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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FABMCB PAGE SIX UINTAH COUNTY FARM BUREAU A THEODORE JOHNSON, President F. O. LUNDBERG, First LEROY CARROLL, Second J. N. LYBBERT, Secretary MEASUREMENTS TAKEN SHOW MOKE SNOW THAN EOK PERIOD LAST YEAR WILL BE WASHINGTON THEME WOOL MARKETING Three Utah representatives will be present at a cooperative marketing conference held at Washington, D. C., February 11, for the purpose na of evolving a comprehensive on the tional policy cooperative marketing of wool. Jamies A. Hooper, secretary of asthe Utah State Woolgrowers sociation; John Bennion of Vernal and Louis Neilson of Fountain Green were in attendance. Assistance of various cooperatives has in forming a suitable policy been solicited by the recently organized division of cooperatives of the bureau of agriculaure and Vice-Preside- nt A. CHENEY, Treasurer Take Inventory of Farm When Least to Figure InThe best time to take a farm has least figuring ventory is when the Snow measxirmients taken by the to be done. For general crop and stock farms, this Is usually between Forest Service at the end of Janvarious the on January 1 and when the spring work uary from stations ' a slioW watershed starts. For poultry farms, the best drainages of the of time to take It probably Is Just after very favorable comparison pera corresponding the pullets have been put in winter snowfall with taken Measurements iod last year. quarters. For those who have to comfollows: as are by stations ply with the income tax regulations, Allen Creek, Daggett, elevation January 1 is the best date. 1926 14 inches, 1927 9 inches. No specific date is set for taking elevation Dagget, Creek, such an inventory, but any convenient Eagle 1926 18 inches, 1927 13 inches. time will do if it is taken approxiMeadcfw Park, Daggett, elevation mately the same time each year, ac- 1926 18 inches 1927 14 inches. cording to the farm management of the New York State ColFace Brush Cr. Mtn., Uintah, eleva18 1927 9 1926 inches, of tion 8,000 Agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. lege The inventory should include real inches. Dutch Charley Flat, Uintah TWO CARLOADS OF elevation 8,200, 1926, 16 inches, estate, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, BASIN HOGS SHIPPED 1927 25 inches. Kane Cabin, elevapoultry, farm tools and equipment, and on hand such as hay, straw, tion 8,500, 1926 19 inches, 1927 Uintah Basin furnished 175 head supplies and 36 inches. Whiterocks Creek, Uinsilage. to two full grain of In placing values, a conservative tah, elevation 10,000, 1926 25 in- car hogs (equivalent loads) to Salt Lake stockyards estimate of what an animal or arches, 1927 33 inches. Whiterocks the month of January, ac- ticle would sell for, with a reasoneleduring Creek (lower station) Uintah, to a report made by the able cording 1927 3 inches, vation 7,200, 1926 length of time In which to dislivestock committee of the Salt pose of It, Is the best basis. This 13 inch s. Pole Creek, Duchesne, Is about comparable to what it would elevation 8,000, 1926 10 inches, chamber of conypierce. d at a farm auction. 1927 20 inches. Dry Gulch R. S. BULK OF bring VERNAL WOOL ; After Inventorying all the farm Duchesne, elevation 8,000, 1926 SOLD MONDAY AT 37i2c 13 inches, 1927 19 inches. Yellowproperty, list other assets such as libstone Creek, Duchesne, elevation erty bonds, certificates of IndebtedAbout 70,000 fleeces of the Ver- ness, receivable bills and cash. Shares 1926 6 inches, 1927 14 inches. nal wofol clip were sold Monday to of stock In corporations should be InLake Fdrk, Duchesne, elevation the B. Harris Wool company of cluded at market value. 1926 5 inches, 1927 16 in- St. Louis at 31 and 32 cents per After inventorying all resources, list ches. pound. debts such as mortgages, notes, and There was a greater amount of About 25,000 fleeces of the choic- bills owed, including with the notes snowfall on the Uintah basin drain- est wool is being held for a higher and mortgages the dates of maturity. age than on the North side during price. After a complete list of all that the month, the snowfall occuring Is owed is made, make a summary lighter on the Northeast section of showing the total value of each kind the Forest. Hardiest Alfalfa Seed of farm property. The recent snows are reported to Is Brought From Canada Compute the total resources, and be rather light in water content but the average amount to date For many years it was thought that from this subtract the total liabilities. is considered very favorable and Grimm was the hardiest known va- This, then, represents the net worth or the true financial standing. promising for the coining seasons riety of alfalfa and, for that reason, wm most desirable for this region, but irrigation. recently Ontario Variegated, although Sweet