Show ALFALFA SEED MOVEMENT ACTIVE alfalfa seed movement was acilee active during the past tour forir weeks and it Is ia estimated by the united staten department of 0 agriculture that SO 80 per cent of the tha crop had left growers grow cre ban hands by dec ath the movement mOT ement to date is normal and somewhat ahead ol of last year in the heaviest producing districts ot of utah the crop has been moving much more rapidly than last year and 80 per cent or more ol of the crop in that state has been sold by growers in portions ot of nebraska kansas colorado rado and montana only 30 to CO 60 percent ot of the crop had left growers in most of 0 the southern districts a very small percentage ol of the crop is being held by growers at this time growers have been tree free sellers at prevailing prices that average about the same as last year at a corresponding time in somo some districts however prices are slightly higher than last year while in others they are somewhat lower than last year on dec 8 growers were being offered ff ered on an average 1625 per lbs ibs basis clean seed compared with 1565 about a month ago the range was from 1385 in southeastern nebraska to 20 in south central montana prices in some t the more important important sections were as follows in east cast central and western utah 1635 in southern idaho 1575 in western south dakota 1860 in eastern and south central montana 1950 to 20 in western colorado 1515 in northwestern north western kansas 1535 in southeastern xau kan sas 1765 in western nebraska 15 in southeastern nebraska 1483 and in western oklahoma 15 most alost of f the grim alfalfa seed was being bought from growers at about 35 per lb ibs s the quality of the 1921 crop is considerable sid erable better than that ot of last year I 1 every section except western colorado and eastern Alon montana tana indicated that the quality is equal to or better than that that of 0 last year and a majority indicated it to be better than last year imports during november were mu much ch smaller than last year lbs ibs compared with lbs ibs during the period july 1 to nov 30 illas ibs were permitted entry compared atwith with last year lbs two years ago and lbs ibs three years ago for or the same period enro european exporters report few it any sales of 0 alfalfa seed recently to amer lean seeds men |