590 Agriaultural Gazette of N.S.W, \Aug. 2, 1920. 



Pure Seed Growers' Organisation. 



The Department of Agricultuie has decided to compile foi- monthly publica- 

 tion, a list of the growers of pure seed of good quality, of wheat, oats, maize, 

 sorghum, Sudan grass, potatoes, and other crops, in order to encourage the 

 eflForts of those who have been devoting their attention to this sphere of 

 work, and to enable farmers to get into direct touch with reliable sources of 

 supply of such seeds. It is hoped that this will be the means of a more 

 widespread use of good seed of the most suitable varieties, more especially of 

 those recommended by the Department for different districts as the result 

 of many years' experience in variety trials. 



Farmers who have pure, high-class seed of good quality of any variety of 

 crop, are asked to communicate with the Department stating the variety of 

 seed, the approximate amount, and the price required per bushel. The 

 communication should be made during the growth of the crop, so that 

 arrangements may be made, if possible, for a field inspection to be made by 

 an oflScer of the Department. 



It might be mentioned that there is a keen demand (much in excess of the 

 visible supply) for such varieties of wheat as Thew, Florence, Huguenot, ikc, 

 and for such varieties of oats as Sunrise and Ruakurf, which are being 

 increasingly grown on the coast for winter green feed ; also for potatoes 

 grown on the tablelands for seed in coastal districts, such as Up-to-date, 

 Early Rose, Manhattan, Brownell'a Beauty, &c. 



The following list includes names of farmers who have been growing pure 

 seed maize in co-operation with the Department for many years : — 



Silver King A. Summerlad, Tenterfield. 



U.S. 1. S3 P. Gei-sbach, Farm 330, Leeton. 



Brewer's Yellow Dent ... .. H. Manser, Sunnyside, Tenterfield. 



Early Yellow Dent Manager, Experiment Farm, Glen Innes. 



Silvermine Manager, Experiment Farm, Yanco. 



Small Red Hogan H. Short, Dorrigo. 



Gold Standard Leaming G. Lindsay, Horsley, Dapto. 



Craig Mitchell ... ... ... W. D. K. Humphries, Muswellbrook. 



Goldmine A. Louttit, Moruya. 



Boone County White ... ... J. Chittick, Kangaroo Valley. 



Hickory King ... ... ... Manager, Experiment Farm, Berry. 



Golden Beauty ... ... ... R. Richardson, Mondrook, Tinonee. 



Leaming ... ... ... ... Manager, Experiment Farm, Grafton. 



Golden Nugget ... ... ... J. W. Smith, Wauchope. 



Early Clarence F. Dowhng, Tumut. 



Giant White ] 



Manning White, or ... V A. M. Singleton, Henley, Sydney. 



Macleay White ... ... ) 



Improved Yellow Dent Manager, Experiment Farm, Grafton. 



Cocke's Prolific J. P. Mooney, Tinonee. 



GoldenKing, or ... ... | e. Blackburn, Wark ton, Coonabarabran. 



Hawkesbury Champion ... J 



Red Hogan Principal, Hawkesbury Agricultural College, 



Richmond. 

 Papago Sweet Corn R. Yates, Ourimbah. 



In order to ensure the production of pure seed it is desirable that special 

 precautions be taken to prevent varieties of maize, sorghum, and rye (which 

 ai'P wind pollinated) from being crossed with other varieties. This can be 

 done by sowing at a different time or in a plot removed some distance from 

 other varieties sown at the same time, and by no more than two or three 

 varieties of wheat, oats, etc., being offered as pure seed on the one farm, unless 

 special provision is made to ensure their purity. 



