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Show DANDELION DAMAGE IS GREAT THIS YEAR There is no weed that doe more to reduce the yield of alfalfa al-falfa hay in Utah than does the dandelion, says Professor J c Hogenson, Utah Extension agrom-omist. agrom-omist. Practically all over the state now most of the older al-falta al-falta fields are yellow instead of green, as they should be. Dandelions are taking advantage advan-tage of the cold wet spring and are crowding out the alfalfa plants, observes Mr. Hogen.on aital'iT-I ?eldS ViSited rentlv alfalfa plants numbered not mor .than ten per square rod while dandelion plants numbered thous- Is such a field worth saving' Certaln,y not. an n field begins to take on a yellow dandelion color in the spr r' 9 t f me to plow it up. Vnew field, however, mugt be first so that the hay SI,PI " be mamtamed. Dandelions "n be kept under control nlv Plowing and cultivating. A plow m .it..-. .V r7;; Thl" three tons w at ll'ast deHoensC!!';:;.r' o them. ec 3 fight |