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ceived iustruction iu the production and preparation of quality seed 

 from extension workers in this department, made numerous entries at 

 this show with gratif3'ing success particularly in the rye class where 25 

 out of the 30 awards went to farmers in Michigan. 



Tlie annual Seed Show of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association 

 held during Farmers' Week at the Michigan Agricultural College brought 

 out keen competition and served to refix in the minds of growers the 

 standards that make for efficient quality production. 



PROGRESS OF WORK IN THE INTRODUCTION AND INSPECTION OF 

 VARIETIES REPORTED BY MR. G. W. PUTNAM. 



The following improved varieties were released from the Experiment 

 Station increase plats: 



There has been distributed seven hundred pounds of elite stock seed of 

 Improved Robust beans to twenty-nine growers for increase and trial. 

 Twenty-one bushels of elite stock seed of Duncan corn has been releiised to 

 twenty-one growers, eleven bushels of M. A. C. Yellow Dent to twelve 

 growers, eleven bushels of Golden Glow to twelve growers and in addi- 

 tion several bushels of these three varieties of corn were released througli 

 the Micliigan State Farm Bureau Seed Department. Twenty ])Ounds of 

 the new Hardigan alfalfa w^as distributed to twenty-six growers. 



In the release of this elite stock seed of these various varieties careful 

 arrangements have been made to have it inspected to maintain its identity. 



A new system has been put into practice which follows the suggestions 

 of the International Crop Improvement Association, which was reported 

 at tJieir third annual meeting at Chicago. 



The new S3\stem recognizes that there should be three" classes of seed, 

 elite, registered and certified. The elite and registered will be the source 

 of seed for seed production while the certified will be the source of seed 

 for crop production. By this system it is hoped to be able to give the 

 farms of Michigan and adjoining states a source of seed of superior quality 

 and at a reasonable price. 



Applications for inspection on 165 farms have been received to date 

 for pedigreed grain, distributed as follows : 



Rosen Rve 59 



Red Rock Wheat 15 



American Banner Wheat 5 



Wolverine Oats 36 



Worthy Oats I'J' 



College Wonder Oats 11 



College Success 1 



Iowa 103 Oats 2 



Wisconsin Pedigree Barley 10 



Black Barbless Barley '^ 



Winter Barley 2 



Applications for corn, beans, soybeans, Hubam clover and Hardigan 

 alfalfa have not yet been received, bnt should total over one hundred 

 and twenty-five. 



