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Show THE UINTAH EASES' FARMER WATER Mr. A. G. Nord, Supervisor of Ashley National Forest, reports that mow is practically gone from the lower watersheds. Already the water has fallen to where the Independent companies have to rotate and conserve carefully. Fortunately, we did have an abundance of water this spring. Most grain crops have been irrigated at least twice and are practically safe. The alfalfa fields have generally been irrigated too some of them several times. So far everything has been fine but now, according to Mr. Nord, water is going to be short unless there are storms in the mountains. In view of this, it will be wise for us to have our ditches clean and in shape to handle any water we get to good advantage. We cannot afford to waste water if our crops need it. Erst crop alfalfa, as usual, has made a pretty considerable growth. It should be setting it3 crop of seed now. Some of these fields are getting pretty dry. Notice the amount of bloom showing at any one time. Are these blossoms setting burs? Are the See if the clusters of blossoms blossoms falling without setting? are short and compact or fairly long and moderately compact. Are the buds still growing and opening new flowers? Are the lower leaves dried up and dropping off? If the bud3 have stopped growing, and the clusters are very short and thick and the lower leaves are drying and falling, your field is getting dry and may need water soon. It is dangerous to let alfalfa become too dry after the crop begins to set on. O The second cutting fields look promising. In some fields where irrigation was late, it may make a quick soft rank growth to bum later as the soif becomes drier. On the other hand, alfalfa that has to start under the hot midsummer sun will usually Water mafri a strong woody growth without too many leaves. The shorter and goes out of the plants through the leaves. tougher the growth and the fewer leaves, provided the plant remains healthly, the less water it is going to use. Of course, it may be sa stunted that it cannot produce a really proLtable crop of seed. We have to strike & happy medium. Experience indicates that if second cutting alfalfa has a tough woody growth and a fair showing of buds when it begins to need water, it usually sets a good crop of seed after being irrigated. One should be sure that the water is needed. Then man it as fast as possible to get a uniform wetting. The ground and the air are both warm in these days. If water is on the ground for more than a few hours at a time and it is not absorbed by the dry soil, a large part of it is converted into vapor or steam. The growth of alfalfa itself tends to keep it from rising or blowing The blossoms are very likely not to fertilize and sooner away. or later they drop or strip.'' Cultivation, after the first cutting is off, destroys weeds and insects and leaves a mulch that may conserve moisture in the soil or take moisture more readily if irrigation is necessaiy. Fields that have been thoroughly cultivated have a great advantage to start with. RAISING ALFALFA SEED TO MAKE MONEY Did you read our letter in the last issue of the Uintah Basin Farmer? If you did not we still thing it is worth reading.. If you did we think it may be worth reading again. The characteristics that sell alfalfa are purity anl freedom from weed seed especially noxious on s, and high color and germination all combined. Seed that is just a little off in any of these m any of respects is not strictly first class. Seed that is poor these respects is poor seed no matter how good it is in the others. X G. t There is not much chance to make money raising low grade seed Poor seed whether from low purity, noxious weeds, or poor germination, is practically unsaleable today. Ordinarily, we make money in business by selling things for more than they cost ns, whether we buy the commodity or raise it or make it. If we raise it or make it, we figure the cost of production. Do you know what it costs you to produce your crop? Suppose you raise 20,000 Bounds of seed on 40 acres at a cost of $300.00. The seed has cost you four cents a pound. If you only have 10 000 pounds of seed for $800.00 vour cost is eight cents per pound. Big yields per acre show the best chances for producers7 profits. Small yields may lose you money. Go after big yields. BOILROWING MONEY CREDIT, ETC. We are still being harassed for money although as we wrote before we are not bankers and we cannot advance money for harvest purposes until the crop is ready to harvest. Besides, crops are not good security until they are mature, and as a matter Gf fact, harvested. Suppose your crop fails. You are in debt. The lender needs his money. How are yon going to pay it? We have always tried to be good fellows. Crops have failed in the past and we have thousands of dollars due us here in the Uintah Basin. Then we nave other thousands tied up in last vears seed crop. We have the seed. We paid cash for it. Who bas the money? Should, we be expected to finance the other fellows business? Almost every day some fellow comes in cussing the banks. The in credit. They make money by lending trouble i3 this, the bank lends a farmer two hundred dollars. Ha signs a note promising to pay two hundred dcllors ON OR BE-- I ORE A CERTAIN DATE. He means to pay it but when the note comes due he is not quite ready so he waits. Perhaps the bank is lending its depositors7 money or maybe it has borrowed that money for the customer by rediscounting his note. If the depositor- want their money at any time the bank must pay them. If the customers note has been rediscounted the bank must pay it when it comes due even if the customer does not pay the bank. Such business makes the bank a lot of trouble and expense. it Banka deal You can Lave good, bank credit if you pay your obligations they are due. Banks make money by lending it. When we lend money we lose the use of it. Cultivate your bank. Another thin0" at this season of the year, we are trying to get certain w.rk done for the general benefit Lots of people who da not care to borrow money from us would like to have us see their Lulls or help them decide about irrigating or get the facts on the weevil or chalcis fly. or learn how to kill a bad weed and so cm. We have a lot of work to be done. We want to help, yon to mke money raising alfalfa seed. WTTF.TT WE CANNOT LEND MONEY UNTIL THE CROP IS READY TO HARVETT. Why not give us a chance to do something useful instead of forcing ns to say NO time and again? - OUR We take pleasure NEW MAN we have added Mr. Mr. Morril is a graduate of the in announcing that Eugene LMorril to our staff. Utah Agricultural College. He is especially interested in the diseases that affect alfalfa and similar technical problems. Considerable progress is being made in the fight on White Top, Russian Knapweed, Canada Thistle and Wild Morning Glory. How the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining com-tv-.of Silt Lake City offers to furnish ns their weed killer at a guarantee to kill these weeds or money back. verv low price A PATCH A --ROD SQUARE WILL EOR WEED MILLER CENTS. CAN YOU FIFTY OR FIVE TWENTY COST ABOUT ijEAJ IT? tv Peppard Seed Compa Duchesne jjnwnriwn PAGE 5 y , Roosevelt Vernal |