September. 1921 



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tions. K libber stamps with the words 

 "Stock Exhausted" were used to take a 

 variety off the list as soon as all was sold. 

 The seed list gives in detail the names of 

 thie varieties sent out, the maximum 

 amount per person and the prices charged. 

 Our aim was to furnish enough seed of 

 wheat, l)arley and oats to seed ten acres 

 or a little more and sw^et clover or alfalfa 

 or brome grass seed enough to sow five 

 acres in rows three feet apart. 



Approximately 250 orders were reoeived 

 representing about 400 lots of seed sent 

 out. Each of those who obtained alfalfa 

 or sweet clover seed was furnished a pint 

 of inoculated soil and a small piece of 

 furniture glue with full instructions for 

 inoculating the seed. 



The Saskatchewan Field Husbandry 

 Association was organized for the purpose 

 of bringing all of those who are growing 

 University seeds or carrying on co-oper- 

 ative experiments, under one organiza- 

 tion. 



Each grow.er of University seeds and 

 each one carrying on a test under our 

 diireetion automatically becomes a mem- 

 ber. Members of the Canadian Seed 

 Growers' Association who are growing 

 registered seed in Saskatchewan, officials 

 and others interested in crop improvement 

 may hav© their names enrolled upon re- 

 quest. 



The work of the Association is divided 

 into three definite parts: — 



1. Cxrowing and distribution of Univer- 

 .^ity seeds, preparation of educational cir- 

 culars and direction of co-operative ex- 

 periments with farmers by the University 

 Field Husbandry Department. 



2. Growing increased crops from Univer- 

 sity seeds and carrying on co-operative 

 tests of field crops by the active members 

 of the association. 



3. Inspecting fields and bins for the 

 purpose of seed negistration under the C. 

 S. G. A. rules, issuing a Saskatchewan 

 Seed Catalogue, furnishing names and 

 data to the C, S. G. A. and otherwise 

 assisting in the marketing and commer- 

 cial phases of the project by the Field 

 Crops Branch, Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Regina. 



It is believed that this division of work 

 will make it possible to carry out each 

 phase in an efficient manner. Of course, 

 the- field and bin inspection will neces- 

 sarily be limited to those who are access- 

 ible, either by reason of being in a group 

 or seed growers center or being easily 

 reached from the railroad station. 



We will do everything possible with our 

 limited staff to follow up these seeds and 

 make every farm on which they are grow- 

 ing, a branch of the University and 

 Department of Agriculture. By co-operat- 

 , ing with the Agricultural Societies as 

 local agencies and the Canadian Seed 

 Growers' Association as the federal agency 

 and record office, we hope to make the seed 

 distribution work increasingly effective. 



Harvesting Registered Seed Wheat. 



