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Show Ltiey n; v THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER id linj delin Grimm, from Kulzheim, near Wartheim, a small village in the !ur The province of Baden, Germany. i Inn's seed, said to be about 15 pounds, is stated to have been sown by Mr. (Continued from page 1.) Grimm in 1858. It is not thought vrhat to special regions where ex-- t: to have originated in Wertheim, as the climate of that section is not of temperatre prevail. as would have given the strain such, lat Im Alfalfas. Variegated its great cold resistance nty suIa Europe and Asia wherever There are two explanations qualities. given to and yellow account for the hardiness of Grimm. & Haifa grows together, the pollen is One is that it was common alfalfa Jim. carried from one to the other by when brought to Minnesota and has I ki.e'v t " 3 bees and other insects so that since acquired its hardiness by acnytiun' 1; ridization takes place freely. climatization. The other is that it that oy hybrid alfalfas are interm- is a hybrid or a natural cross beal'.vinj edia in form and characters be- tween the common and er anyta ;n their parents have been given the hardy yellow-floweralfalfas tiia scientific name Medicago media, of Europe and Asia. The latter c r schools they are sometimes classed as explanation is the generally acceptHelicago sativa with a distinguish- ed one, as the presence of yellow-flowerthe I. s blood in Grimm is borne ing variety or strain name added. suppiinThey are also referred to as Sand out by the habits and characters oi lacem or variegated alfalfas. Their the individual plants. The stems ore si are to often s inclined be i number legion, and they procumbent Jen'i'pj consist of all sorts of mixtures in and have a tendency to lodge. Tne various shades of color varying proportions of blue and flowers show 'a, ed from violet to yellow. West-gat- e yellow-flowere- d also ranging alfalfas. They ;n im gives the following description vary in degree of hardiness, dependmict :n as a result of his observations: the and climate upon ing chiefly w e St under which they have From 10 to 70 percent of the plants the locality n::ik- a bear flowers of some color other been, developed by nature. nnu or Prof. N. E. Hanson, of So. Dakota man violet or purple, among them of ' lie dark purple, green and Agriculture College, who introduced being blue,These colors are clten some of these hybrid alfalfas, as yellow. masked Sias by smoky hues, which in. 'll.": well Medicago falcata, from creases as the as follows: writes and plants become older. liair. n. beria Europe, From my trip in 1906, I brought The buds are almost invariably of tome four of these hybrids, one purple. . Some of the flowers will of tl" from northern Sweden and three at lirst be violet, then blue, then Tli pips shading into yellow as from southern Russia. I have been bluish-greeus rj'ir the becomes flower older. In some with their extremly greatly pleased of growth, quick re cases the yellow stage is reached in habit vigorous she proco very after cutting, many stems, their prime; in others the progresschange may never reach further large leaves and abundant seed pro- ive 'ninist'-duction the past four seasons. The than the blue or green. While in the m flowers vary greatly in color from still others the ordinary violet will Ives ;.re bluo to yellow, ranging into green, remain dominant throughout the ess yea'll dark violet and purple. In 1906, lite of the flower. I named two of these three Russian Grimm inis in great demand for northern regions where Cossack and planting rnlow ai d hybrid alfalfas, common alfalfa is unable to withaii'Heni'p. Clerno, both of them descended stand the cold winters. Its valuc-fo-r from single plants found wild by grew 'lie this V. R. purpose is definite, and buyAgPrcf. Williams, Imperial crown ers offer a premium for uus ' in at usually Moscow, ricultural College, the ite to seed. of the steppes of Voronesh province ir 'll r fty sc The land of the -- them Russia. Baltic and Hardison Alfalfas. noonliahr. both of parents. qualities gcoi is another strain of the variBaltic sii-the The original plant of Cossack, as gated alfalfas. The source of the tieth ferad wild in the steppes of Russia, original seed of this variety, importIt he i blue flowers on the branch and ed the the United States, is unwirldn ye II aw on another, and sometimes known. It was grown in the vicinity to fM an beta colors on the same branch. The of Baltic, So. Dakota for about ten ns to him cr. inal plant of Cherne, as found years before it attracted any particuflieir o'ti gr ving wild, was described as a lar attention, and during this time (1 ve y beautiful plant, very hardy, it was matvr considered as better being ve es n productive and with black and than other alfalfas of the vicinity. n w t"te flowers. in gr, In a later test it showed itself to be is 1 ater experience has shown that equal to any in quality and hardireuipp'l. the flowers of Cossack and Cherne ness, and in seed production it was lereon da not come true to color; scarcely equal, if not superior to Grimm- - It So Much 8". two plants can be found alike. is not an important strain at the ind De.ats Tie y range in color from ,the deep--. present time, but from it has been e, old violet through Agriculture " developed by selection, Hardigan. lilac tan, yellow, deep green, i; le This work of selection was done by Y t yellow and