Show I I X SH SHALL I SELL SELL SELLI MV My I SEED I I By N. N NL L. L Petern 1 I I Few v seed s ed growers grovers attempt t ID anI answer an an- the the above above question based bas l on oh i I Intelligent in tem nt t Jm tion r th i t i to 6 supply and d demand Few liew growers can form any opinion p to I combines that may exist Tor or or th purpose pur pose pose of manipulating the the loc market market mar mar- ket ket yet to answer the above above- question question ques ques- I tion in our own mind intact and t to answer I it correctly means money to the he seed I grower f r r I The Thie question tion can b be a answered I cel with rea reasonable acci accuracy a y I. I at at at this stage of the tho game m I V Tc 0 will first first c consider Grimm I I Many IlY I lY states stales have learned hc beyond all dd doubt bL that hardy a alfalfa r better results 1 ii than does docs rom com mon The difference d nce being bon principal principal- l ly in the nature of 1 th the roots roots The so 6 called hardy i-ai i las have it 1 spreading root loot s 's system stem while whilo the t has the tho dd p p. t tap tap- J root In Iii sd several cral states slates that con con- consume consumo con sume sumo ine-ast ine vast ast quantities ti-es ti of alfalfa seed the fj glo ground nd h heaves yes oi or or vises iid f falls as as s tho frost comes comeS' and goes gocs and when when the he ground r und heaves the the deep 1001 tap root loot of the common alfalfa Is broken brokon off and the plant dies rUes while the varieties with wilh the lie spreading root loot i merely merel rise and aud jail faB with but little injury Tho The spreading vane vane- ties ti S of r. r a alfalfa ra a will always s 's be b wont wort It ii I moie nore than 11 common because r p i thu i difference l l iii the h the nature of I he the rapt system and the hard afa alfalfas alfalfas' an hardy as' as produce pro pro- duce more lla hay under under-ordin il c n dili ls i To supply this dem demand n for hardy alfalfa a seed the tho seed trade n usually secures secures several million pounds Horn Canada It ers answers the purpose S ll IL llis ILis i is en well and favorably a as Canadian a hut but Ca Canada a a a ut utmost il most had a failure ia this year and md that that plains explains why w our Grimm ts is in great rc l demand demands r- r A. A Again vj i 3 s seed f. f 1 from L the the Dako- Dako f tas tas l and favorably vO h known knowlI It It- Il Ilis is s l' l Lon th the market mariet aj mJ Dakota No Xo 12 and bungs S a pric than our North Norm Western but butthi tho Dakotas Ih las produced hut but a of a crop crop lui-i lui year and Dakota No Nb No- No 12 2 will probably lob abl ably not appear on the markets to any gr great greal extent unless that name l i Is s applied on seed originating l froni from some r locality The rhe seed Y veil veil- Ji Ou ervi fostered by bY bYthe the U. U S S. S S Department De ent of or Agriculture may assist as il- s silS its us on this matter 7 S Montana I tan alf I. I ri seed Is considered superior to lo our North Nor h lulL but 1 Montana l 10 only produced a traction li j ora or or 01 a a normal normaj crop so it appears beyond all doubt that tho the hardy hardy- strains tr or Oi al alfalfa aJ seed produced 1 in in Utah and Idaho d lio wIn will find a ready l market la I ct at higher l rices Ices in eastern eastern- markets Local LoCal Lo Lo- cal markets ts may react may In with will east eastern rn G. G 1 and the they mal maj not Wo Vo had ample evidence of o this U ff ct just la few few- months ag ago ago aUdi and If H eastern castern prices are arc considered carload carload car carload load lots ts must be 10 of or i qualities that are arg In demand clemand Spa Space is limited aud will therefore e j postpone post st- st pone polio a lineup on ou common alfalfa Un- Un U li l- l i U tl the next issue of this paper j n |