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Show B. PAGE FIVE THE UINTAH BASIN EABHER EE VICE Associated Beehive Seed Growers of the Uintah Basin. November L3 1, 1926. Below is the entire Government Crop Report on Alfalfa Seed including figures on foreign crops. This report reached us too late to be published in full in the last issue but wo hope you will find it interesting and instructive. We suggest that you study it carefully as it is the best information available on the crop of the year 1926. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS Hay, Feed and Seed Division Washington, D, CU. October 9, 1926. ALFALFA SEED CROP SMALLER THAN LAST YEAR Alfalfa 'seed pioduction is to be 5 to 15 per cent smaller than the large crop of lastexpected The United States Deyear. partment of Agriculture estimates the production at 50,000.000 to 55,000,000 pounds of country-ruseed compared with 56,500,000 last year. The higher revised figures for 1925 are due mainly to the fact that, in past year, figure reported for some of the States were on a clean seed basis while those for other states were rn a country-ru- n basis. Furtlieimore the revised figures include much seed that does not enter commercial channels. The decrease this year is due mostly to a marked reduction in the production in Utah, which last year contributed about 47 per cent of the total crop of the United States. Other stat3s which probably produced less seed thi year are Montana, Arizona and California. The decreases in these states, however, are nearly offset. by increases in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming and Oregon, notwithstanding the fact that several of these States produce relatively small coimmercial supplies of seed. The acreage for seed in the country as a whole was larger than lr-- t year and the yield per acre in a majority of states was also larger. The decreased yield, however in a few of the most was largely reponsible for the 5 per cent to 10 per states important cent reduction in production. The average yield per acre of 454 growers, whose aggregate production amounted to about o.f the total crop of the United States, was 190 pounds, compared with 210 pound last year. Losses from "stripping were much greater than last year. Hot, dry weather and high winds doubtless damaged the crop conA heavy frost about September 24th siderably in some sections. injured late seed, but most of the crop .was harvested before that date so that the damage from this cause wag probably no more than more than last year. usual, beginning cf harvesting operations averaged a few days earlier . i last year, although in some, sections it was later. Weather and labor conditions were reported to be generally favorThe average dates on which harvestable for saving a seed crop. ing began, as reported by growers, some of wlrm cut the first, ethers the second, and still a few others cut the third crop for seed, were as follows: July, 17, southern Arizona; July 25, western Texas; August 18 to 21, western Oklahoma, eastern New Mexico, and western Colorado; August 25 to 30, southeastern Colorado, southern California, southeastern Nebraska and northern Kansas; September 1 to 5, western Montana, southern Idaho, northern and western California, and western South Dakota; September 6 to 10, Utah and eastern Montana; and September 15 to 24, North Dakota, south central California, and north central Montana. The quality of the seed is expected to. average better than that of last year. Prices offered to growers on September 28 averaged lower Lowest prices were reported m than last year on the sam date. New southern Arizona, and southMexico, eastern Utah, eastern for common alfalfa were ofColorado. prices Highest eastern fered in eastern Montana, southern California, and western South The range was $12 to $15 per 100 pounds, 'basis clean Dakota. Grimm alfalfa prices ranged $25 to $35 but the bulk of the seed. offers were around' $25. dealSpring sales of alfalfa seed, although reported by retail bewere somewhat disappointing last than year, ers to. be larger cause they did not nearly absorb the large crop of 1925 and the The carryover at present is carryover from the preceding crop. normal but is concentrated than believed to be considerably larger few at relatively points. Information regarding production and prioes for important n' one-sixteen- th 1 . ' States Follow: UTAH Production of alfalfa seed In Utah is estimated at n (machine run) or 13,800,000 15 500 000 pounds of country-ruwith 26,300,000 pounds of country-ru- n compared pounds of clean seed, The