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Show PRACTICAL INFORMATION . FOR FARMERS j' . It Is a common prnctlco for big grain growers to send nwny nnnunlly for seod wheat. In this manner big quantities of seod wheat aro annually. annual-ly. Imported Into tho. lntormountnln iu glon, under tho mistaken lmprosslon that the homo grown seed Is inferior in quality. Tho results of an investigation inves-tigation conducted by tho Experiment Experi-ment Station of the Utah Agricultural Agricultur-al Collego, covering a period of flvo years show thnt dry farm wheat grown in Utah from Imported seed docs not decrease in quality. Tho flvo year average protein content of tho homo grown seed differs only by 1 por cent from that of tho original seod, that is, tho protein content of tho homo grown seed has remained practically constant, being Influenced only by tho varying climatic conditions condi-tions from year to year. Tho flvo year average result for tho protein content con-tent of tho wheat grown from tho imported im-ported seed is 2.23 per cent grcator than that of tho orlglnnl imported seed. Evory variety of Imported seod produced wheat "'lie "first year It was H grown' ;ltf Utah having a higher pro- H teln content than the original seed.- H Nelthor year during tho flvo year per- flfl iod hus-uny variety produced seed BJ having ns low a protein content ai flj the original Imported seed. jflj Tho practice of shipping In seed HJ wheats is entirely unnecessary and BJ wnBtCfuf. Tho quality or tho home H grown hard wheats is really superior HJ to tho original seed. Good puro wheat flj seedfjhpuld bo selected of tho kind HJ tho grower desires to ralso. H BJ should thon contlnuo to ralso his HJ own riijed, nnd with proper selection H ho rnorrest nssurod that tho qualltr g of tho seed will not becomo inferior, HJ but lio may havo every confidence HJ that his wheat is of superior qualltr, HJ |