even into clear Prof. Sprague, at the Michigan Ag" e. After a number of years of ricultural in Latin?" College. His special aim 1 s had ng on 'the experimental plats of was to secure a high ive 3o. Dakota Agricultural Experi-ta- l plant that would be suitable for sufficient and :nafter Station, 'I' had been seed production in Michigan. He leaning produced, the seed has also succeeded in preserving for ies, nobiidy H lese two plants were distributed Hardigan the qualities of hardiness sure how to ag many of the farmers of the found in Baltic. Hence its name I1' e you? a. They were asked to grow Hardi-gathat it was ith rer and later submit a report developed inindicating seed Michigan. tutlied it heir findings. In practically all she, i Cossack and Cherno proved to ill, I likr it Many of the girls feel that mother and hardy plants, and vigorous have plenty of exercise and should y thing. Jit11 under favorable conditions a leave all the work for her to do. of the The fields seed yield. H ,ers have been the original source j he early commercial quantities Senate approves normal income c ess. ossack seed, which has since be-- I tax schedules. Can it be possible lsevvife d"ci V the most important of the anything normal comes out of the a is by Prof, senate?. There jf strains introduced jr I von from Europe and Asia. 1 the breadSee where a man was sent to the Grimm Alfalfa. .vhich when is of Lvimm the alfalfa for marrying two wives. progeny ; very penitentiary tastes fa, v: gle field in Carver county, Min- - Some men get into trouble marrying ret. ta. It is at present, perhaps only one. th most important of the varigated Has. Its great hardiness was ngaged to vered as a result of a series of Uintah Meadows Dairy Assn eev e winters, in which practically did content fields of common alfalfa in aved up.-- - (7 where- en county winter-killeto of no fields loss here was t re, Alfalfa, Its History, Habits and Varieties oh-U- e U-t- ed blue-flower- " i-'- . ed ed - I -- n, - in-t- :1 . nt ren-pri- j - red-purpl- St'-or'l- By S. A PARKER ed blue-flower- ed - MYTON ITEMS " The Uintah Basin Seed Growers association plant has closed their season seed cleaning. The company has handled about two million pounds of seed during the season. In addition to the 110 growers who belong to the organization, several additional alfalfa seed raisers utilized The last inventory this plant. showed over 225,000 pounds of seed still held by the growers. K. A. Davenport who has spent the fall and winter in Myton as a representative of the Rudy Patrick Seed Company, is still here. On Tuesday of the past week he purchased a carload of seed. George Tingley and Sons, who are independent commission men of this place, shipped two carloads of seed about Feb. 4th. They have been doing a good business this season, with their fur, honey and wool in connection with the seed. Orvill Dart, the local representative of the Dickeson company of Chicago, 111., at present writing is transacting business in Denver, Colo. The seed situation remains just about the same in this place. Several are holding their crop expecting an advance later in price. While the buyer does not seem to be in a big burry to offer more. The William Sands Post of the American Legion of Myton, are now formulating plans for the construction of a building suitable for lodge A building and social purposes. committee has been selected consisting of Chas. Walker, B. L. Dart, Floyd Wheeler, Clare Preece and Clyde Wing. The exact site has not yet been selected. The Ladies Auxiliary gave a dance at Ioka Monday evening Feb. 8. It was well attended. The gross receipts were $75.00 after the expense was paid the balance was turned over to the building fund of the American Legion. Sheep herders are beginning to realize the value of the radio to help while away the monotany of isolated life. The writer noticed one at one of the sheep camps a few days ago, on the south Myton bench. L. m. Potter, a prosperous farmer on the North Myton Bench and who raised one of the largest seed crops in the Uintah Basin this year, has gone to Portland, Oregon for a few weeks visit. He was accompanied by Mrs. Potter. The sheep men who have been grazing their sheep in the Nine Mile and Pleasant Valley districts South of Myton, report that feed is beginning to get a little short. They are feeding some corn and may be Some obliged to feed hay soon. have moved their herds nearer to Myton and are using some alfalfa fields. F. O. Lundberg of Ft. Duchesne, Tuesday, Feb. 9th, sold his seed in Myton to Rudy Patrick Co., He had 1400 pounds or nearly a half of a car. Joe Dudley of Roosevelt also sold his crop of 10,000 pounds to the same company. S. Y. Taylor of Salt Lake City who is field manager of the Taylor ditch that supplies the water for the South Myton bench, is spending a few days in Myton looking after his business interests. They are doing some rock work now on the ditch and hope to have everything in readiness for the irrigation pna5nn. VYWrtYVYWWWWYYW The Basin Pharmacy Send us your mail orders Prompt service and the best price al- ways. The Basin Pharmacy Saylor E. Delaney, Prop. A GOOD DRUG STORE Phone 54 ROOSEVELT, UTAH 1 seed-yieldi- ;r ng n - el- - n, , . C: Free Short Time Only Free Combination CAN OPENER 1 . With every two years subscription to - 1 . - 1 aper. g used writ ed by t f The Uintah in 0 Farmer d, alfalfa was brought to country in 1857 by Mr. Wen 1mm Only 50 cents a year I |