marked reor 23 500.000 pounds of clean seed last year. of bloom to (stripping"), the dropping duction was due mainly nroducing which was more or less general throughout the chief seed finished when was practically Harvesting state. the sections of 24th. on September firt sever? frost occurred a little larger The acreage for seed in Millard county was than last year but the yield per acre was considerably smaller, so that .a crop of the equivalent of 9,000,000 pounds of clean seed was The Uintah expected, compared with 14,200,000 pounds in 1925. of clean seed, is estimated Basin production at 3,000,000 pounds Elsewhere in the with last 7,300,000 year. pounds compared state the production is estimated at 1,800,000 pounds of clean seed this year and 2,000,000 pounds last year. On September 28th grower reported that they were being offered mostly $12 to $12.50 per 100 pounds, basis clean seed, in By October 2 the Basin and $12.50 to $12.50 in Millard County. the price in Millard county had advanced to $15.00. IDAHO A production in Idaho of approximately 4,000,000 The increase pounds or about the same as last year is expected. The greatin acreage may more than offset the decrease in yield. est . reductions in yields were reported in Bingham county, where Hot, dry the bulk cf the Grimm alfalfa in this state is produced. Growers were offered mostly winds injured the crop considerably. for Grimm. $14 to $15 for common and $25 (few offers of $26-2MONTANA The Montana production is estimated at 2,- 7) thi and 3,500,-00- 0 800.000 to 3,000,000 year pounds in the a to reduction was The due decrease last year. pounds Growers expected an average yield of 135 pounds or acreage. about the same as last year. They were offered mostly $15 to $18 Grimm alfalfa. to for and common $35 $34 for SOUTH DAKOTA Approximately 4,000,000 pound is estimated for South Dakota, compared with 3,500,000 last year. Forty three growers in the western part cf the state with an aggregate acreage of 2,827 acres this year and 2,113 last year expected an average yield per acre of 100 pounds, compared with 90 last year. They were offered mostly $15 to $17. ; KANSAS Production In Kansas is expected to b0 about 25 cent larger than last year (5,000,000 pounds) due to an inper Sixty-fOicrease In .the yield per acre. growers expected an 150 pounds last year. with of J.90 pounds, compared yield The acreage was larger than last year in northwestern Kansas but Growers received an average price of smaller in western Kansas. 28th. oo $13.70 September A production of 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 pounds (NEBRASKA in Nebraska or slightly more than last year is indicated from growers reports. Forty growers, whose aggregate wag 10 per cent larger thig year than last year, expected their yields to average onGrower were offered mostly $13 ly glightly less than last year. to $15., A production for Oklahoma, amounting from OKLAHOMA million to five four pounds or nearly twice last years production Is Forty-thre- e indicated. growers in western Oklahoma reported Increases of 60 per cent In their acreage and 35 per cent in the yield rer, acre. TEXAS 'Production in Texas is estimated at 1,000,000 to 1.500.000 pounds, compared with about 500,000 pounds last year. Growers were offered $12 to $13. NEW MEXICO Production in New Mexico is estimated at 1.500.000 pounds, compared-wit1,000,000 pounds last year. Yields last year evidently were better than has been supposed; in ef the total crop in the state fact 15 growers Who produced had an average yield of 22S pounds last year and expected only 218 pounds this year. Mostly $12 to $13 was being paid to the growers. ARIZONA The crop in Arizona is 4,000,000 to 4,500,000 The depounds, compared with 4,500,000 to 5,000,000 last year. Yields of crease. is due to a small reduction in acreage and yield. Growers were offered growers reporting averaged 300 pounds. $12.50 to $13.50. CALIFORNIA The California production is estimated at 3,250,000 ito 3,500,000 pounds, compare!' with about 3,500.-00- 0 te 3,750,000 pound last year. Growers reporting Indicated a larger acreage than last year but the decrease In yield per acre In two important districts probably more than offset the larger acreGrowers were offered mostly $14.50 to $15.00. age. OTHER STATES North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Minnesota, and Oregon were expected to. pr.rduce in the aggregate about .3,800,000 pounds, compared with 3,000,000 pounds last year. ur h 1-- 10 J. G. Peppard Seed Company Roosevelt Duchesne av-;era- ' r i f Vernal wmtt j |