Show Alfalfa Seed Alfalfa Seed Crop Damaged By Weather The alfalfa seed crop in this vi vicinity vicinity vi- vi has been considerably damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged this year by three weather factors frost wind and the heavy snow storm of the past week It has been estimated that out of the total crops about 15 to 20 per cent will be good quality seed the re remaining remaining re- re per cent marked down for discoloration etc on account of frost and storm 1 Last year the crop was 4 to 5 million million pounds It is expected that t this ls year the seed will run about If of that that that- something over two J lion on pounds To start with the Was seed seed not as heavy a yield as asIn asIn asin In some s some me past years and frost did considerable damage Then wind followed and beat the seed out of many a pile Sundays Sunday's now soaked soaked soaked soak soak- ed It thoroughly but if H this dry weather keeps up a great deal of damage may be averted Threshers have had to discontinue work while le the piles dried out but It Is thought the they would be going again soon Some seed has been sold A price of for re- re cleaned seed is offered Thursday and recently some high quality seed in good sized lots has sold for that figure in the dirt |