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Show UINTAH COUNTY FARM BUREAU F. O. LUNDBERG, First President JOHNSON, THEODORE A. LEROY CARROLL, Second CHENEY, Treasurer J. N. LYBBERT, Secretary Vice-Preside- nt: Vice-Preside- nt J-- A- . Fwwvwwwvvuvvvvavwwwwvwwwvvwwaw NEWLY FORMED DAIRY ASSOCIATION Untested Seeds Bring IMPORTING REGISTERED DAIRY STOCK Weed Fields Instead of Crops to Farmers One of the first acts of the newly the best dairy breeds in existence. , Agricultural officials are laying heavy stress on the necessity for testing all seeds planted this spring to insure against the harvest of a bountiful weed crop. Several cases have arisen in the state which are cited by the state department of agriculture to illustrate the importance of having samples of seed submitted for germination and purity tests G. A. Robinson, district agricultural inspector for Millard county, writing State Inspector H. J. Wehb, estimated that dodder alone costs the Millard county seed growers thousands of dollars each year. One farm was inspected last fall at threshing time for alfalfa seed. The alfalfa was infested with the dodder weed and the production was less than four bushels per acre. More than 30 per cent of this seed formed Uintah County Dairy association was the importation of seven registered animals from the These Price Herd of Provo. animals are rrom me xamous China Prince stock. Many of the cows from this stock, according to reports, have an average record of over seven hundred pounds of butter Lie-m- ar fat annually. The Dairy association was formed as a department of the Uintah County Farm Bureau. LeRoy Carroll is chairman of the association with Jacob N. Lybbert as secretary. It is the purpose of the association to foster the importation of pure bred stock into the Uintah Basin, with a view of making Uintah county one of the best dairying counties in the west, said County Agent Peterson in an interview. We have studied the situation thoroughly and have centered our was found to be dodder. Due to efforts upon one breed. Condithe impurity and inferior grade be- tions in Uintah county are most favcause of the dodder infestation the orable to the Jersey, which is recgrower received only about 5 cents ognized as one of the best, if not a pound for the seed. At a conservative estimate based NEW WHEAT IS DEVELOPED BY UTAH EXPEET on the average yield in this section the returns from this plot of alfalfa A Utah hybrid wheal, called were only 20 per cent of what they Dicklow-Sevier, would have been in a dodder free bred by Professor field. George Stewart, agronomist of the all state Agricultural college and experInspector Robinson warns farmers in Millard county that iment station, has been found to be dodder is spreading fast and will more resistant to rust than any othinfest every field if not checked. er variety of common wheat includAnother example recently com- ed in the international rust tests ing to the attention of the depart- being conducted by state, federal ment was in a case where ten bush- and dominion investigators in variels of alfalfa seed were seeded in ous parts of the United States and th early spring. The bed was in Canada, according to an official reexcellent condition and every fac- port recently received at the expertor indicated a good growth should iment station. While not so follow. as some of the highly deWithin 20 days the planter began veloped strains of Durum or macato realize that his alfalfa crop was roni wheat, the Utah hybrid is more not developing as it should as al- resistant than some of the older vamost every variety of weed ap- rieties of this type. peared. In the prairie region, where rust ' A sample of the seed was subinfection usually is heaviest, the mitted to an analyst and it was Utah wheat showed only 9.7 per found to contain 43,920 weed seeds cent infection, as 15.0 for against to the pound. The planting of this Kota, the variety generally regard- -' seed at 16 pounds per acre would ed as the most resistant of all comyield 4,320 weeds on each square mon wheat varieties. Another hyrod and little room was left for the brid wheat, Kota X. Marquis, was alfalfa growth. The seed was found next to the Utah with 11 hybrid, to germinate only 46 per cent. per cent infection. Other varieties The planter suffered four ways, in this same region showed as much losing the price of the seed, the as 68.5 infection, most of them beuse of the land until the weeds tween 18 and 55 per cent. could be removed, the loss of the Similar results are reported from time taken in planting the crop tests made in the Great Plains area and the loss of time which it and the Great Lakes region, with would take to remove the weeds the Utah as hybrid just outstanding and replant the land in some pro- in the comparison. In the southwest ductive crop. and southeast states, and in eastern Send samples of all seeds to the Canada, the Utah wheat, with Borne department of agriculture for test- others, showed no rust infection. ing if you would retain the fields Two strains of the