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Show PE 0 SERVICE PA R P. Associated Beehive Seed Growers Of The Uintah Basin December 1, 1928. BLACKBOARD PRICES REMAIN: i : N- 1 - -- No: 2 $19.00 $17.00 No. 3 No. 4 Extra No. Bidding on Non-Contra- 1, 5 Seed ct We are again bidding on alfalfa seed not covered by our service contracts. This company feels a certain responsibility in getting all the Uintah Basin seed crop to market and out of the way of the crop to be grown in 929 Now, as we are winding up the season on our contractors seed, we are ready to try to handle any other merchantable alfalfa seed as long as we can keep our plants open and in operation. See us if you have alfalfa- seed you want to sell. Then we will have, time to prepare it for market and sell it before spring over No. $14.50 $10.50 1 season is that alfalfa seed is not infallible. Most farmers should have other crops and products to protect their incomes DIVERSIFICATION must come to the Basin farms 1 - The 1928 Season 7 Now that the 928 crop of the basin is almost out of the way, indications are that it will amount to considerably less than half of the 1927 crop. In general the purity of our 928 crop is good. There is very little large dodder too, and less small dodder than usual. The yfield of some crops was greatly reduced by the early frost and the quality was damaged at the same time First crop seed has generally been of good quality but yields are mostly smaller than last year and the failures passed out of consideration long before harvest time. 1 1 The Greatest Lesson From The 1928 Crop, The greatest lesson ; of the 928 seed crop 1 ..v More Livestock Our observation is that most basin farms produce a lot of feed stuff that is not even harvested because the farmer has no stock to eat it. Most, basin farms also have several acres that could very well be used for the production of feed crops. Most basin farmers too, have a good deal of spare time at certain seasons and are rushed to death at other times If they arranged their farming business so as to distribute their time over a large part of the season they would make their labor earn more and very likely not have to work so hard and long at the rush seasons Cash Crops No doubt all of us are overlooking possible income from other cash crops, too. Surely this rich Uintah Basin can produce almost any( temperate climate crop Possibly you have found some crop or crops, other than alfalfa seed, profitable on your farm. We d be glad to have you drop in and tell us about them, so that we can tell other farmers ' , J. G. Peppard. Seed Company Duchesne Roosevelt Vernal ' |