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Show Mkr Seed Wheat Urged by Expert For the past two or three years, Utah fanners have not given as much attr n.tion to the planting of good seeds as was formerly the case, says Pro-; Pro-; frs-or J. C. Hogenson, extension j agronomist of the Utah State Agri-culural Agri-culural college. This has 'not been due to lack of interest but rather to a lack of funds with which to purchase I better seeds, or from the extremely low price at which farmers were able to sell their farm products. With the distribution of wheat j' hecks in the various counties there is f 00(j reason to believe that many ! i':;i"ir,"iT, are going to be more inter-rt. inter-rt. d in li e planting of good seed of 'standar.i .adapt d vavht es than has be n the ease since 1930. To remind I farmers of this, a notice is given each ' farmer at the time he is paid his ad-' ad-' justment ch??k. which says: I "Tuying seed wheat now assures you of a supply to carry out the provisions pro-visions of your wheat allotment con-fact. con-fact. It is anticipated that you will use whatever part ef the wheat ad-' ad-' jutnien' check that is necessary to purchase your seed wheat. The supply . f rood seed wheat is not large, and it is suggested, thbyou write to your ( urtv agent if you need his help, "t !o extension service at ycur agricultural agri-cultural cell-go has set up an organi-:: organi-:: t'e.n to assist farmers in securing the prorer vnriity at reasonable prices. If you will need to purchase otlvr farm s"e.l for 193-1. now is a rend time to do so." Ceorge E. Famdl, associate chief of the wheat section, also points out that although the second payment is e'ght cents a bushel on each farmer's allot- ' ment, a part of this will he deducted to pay the local expenses of the coun- i ty wheat production control association. |