Utah hybrid avfree from weeds and would prevent eraged 6.18 and 3.88 cent inper the spread of weed the pests, said fection for all as against regions, Mr. Webb. 4.92 to 30.98 for all other common In the examples cited the cases varieties. may have been somewhat The Utah wheat is now Bevere, but the lesson is plain to the ag- as foundation stock in being used riculturalist that he must make work of many different the breeding Investigators sure of the seed he is planting. who are Interested in the develop rust-resista- nt - Through The efforts of the Farm Bureau we had, prior to the organization of the association, ported eight registered bulls Uintah county. The seven animals recently ported were distributed among members of the association. County Agent Peterson took three of the heifers, Jacob N. Lybbert one, William Harris one, and Edward Bodily one. The bull calf brought in with the lot is an especially fine animal. Agent Peterson reports that it took fourth prize at the Ogden Stock show recently. The purchase plan adopted is one that works out very advantageously for the members of the association. The association finances the purThe members chase of tne stock. purchase the animals by an easy The money thus payment plan. returned to the association, buys more stock to be sold to the members. By this plan the association hopes to build up the dairy business In the Basin to a real industry.' committee will get around to the grazing act about the middle of March, at which time it contemplates holding hearings, before considering the bill, with a view to reporting it to the house. The house public lands committee will interpose no. objection, as Chairman Sinnott of that committee has already announced that if the Stanfield bill should pass the senate, it would have to be referred to the agriculture committee and not to public lands. Senator Norris is unable to say what his committee will do later with the grazing bill; he wants to clear up bills that have right of way before giving any thought to the grazing bill. The fact that administration bills differing radically from the Stanfield bill, are now before congress, will tend to hold back the Stanfield bill in the senate, in case it should be reported, and would absolutely block it in the house if it should get through the senate. Theodore Johnson, president of the Uintah.. County Farm Bureau, reports that he has found capons to be more profitable than turkeys. He markets them at about ten pounds, He when they bring 93 apiece. ment of rust resistance in wheat. Rocks, Barred the breeds Plymouth Although wheat rust seldom is the and considers them best for capons. cause of serious loss to Utah wheat growers, it is regarded as reassurCounty agent E. Peterson recomIs to a wheat that have pracing breed of fowl, to this disease. mends the American tically resistant as Barred such the Dicklow-SeviPlymouth Rock classes as a hard white wheat and offers promise from for the Basin. It does not pay to both a cultural and a milling such as the breed the egg-typ- e White Leghorn- - according to h0 statements. The local market soon GEAZING BILL GOES TO SENATE becomes glutted, and eggs will not stand shipment outside WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Senator successfully It and then bring a good price. Norris of Nebraska, chairman of the be would would appear that capons senate committee on agriculture, on the best graft for local poultrymen. Monday will introduce in the senate not everyone unite on the old the bill jointly recommended and in- Why reliable Barred Rock? dorsed by Secretaries Jardine and Work, proposing to regulate grazing Are you reading THE UINTAII in the national forests, and Repre- BASIN FARMER? Only 50c the sentative Haugen of Iowa, chairman year. of the house agriculture committee, Subscribe today for THE UINTAH has already Introduced this bill In the house. In fact, the Haugen bill BASIN FARMER. It will keep you combines the two bills submitted by informed on the Basins farming the secretaries, and proposes their problems. plan of regulating grazing, both in the national forests and on the public domain.Will Bay Fat The fact that the chairmen of the agriculture committees have sponBEEF, VEAL, sored these bills means that in so PORKERS, far as grazing in the national forLAMB, CHICK. ests is concerned, their committees EN, TURKEYS, will Insist upon taking jurisdiction, and and will question' the right of the FRESH EGGS public' lands committee to sponsor at the legislation dealing with the national forests. Highest llarket Price Neither committee on Phone 01 It agriculture can immediately considp. O. Box 127 er these grazing bills, as they are LOUIS LABIS now occupied on other legislation, ROOSEVELT UTAH but Chairman Haugen thinks his A. er - . -- When yon are In need of a new. Bull, remember we are prodao ' ing the smooth, thick fleshing type of Beef Animal that the dh criminating beef buyers demand, Look them over before buying elsewhere. B. S. LUSTY h SOUS Dachczz Breeders of Pure Bred Hereford Cattle Utah |