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Show 1928 Prospects growers who are saving first crop far seed find that their crops are blooming quite heavily sst. During tie monte of Juue, up to tie last few days. buds hare teen opening rather jlaw-I- j and setting a good percentage of fcrs. Many of these burrs will probably be lost before harvest tine, bit it is encouraging to 21 ost see then, settirg cx just tie sane. When, summer heat really struck as abort tie twenty-fourt- h rd twenty-fiftblooming was speeded up to where the fielts were a nass of flowers ia a couple of days tine. Sene of these heavily blossomed fields are showing a lot of Seme cf the fields that had a lot cf weevil, have cade new that is new above the weevil damage. It would appear that most cf car weevil had reached their dtvdapmrut by Jane 10th this year. In cost weevil infested districts the rraferum cf weevil comes about Jane 20th.. Grasshoppers h. striparsg already. It ssens quite likely that this sinning win continue until the weather moderates cr antil the alfalfa becomes accustomed to the heat. If tie fields still ave a good crop of good trap of healthy bads at that tine, they nay still seed. Host of the seed harvested ia the Uintah Basra cones from ham set oa between the 15th f July and the tenth of Au-- ir-ak- gust If your first crop field is in a heahiy condition and prodne-in- g a good crop of buds. it nay strip a lot and still cake a profitable crop of seed. If it is showing dry dnriag the cooler part ot the day, it probably needs irrigating. This nay hastea the stripping for the fee being, bat alfalfa that is really suffering from drouth. cannot prodace each The growers who have clipped (and there are more of then this year than ever before) are not worried about stripping right row. The chances are that their second catting will make its growth ia hot weather and cone into bad and blossom after the nights begin to be cooler and conditions better far setting' a heavy crop of ham, than they are right now. This second crop hay shoald be allowed to grow slowly so be hard and stardy and in good condition to support that a crop of seed. We see a great deal of cultivating dene car being done aroani the coantry. The can who cultivates between crop: is giving a heavy How to his weeds, especially if he does not irrigate afterward until the alfalfa shades the ground. Effects of Possible Weather Of coarse, the weather for the balance cf the season is going to have a lot to do with the final outcome of both first and second catting crops. Hot, dry winds just now will be hard on the first catting prospects especially where the growth is rank. A big rain now would be a disadvantage to cost cf tie second a quick growth. crop fields especially if they are already Vfe Weevil been Teiy interesting to a lot of growers who have see the number cf dead weevil on the ground. Apparently they were killed by being exposed to the direct rays of the sax Most of the dead ones that are easily found were already in the cocoox so that they could not go to the shade.. clipped their fields, to Its. us are familiar with the use cf poisox it may be easier to catch them where the fields have been closed. For some reason grasshoppers often leave a freshK irrigated field and stay away. If your crop does not promise any more income from seed than it would if it grew hay cr if it needs water, irrigatfe may be the easiest way to get rid cf them. Most seed gnw Market Prospects seed. Second Crop Conditions It has There are a great many grasshoppers coming along nowaday!., They are doing some damage ia places now. It is possible that a lot cf fields will get by without serins damage this sea-so- x but if they continue to increase, there is bound to be some too. While it is entirely too early to attempt to forecast tie market for toe 1923 crop cf alfalfa seed, there are some points that seed Prowers should, tear in rrind: WEEDY AMD TBASH y seed is more in unless good seed is not available. Mo doubt the carryovers cf alfalfa seed during the past three seasons consists largely cf weedy, low grade-seedwhen good Bayers and d ealers do not care to buy peer seed can be had. If the 1S23 crop is cf normal fe peer quality seed is going to be very hard to selL It is almost certain that weedy gtA trashy seed will be bard to sell unless the 1923 crop is very short. Even, thra seedmen will hesitate to put money into it because the demard is for good seed. POOH YIELDS seldom nay to handle even, at good prices. Incase cf a big crop cf alfalfa seed in the United States, prices may be lower so that peer yieldin' crops may not even pay harvest expenses. If ysux seed crop dees net promise good quality, and good enough yield, to cake yon money ia case prices should be considerably lower, it will probably pay yen to T",gV hay vd get your fields in shape for eerit year. HAY y.VR K ttip are improving ia the many farmers do not realize it yet. Bead construction will take some. The number cf dairy stock and. steer ia the iameased a lot in the past three years. Prices cf cattle sheep are high andtke price cf hogs is improving. Uintah. farmers have a better chance to get Talues cut cf their products by feeding them to stock, than they have had ia many years. Moreover, cur roads better and truck transportation is cheap to permit truck shipments cf fat fcvestoek to railroad cr to markets it Salt Lake City and Ogdex Hay is not dead property now. Manr farrry have enough hay stacked from their first cutting to paT their and water assessments besides jthe expense cf ray hay. It is pal rp cas in cn vet, apbr it hut we have sea. & few people f locking for ha already. G. PsppEFct Seed Compsuty Dzchtsns Roos&teh XJtmal |