afler the passage of ot the uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form seed law the Utah board ot of agriculture began the business of inspecting for the purpose of certifying certifying certifying to pure seeds of or highest quality purity viability and adapt adapt- ability Some certification had been en done In a small way in previous previous previous pre pre- years which served as a foundation From fields previously sown with certified alfalfa seed and carefully checked by Inspections Inspections inspections and affidavits there has been sealed at the thresher or huller 1914 bags which was carefully followed followed fol tol- fol- fol lowed through the cleaning process and then resealed and tagged as certified seed In addition to this small amount certified our Inspectors have inspected Inspected inspected In- In inI i 12 75 acres of ot land on farms before planting certified seed for the production of ot certified Grimm Cossack or Hardigan seed Reed When hen tha the young seedling alfalfa plants were a few Inches high a second inspection was vas made to tomake tomake tomake make sure that no volunteer al alfalfa alfalfa al- al falfa falta of other varieties clovers or weeds existed Only those fields meeting the high standards of ot re requirements requirements requirements re- re were accepted as eligible eligible eligible eligi eligi- ble for further Inspection or con con- We have Inspected twenty acres acrea of potatoes three times and have prod produced three carloads of Utah certified seed potatoes from our high mountain valleys n not t excelled anywhere We Ve have also Inspected many fields of ot small grain and have certified bushels of Dicklow Dick Dick- Dicklow low wheat 1030 bushels of Swedish Select oats and bushels of ot barley Some of our farmers have been breeding the Utah Valencia onion n from seed obtained from Spain several years ago and now hatie an onion far superior to lo Its original parent in yield formation appearance appearance appearance appear appear- ance quality and keeping power so so sowe we have examined carefully all processes g governing the production of such seed and have approved this seed L Last Lash st but but not ot least st the board has approved and certified 1000 pounds of pure hand s selected to tomato tomato to to- mato seed which has been bred for three years under the direction of one of ot its inspectors Every Ever seed is traceable to a single most perfect tomato obtainable from the most vigorous high yielding and otherwise d desirable vine of three years ago This has already considerably considerably considerably con con- increased the yield and ancl qualities of Utah canning tomatoes |