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Show Reseedsng in Skull Valley Done by Air 1 i f q .CI " v . v ' ',v-' i' Harry K. Woodward of the Soil Conserviaion Service and A. E Smith, county agent, were .on hand to witness the pellett pelt ing of Skull Valley ostt Friday. Both expressed keen Interest in the experiment and its results. Bush photo SKULL VALLEY The Skull Valley reseeding proj Mud" last week for a couple of soon resumed and it is expected seeded within the next ten days. I is doing the job at $2.50 an acre on the desert between the Lawren they are manufacturing the pelle hour. Two airpalnes, used for scat p every six minutes and will carry ect turned out to be "Operation days, but normal flights were the 15,360 acres will be entirely nternational Seed Pellet Co., which has a force of some 20 men out ce Ranch and the Orr Ranch, where ts at the rate of 7,000 pounds per tering the seed, can make one tri around 1000 pounds of seed on e ach hop. The aerial project began last week when Everett S. Marks, Gallup, Gall-up, New Mexico, the company's field manager, set up operations on the desert, marking the second Utah operation of this kind. Other programs have been, carried out in Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico Mex-ico and Wyoming. Handling the flying chores are a group of pilots from the Johnson John-son Flying Service in Missoula, Montana. A large "flying freight car," flown by Kenneth C. Huber, ciame in on Friday bringin 3,500 pounds of seed, which will be mixed mix-ed with other ingredients to make the pellets work their magic. The pellets were developed by Dr. Lythle S. Adams, Inventor of the bat bomb and the air pickup service. Friday was open house at the project and many visitors watched the operation. From Tooele Too-ele were Judge L. E. Kramer, Oren Probert, Harry K. Woodward, Harvey Har-vey England, W. D. Bush and A. E. Smith, county agent. |