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Show - i r .1 - ..(!- 1 -' I, iiit ' Police Chief Melvin Dakon displays seed bed of marijuana plants uncovered this past week near Moab. Marijuana Planter Found Near Moab by Lawmen A cardboard carton planted plant-ed with marijuana seed wyas removed from its cliff-side h:d:ng plaae by Police Chief Melvin Da'lton May 15. Location Loca-tion of the carton had been known for 'a week, said Chief Dal ton, and the area had been under some surveillanc with no results. The carton, also containing a jar of marijuana seed soaking, soak-ing, was carefully hidden up a cliff oiv the north side of the riv'er about 2 miles up from Hie bridge. Said the Chef, the usual procedure for the planting of marijuana had been followed fol-lowed in this case. That is that the seed is soaked for several days before planting, since it is slow to germinate. germin-ate. In addition, the soaking makes for easy identification of the male and female seeds. The unusable male are thrown cut before planting. The plants are grown -'n flats until good weather in the foothills of the La Sal mountains permits transplanting transplant-ing there. The marijuana . plants will grow to 10 or 12 feet in height under the idea! ccndiMcns the foothills offer, of-fer, he said. Once planted, they are probably not checked check-ed again until han-est, so those persons growing the illegal il-legal plan's are most easily identified and apprehended now. |