The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1917, Page 8

H { i Peworeereweww eww eee neem n eee m eer eww cow wowoewececccccocces meoccces: Ce oe Do You Want a See Tester? | If you want one of THE TRIBUNE’S GERMINATED SEED TESTERS you better get busy and send in your subscription for one year before bale ge gone. When the present supply is exhausted no more will be purchased. We purchased 500 Testers from the Carugus Mfg. Co. many months ago at.a low rate. pe at, oe the retail price of this Tester was 50c each. Because of the increased cost of material in the manufacture of Seed Testers the retail price has been increased to 75c. a rod Tribune does not feel that it can afford to pay an increased price and give same with a subscription, so just as soon ns those we have on hand are given out no more wil . ordered. Therefore, if you wish to secure one of our Wonderful Testers, ACT TODAY. Send in a payment for a year’s subscription and simply say ‘‘Send me Tester an you will receive it by next mail, postage prepaid—that is if you rush in your order. If your order is received after all testers are gone we Will send you another premium instead. However, we guarantee you a Tester if your subscription reaches us before March 1, 1917. After that date you must run your chances. : WHY NOT TEST YOUR. SEED? The question is no longer, ‘‘Why test your seed?’’ but ‘‘WHY NOT test it?’’ Almost everyone realizes that testing ‘the seed’ gives opportunity to know before planting whether or not seed has a chance to grow, or whether it will fail to sprout even under the most favorable conditions. It is easily obtained protection against planting poor seed. ’ This is especially true when seed must be bought. Many a man who wouldn’t buy the finest looking horse in the country without a careful. search. for defects, will buy seed, if it looks all right on the outside, without making an effort to find out whether or not it will germinate. : This spring the man who buys seed corn MUST TEST IT, or stand a chance of a poor crop. Everyone knows that there was an immense amount of corn produced last season which is not fit for seed. You don’t want to take a chance on a crop from such seed do you? Then TEST YOUR SEED! This tester is carefully made, tight fitting tin box, contain- ing a square of firm, pressed felt punched with just 100 square holes. Each hole has room for one ot two kernels of corn, or for several kernels of small grains. “Full directions for test- ing accompany each tester; it is much'easier to handle than the “‘rag doll’ form of tester, and the results of a composite test will be just as accurate as in any other fortii of tester ; infact & better than in Most, because thé felt insidgsthe tightly.closed .. tase holds’sufficient moisturé from-one wettisig for the entire * test, and there is no danger of too much moisture, The Testing Prob- lem Solved Many people don’t test because it is inconvenient ‘to make up a ‘‘rag doll’ tester, and because they don’t know just how. to. fix it—how. moist to keep it, etc. The Bismarck Tribune tester described on this page solves those problems. © Printed instructions accompany it; it is small enough to be kept in a warm place without being in the way; after you ‘‘load’’ it, you don’t need to go near it till the testing period elapses. It is a convenient handy, ‘‘sure-shot’’ tester, and it costs nothing, because it is given with subscriptions to The Bismarck Tribune. The Pictures Show the Tester Uncovered After the Test Has Been Made. Note the Germinated Seed. SPECIAL OFFER: USE THIS COUPON: A Seed Tester FREE ! ! ! Clip out this coupon, fill in your name and address, pin your check to same and mail to us. We will send the Tester by return mail. . ORDER FORM THE DATE ON THE LABEL OF ALL MAIL SUB. SCRIPTIONS SHOWS THE TIME OF EXPIRA. TION. WE WILL GIVE ABSOLUTELY FREE (Good for both New and Old Subscribers.) a OF EVERY CHARGE, ONE OF THESE SEED Bismarck Tribune Co., Bismarck, N. D. February ..---seseee sence ees TESTERS, FOR EVERY YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION Enclosed find << See eee for which mark my subseription pafd in full to PAY NOW—AND BRING YOUR DUE DATE IN ai ‘i " Seed Testers postpaid, and without extra charge: ADVANCE. NO TESTERS GIVEN UNLESS ALL | Js UGE aie doe Sateen Se apes ; ae SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE PAID TO SOME AD- Name ... -Rte . ee Gat as VANCE DATE. Postoffice .. ne —s L.