Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-14 | Page 4 | Experiment with Seed

EXPERIMENT ENT WITH SEED GO Government to co Plant Varieties tI M From Front Other Oilier Lands Ii In Semi Arid West Washington Au Aug 13 The Thc The s department depart rt ment of ot agriculture is 5 prep preparing to watch with special interest results of or extensive seed tests to bc be made in the semi-arid semi west wesl Using an an appropriation tion lion of ot seeds obtained from all nIl parts of ot the world by agricultural explorers which were found to thrive well in regions similar to the semi-arid semi w west vest st of ot this country countr will be scattered broadcast Officials of ot the thc department are aro cuni confluent confident that some somo of ot the new varieties of ot wheat h at alfalfa alfalfa- and other grains STains and grasses will mako make themselves themselves themselves them them- selves at nt home in the tho new lan land 1 May 10 Send Seed to Farmers rs Just what form form- experiments with seed seed- seed from foreign n lands would take in Utah is not known to J. J Ed Edward ward Talor Taylor Tay Tay- lor br state state- horticulturist Ho Hu has not been acquainted by Washington officials daIs with any details Mr Taylor Talor Eald said that the seeds would probably be distributed by the government to farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers generally although experimentation Hon tion work ork be carried on at tho the Nephi station