Show Alfalfa Seed ves Gro Discuss Seed Market The Wasatch Seed Growers Co Cooperative Cooperative Co- Co I cO-I operative Association held a series series series ser ser- ies of meetings in the Uintah Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- BaI I sin from July 6 to July 9 Mr J. J A. A Melville of Salt Lake City attorney for the association explained why and how the asso- asso was organized aria and what it expected to accomplish Mr Melville said that it was apparent in the fall of 1931 that there could not be many buyers of seed in the field for any considerable considerable considerable con con- quantity of alfalfa seed at fair prices because it would be practically impossible for them to get money from commercial banks to finance their purchases from harvest time in the fall until selling selling selling sell sell- ing time in the spring A demoralized demoralized demor demor- market was almost certain certain certain cert cert- ain unless something could be done Groups of seed growers from Millard county Salt Lake county and the Uintah Basin met in Salt Lake City and formed and incorporated incorporated incorporated orated the Wasatch Seed Grow- Grow Continued on last page ALFALFA SEED GROWERS GROVERS DISCUSS SEED MARKET MARKETers MARKETers' ers' ers Cooperative Association a non profit corporation to market seed and filed an application with the Federal Farm Board for money money money mon mon- ey to finance the crop It was expected that the tion would file its 1932 application for Farm Board help about the first of September but correspondence correspondence correspondence corres corres- with the Board indicates that the application should be filed filed filed fil fil- fil- fil ed about the first of August The association has entered Into in into into in- in to a contract with the J. J G. G Peppard Peppard Peppard Pep- Pep pard Seed company whereby that company agrees to buy no seed on its own account in Utah during the years 1931 and 1932 but to act as the exclusive selling agent for the association during those years C. C P. P Peppard of the J. J G. G Peppard Peppard Peppard Pep- Pep pard Seed company who accompanied accompanied accompanied Mr Melville told how the ther r Missouri Valley Blue Grass Growers Grow Grow- ers association for which the company is selling agent worked last year and is working now and explained his company's connection connection connection tion with the Wasatch tion He said that his company which has large investments in in Millard county and in the Uintah Basin was very desirous of seeing seed growers make a profit from their crops under present conditions |