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Show - Survey Made lade of Uintah LJintah Basin Alfalfa Fields aod and sand Yields - . . . , The following notes were taken takenby takenby takenby by R ft T J I Fvans Fwans and the tl1e County COW1t CountyAgent } nt In visiting vLslting field fields * of alfalfa alfalfatnfvarious alfalfaIn/warious alfalfaIn warious . inl\'arlous inl 'arlous arlous tnfvarious , / \ ' parts part of Uintah Ulntah Uitntah Basin Basinto Basinto Basinto to make mak.e . a rccon recona1ssance reconatssance lss nce o of ( alfalfacropa alfalfacropaThe alfalfa alfalfacrops alfalfacU crops cU lxs cropsThe lxsThe The fields south of or Vernal in inNaples inNaples InNaples I Naples and Davis wards and alsowest also alsowest alsowest west of V Vernal rnal sho showed ed that about 80 0 per cent of the ufalfa wfalfa alfalfa ( fields fieldshad fieldshad fieldshad had a stand of less than 75 percent per percent percent cent nel$1had tieldslhad Fifty 1lfty ? per cent of the nel$1 nel1 tieldsl nel$1I fields $ had ilands stand5 stands erf of alfaUa alfaVa : lower than than40 I 40 PT per cent and many m.anyof manyof . of them from , ' < ' . I , ' < ' . 10 to 30 per cent g gThe i iThe The Th causes featured In these thin thinttanda thinj thinjstands ) i stands were claimed alkali clooe close clooewater closewater closewater I water table sorrr some wilt will and old ageI ageThese ageThese are age areThee ' Thee These fields of alfalfa whichhav which whichha whichhave ha have ve a very poor st-md st md sta.nd stand . - are Ilre th06e those thosewhich th06eI th06ewhich thosewhich which are called caUed to our attention attentionlat attentionat at this th1.s th1s . time thne due to the largeamount large largeamount largeamount amount of alfalfa alfaa ) ! w weevilThe weevil weevilThe vtl vtlThe lat The fields In and around L4l lapo1nt lapo1ntand Lapointand point pointand and this tide side of Roosevelt showedstands showed ahowed showedIstandB ahowedstands IstandB stands to be poorer than tho those e InAshley in inAshley InAshley Ashley Valley More than Ulan W 90 pei per 'cent cent scent per'cent perscent cent of these lelda fields ( howed showed standi stands . . . . . of leM less le s than 76 75 per cent and mostad moat mMt most . of ad them were Ie leM leas than 30 per centThe centThe cent centThe The caotft caUSe1l causes ; * for t.h1s th1s this . thi * condition aregiven aregiven are riven given as a.8 a8 . aUalfa aUa.l1'a aUa.l1a aUal1a alfalfa . ' wllt calif VlUt " , , , nematode nematoc\e nematoc e \ nematodeJkall 4 \ 4alkali Jkall alkali tilth high water table and oldace old oldage age Inlthis One field is 1 st1U still U11 standing Oldj Inl in inth18 Inthis th18 this area which wMch was a very poor poorstand poorstand poorstand stand three t.hree . yew yean years ago Thia T'h.Ia Th.Ia Tula ' . field is isstill laitUI sWI still unplowed and the stand Lsabout Ls Lsabout isabout about . 15 per cent the rema.1nd rema1nd remain rema.1ndbeing remainbeing . remainderbeing being covered with weeds or bar barre barrem barre-i barre i barreii rem re , - I IOne i remOne One it.rwi itrwi 1Lre area . & . .south south OUth Routh . of Roo5IwllwMch Rooseveltwhich - Roonevelt Roo5I-wll Roo5I wll Roosevelt which wMch one produced abundant al . falf fain falfi . has no alfalfa wha whateverIt whatever ver It Ithas Ithas Iha has * Just quit producing and thcans the thecause cause * is 18 unknown . . . Practically PracUca.Uy PracUcaUy Practfcalfy . 00 no 00f1elda nofields afields f1elda fields In this t.h1a th1a thla . neighborhood are an of ofa ofa o a strong stand atand Even the young alfalfa al- al alfalfa alfalfa - falfa fields field ffelda * were very weak In ap- ap appearance appearance ap appearance - pearance 1beae These ' The lelda .lelds lelds 'felds felds < . ' had evidence evi- evi evidenC evi-denc evi denc - - denC dence * of ncmatode nematode and a & lot oiwilt of ofwUt ofwilt wUt wilt Ferhapc Perhaps the th * 8Ot1 aotl oil needs rejuvenation re- re rejuvenat.ion re rejuvenation - . juvenation juvenat.ion . by . application a.ppUcaUon appUcaUon of o ( cammercial com cam cornmerclal ; mercial fertilizers ferW1zers or r ba.rnyard barnyard ba.rnyardI ba.rnyardmanure barnyardmanure . barnyardmanure barnyardmanureSome I I manureSome manure Some areas . around a.round . Lapoint Le.polnt Lepolnt Iapotnt are aree arebeing areebeing artbeing being Invaded Inyaded InyadedtUh - \ with -\\tUh tUh s sweet t clover . . In o one ore field neld of 01 30 acres there 151 is isa La : a perfect stand land of this sweet wect clo clover clo- clo co- co clover cover - - ver and the th * question TOM aro.se arose . W'h.Y Wh.Y WhY ' . W'h.Ynot whynot whonot not expand thia thls this crop where alfalfa alfalfaseems alfalfaseems alfalfiseems seems to be on the decline OrEvans Dr DrEvans Evana Evans WM was of the opinion that thatphosphate thatphosphate . phosphate fertlllw tcrt111zer fertiltrMr would be b * geln gen gelnenl1y genorally genorally enl1y orally helpful to alfalfa fields flelda tothe In Inthe the Uintah Ulntah BasinAnother BasinAnother Basin BasinAnother Another featur feature noted was wa tIL3t that thatalfalfa tIL3talfalfa ttiatalfalfa alfalfa field fleldB fields * dun-ally dun ally senera1ly generally ( - are over 0Vfr- 0Vfr over- ! 0Vfrgrazed overgrazed overgrazed - grazed . . Th The * Question queston of the advisabUtty advto-abUltr advto abUltr advis- advis advisabilitY - - - abilitY abUtty " of late tall fall or early spring springContinued s sfOonUnued printContinued fOonUnued Continued ( on page pae , riYe five fl * ) .m m . - . \ ' fe il r W tW . 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