302 Plant-Breeding 



is to place pure-bred seed on the market. This seed is 

 to bear the seal of the association. 



It is estimated that members of the association sell 

 over three hundred thousand dollars' worth of pure-bred 

 seed a year. The members are in close touch with the 

 breeding work of the experiment station and test, propa- 

 gate, and disseminate the improved grains which are pro- 

 duced on the station farm. 



The association prints an annual report of over one 

 hundred pages containing the progress of the members in 

 improving seed grain and much valuable information 

 concerning plant-breeding in general. Such titles as the 

 following appear in recent annual reports : 



Dissemination of Pure Bred Seed Grains, Through the Coopera- 

 tion of Students in the Country Schools, J. C. Brockert. 



Necessity of Thorough Preparation of Pure Bred Seed Grain for 

 the General Trade, Wm. R. Leonard. 



County Order of Experiment Association as Factor to Promote 

 Dissemination of Pure Bred Grain, R. A. Moore. 



Importance of Testing Our Pure Seed Grains Previous to Sowing 

 Season's Crop, H. L. Post. 



Importance of the Farm Inspection Work, and How Shall It Be 

 Carried Out? E. B. Skewes. 



Growing and Preparing Seed Grains and Forage Plants for 

 Exhibition, O. R. Frauenheim. 



Wheat Breeding The Value of the Individual, F. H. Demaree. 



In this connection, mention should be made of the 

 Wisconsin Potato Growers' Association, an active and 

 growing organization whose object is to improve the seed 

 and table potatoes of Wisconsin by breeding and to 