Clover Is One of not a new variety, has come into the Best Soil Builders prominence and has proved itself fully Sweet clover is one of the best .soil as hardy as Grimm, according to Prof. L. A. Dalton at the New York state builders we can grow for soil building At the annual meeting of the college of agriculture at Ithaca, N. Y. purposes. This does not mean that Uintah Sheep Growers association, When Grimm was considered the we should grow It to the exclusion of held in Vernal, Wednesday, John only good variety to plant, the farmalfalfa or even red clover, but It does N. Davis and Supervisor A. G. Nord ers had to pay high prices, and, fremean that we ought to seed down of the Ashley national forest, quently, they resorted to common al- every acre of small grain with sweet talked on topics of vital interest falfa as a substitute. The common clover that is not being seeded to some to Uintah basin stockmen. Mr. alfalfa,- however, came from many other legume Intended for hay. Or Nord made a report dp the olsses sources where the climate was mild, perhaps at least half of the farms In to sheep while ojn the national for- and therefore the seed was unadapted Iowa we ought to grow sweet clover est for the East three-yefor pasture. It should be Introduced period to onr severe winters. as from 600 to 700 annually from Although Ontario Variegated has In the rotation for both pMture and been grown In Canada for half a cen- soil building. Let us pay more attenpoisonoufe plants and from predatory animals, and other causes not tury, the production has not been tion to that crop, not for hay, for alincluding poisoners plants as fol- large enough to meet the demand from falfa Is much superior for that purlows: 1924, 2343, or 2.4 per cent the. United States until during the pose, but, as stated, for pasture and for the addition of nitrogenous organof the total number grazed; 1925, past five years. ic matter to the soiL Ontario Is like so Grimm Variegated 1612, or 1.6 per cent; 1926, 1122, one can as far tell, says Professor or 1.1 per cent. The decline in losses between 1925 and 1926 . is Dalton, and this has a bearing on the Grimm versus Ontario attributed largely to the reduction question of Grimm is higher priced, Variegated. of predatory animals. and In some instances the Ontario An election of dfficers resulted Is purchased and resold as as follows: John Bennion, presi- Variegated Grimm. Crop rotation is the beginning of dent; William H. Siddoway, The best way for farmers to get organized or business forming. J. Clive Davis, secretary genuine hardy Ontario Variegated aland treasurer; John Bennion, Wm. falfa seed, he says, is to buy from reSubscribe to II. Siddoway, J. Clive Davis, W. M. liable seed for THE UINTAH pjen and Insist on this and McCoy BASIN FARMER. Joljn Hacking directIt will keep you 6,-90- 0, 75-0- 0, 8,-00- 0, well-attende- 7,-70- 0, 7,-6- 00, UINTAH GRAZERS HONOR BENNION - ar vice-preside- ors. . J j,. t , Vice-Predde- nt nt; informed on the Basins Ohio Timothy Seed of Low Quality This Year Timothy seed of this year's harvest is making a very poor showing in germination tests at the Ohio agricultural experiment station. An average of only 62 per cent the seeds In samples thus far tested have sprouted, the samples ranging from 30 to 90 per cent The quality of the 1926 seed is far lower than that of the 1925 seed, the samples of which are averaging 92 per cent Much of the seed of this years crop is small, discolored, and moldy or molds readily In the germinator or in the ground. As timothy seed does not luce its viability for several years It would seem advisable for those who have a supply of last years seed, to sow it in preference to this years seed. If this years seed Is sown It will be necessary f' In many CMes to Increase the rate of seeding to Insure a good stand. With the poorer quality seed it would be necessary to double or even treble the . usual amount of seed per acre. , Alfalfa will grow on sand. has been demonstrated through successes and some failures. That -- many i If manure Is hauled out and spread dally during the winter months, it saves double work In the spring. As a pasture crop and as a soil sweet clover, without doubt, heads the list of leguminous plants. aThoroughly cleaned clover and fewer lfalfa seed means not orly weeds, but lessens likelihood of par- asitic plant diseases. When answering advertisements in' this paper, please mention UINTAB BASIN FARMER. TRAPPERS! FRIEND of Denver Will pay you the most money for your furs. Try FRIEND with your not (shipment apd be convinced. Liberal grading, top prices, quickest returns. TRAPS at prices. Hold Traps That Write today for our FUR PRICE LIST, TRAP .CATALOG AND FUR TAGS, ALL FREE. CHARLES FRIEND AND CO., 919Waxee St., he. Denver, Cels CRESCENT FAR, Prop Chester II. 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