Show ALFALFA SEED SEO KING VISITS CEDAR 0 Chester E. E Haskell of Milford Valley Valley Val Val- ley known as the Grimm alfalfa seed king of southern Utah spent a few days in Cedar the fore part of ot the week and made a visit to the various sections of Cedar Valley that are producing producing producing pro pro- alfalfa seed Mr Haskell lived in Cedar for a year ear during the latter part of 1918 1018 and fore part of 1910 lOW doing groundwater groundwater ground ground- water work for the U. U S. S department of agriculture lIe He was also engineer in charge of the governments work on pump irrigation and the develop develop- met of ground water for irrigation Mr Mr Haskell in commenting on Grimm alfalfa says in to part Grimm alfalfa is a hardy variety w which ich is in demand for planting in cold sections sections sections sec sec- and where the water supply is short It w withstands cold better than common alfalfa because it has in addition addition ad ad- d tion to the tap root large branching side roots which feed out far from the plant When alfalfa dies from freezing is when the ground rises or heaves enough to break the main tap root I land and the soil in settling after the frost leaves the ground leaving the plants sticking an inch or two from the surface The core of the Grimm alfalfa or tap root may be broken and the plant still lives because the side roots went up with the surface ground and d did d not break This enables this varIety variety variety var var- I of f alfalfa to grow where ordinary ordinary ordinary ordin ordin- ary alfalfa will die Also where the water supply is short the Grimm alfalfa feeds from both the surface and from the larger area surrounding the plant near the surface The branching roots se secure secure se se- cure water from small showers and revives the plant which would not be secured by ordinary alfalfa This makes it possible for alfalfa to grow under light rainfall or when irrigation water Is ls scarce when common common com com- mon alfalfa will not survive Grimm alfalfa has been found I especially suited to cold localities Because Because Be cause much of the cold parts of this country cannot seed The seed planted in these sections has to be bc I produced in other places The best place so far for alfalfa seed production production tion has been found to be in the high highlands highlands highlands lands of Utah where in the foot hill valleys of the Wasatch and Rocky Mountains half of the alfalfa seed of the United States Js is now grown Grimm alfalfa seed cannot be distinguishEd distinguished distinguished dis dis- from the common When the plant is growing it can be identified identified iden iden- by the spreading root system and when in bloom by the ver gated color of the bloom In addition to the blue and purple color Abloom bloom of common alfalfa Grimm be bears rs white brown yellow bloom and shades shades' of color between Grimm alfalfa comes pedigreed like n a blooded sheep hog cow or chicken chiken It assures the public that the seed is genuine II |