Show DDT Dusting May MayR Restore R tore Basin BasinS Seed S 4 Industry Announcement was made made this week by the Utah State tural College that Uintah Basin and Utah alfalfa seed yields could be brought rought J back to profit profit- profitable profitable able levels again by dusting with DDT after 20 years of crop failures This information has been discovered by Utah Ag Ag- Agricultural Experiment Station and U S 8 Department of cul ture scientists scientist after years of re re- re research search on the causes of low yields and how to overcome them With the discoveries that bugs damaged the blossom blos blos- blossom som parts of the plant and sub sub- subsequently subsequently that these bugs could be controlled by dusting the al- al alfalfa al falfa faIta With DDT the way has been opened again to profitable pr production The alfalfa seed crop cropin in cropin 1948 1946 in Utah was over pounds the largest lar est crop on since 1928 since 1928 I f fIn In Millard County where dust dust- dustIng ing big was most prevalent the yield of alfalfa alfalla seed was increased increased ed fold 16 over that of a year ago One grower averaged avera ed pounds of seed per acre from his farm Another paid the entire cost of his newly purchased farm with his seed crop One farmer in the Uintah Basin harvested worth of ot seed In 1945 from 75 acres after trial dusting upon the advice of one of the re re- re research research search investigators In 1946 his seed crop from acres was worth |