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Show PAGE FIVE THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER mm PEPPARD October 15, 1926 Associated Beehive Seed Growers of the Uintah Basin. The Open Market on Alfalfa Seed as we send this to the ' printer on OC1 OBER 1 4, 1926, is as follows: The market opened October 2, 1926 with the above prices The following paragraphs and figures from the United States Department of Agriculture report, dated October 9, 1926, show what these conditions are: Production of alfalfa seed in Utah this year will amount to 15,500,000 pounds machine run or about 13,800,000 pounds clean seed, compared witih 23,500,000 pounds of clean seed last year, if the forecast issued Tuesday by the United States department of The market reduction was due to stripagriculture is upheld. of blooms, which was general throughout ping or the dropping the state. Acreage of the seed in Millard county was a little larger than A last year, but the yield per acre was considerably smaller. IS ESTIMATED AT 50 000.000 TO POSSIBLY 55.000,000 POUNDS AGAINST 56 500,000 POUNDS IN 1925. As we have already written you the law of supply and demand is bound to regulate prices. In this base the supply is made up of Fifty million to fifty-fiv- e million pounds of 1926 alfalfa pins whatever seed is on hand from 1925. The demand cannot very well be expected to be greater for 1927 planting than it was for 1926, when there was a big 'carryover from the 1925 crop. In consequence, it looks as if there is a strong possibility of a big carryover next year if the Government figures are correct. IN OTHER WORDS THE SUPPLY MAY BE CONSIDERABLY GREATER THAN THE DEMAND AGAIN. production of 9,000.000 rounds is assigned to Millard for this year,, The Uintah Basin dompared with 14.200,000 pounds last year. 1926 production is figured at 3,000,000 pounds compared with 7 300.000 pounds last year. The other minor regions of the state sunnly the remaining 1,800 000 pounds this year as against a $000,000 pound production for the same areas in 1925. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU WATCH PRICES VERY CLOSEWe are always glad to give you whatever information we can and will try to keep you posted through this page in the Uintah Basin Farmer and other matters which we can mail you-A- t the same time, preparing matter for ir Ailing takes time and it takes still more time for it to reach you after it is mailed. For the United States as a whole, alfalfa seed product!: r s The expected to be 5 to 15 per cent smaller than last year. machine-ru- n of to 55,000.000 pounds is 50,000.000 national estimate seed, compared with 56.500.000 pounds last year. The marlreduction in Utah is cited as the principal factor in the national Watch the Blackboards or Telephone -- drop Comparative Idaho, Montana South Dakota Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona California production for some of the producing states: 19254 000.000 19253,500,000 19253.500.000 19255,000,000 19253.000 000 19252,000 000 1925 500,000 1.000 000 1S25 1925 about same as 19253 500,000 LY. SWEET CLOVER We can pay $9.00 basis clean for either White or Yellow Blossom Sweet Clover of good color and purity. There is NO CHARGE FOR CLEANING CLOVER IF WE BUY IT. Now we have some things for sale too or will trade for seed. 19264,000,000 19262,800.000 19264,000,000 1926 25 greater 19233,000.000 19264,000.000 19261,000,000 19261,500 1926 AUTOMOBILES 1 1 000 Buick four roadster 1924 mbdel, five tires, new battery, runs well. Chevrolet Touring car, 1925 Model, five tires good running condition. 4.500,000 19263.250,000 If you read carefully you will note that the ENTIRE CROP 1: OF ALFALFA SEED FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES IN HORSES 1 team consisting of one black "eldin' four years old and one buckskin gelding five years old- - WATCH THE BLACKBOARDS any Duchesne Vernal |