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Show k EXPERTS BEGIN SINGLE i " GERM BEET EXPERIMENTS f Prof C. (. Towiieend uud his aeslst- ' tint, K. O. nitlup, of Vashlui5tou. U O., arrived in Lehl Monday oveuins . and went to the Baratoga f.iruii wliero f they will innko their home for tho next i few months. These soiitleinen have charge of the yoveriiincnt sinclit germ b"ut seed oxporiineul station hurt. J'rof. Townsond wa highly pleased with lite condition of tho sinplo germ mother beots luntfiom WashiiiKtou and lihiutwl by Supcrlntondout Oeorge Austin ii few months ngo. Tho beets - are junt coinlut! Into bloom and nre ready now lor tho expert treatment, which will coiiiiiet of taking tho pollen from one Bingle-erm (lower, placing it iu another (lower of tho immo kind ami then, by the use of small papor bags, protecting them from contamination with undesirable plants; also, in eliminating any lb0ia that It it I thought might produce multlplo germ seed, fjupurlntondont Austin also planted qu ino oxperinu-nt farm a lotofelngl. germ need furnished by thojovernmont This seed germinated nicely and hat produced n sntlsfnctory stand of vminv plants When giowu into beets I hi fall thoy will Lc laid nwny (oi ninilipi beets to be trnnnplnnted next spi lug The Agricultural department si'lcet-!' Lchi an the Held for conducting tb flngle germ seed expurlmeht ln'caune r the RiicceM mnd by the Utah Suuir (' in the production of (iiig.u-lict ceil h past j cars, and l'roj. ToRliseiid drelare tlie farm nt tliolieil if JorJn ilver li bo tho most Ideal rulectl Jti that couh have been uiiido In America, The single germ experiment at Ldi will be permanent, or nt leutt coininu for sovcral jems, till tho single reii' sued hui been perfected or ell'iria li pun! uce it been proven a failure. |