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Show UTAH SEED POOL MAKESJIG SALE , SALT LAKK CITY, March 31. ' The sale of more than a million and a quarter pounds of alfalfa seed in a slnglo transaction is announced by tho seed marketing association of tho Utah State Farm Bureau In connection con-nection with the successful pooling of the 1920 crop of more than 400 Individual growers. The total am-'ount am-'ount of seed Included In the marketing market-ing plan, more than two million pounds, represents a farm valuation 'of $250'000- ", Slnco tho pooling of tho alfalfa seed began at tho close of tho har vesting stason last fall a portion wan sold In slnglo carload lots. Tho pool i has now been completely cleared In tho final snlo to a Kansas Seed company com-pany of 1,250,000 pounds. Tho seed which previously had been eclaned and graded in this city, was In such condition for shipment that twelve carloads wero loaded and started cast In a slnglo day. Fnder tho terms of the final salo tho growers will receive the highest market price that has bron paid in tho past nlno months, grades and market conditions considered. I Through an unusual provision obtained ob-tained hy tho association the growers ( will also participant in any advance in price ip to July 1 of this ear. The sale Just completed has alreaffy strengthened the market price rroiu . threo to five contB per pound, depending de-pending on grade. |