| Show Much Alfalfa Seed Being Held For Raise in Price Reports from Millard County the Uintah Basin and other alfalfa seed producing of or of orthe the state indicate foal indi cate Cato that there is a large quantity of I seed about nine million pounds still stilt being held by growers This is over I 40 per por cent of the total production It is unusual for so large larg a proper proper-i proportion tion of seed to remain unsold at nt this I time timo timo- timo of ot the year Last season practically practically I tlc llY the entire cr crop IJ had moved by January 1st This dullness s Is is not due to a lack of ot Interest on the part of buyers I but to the fact that growers are I holding for a higher price The markot mar market mar mar-I ket opened in October at 15 16 y cents per por pound for No 1 I fob tob railroad but has since declined to 14 cents The Tho general level of prices last season season seas sens- on was from 1 y to 2 cents higher The Tho imports Into tho the I from July 1 to November SO 30 30 1926 1915 wore were only pounds I I Jed ed with 30 pounds pounds' for tar tho the same some period last year The growers I 1 I i i consider that this decrease should j I warrant prices at least as high as I I II I I those paid last Jast season D Dealers alers claim I I that this will he be more than made u up upI P by an increase of ot almost 35 million I pounds in the tho export surplus to come comeIn comei comein comein in from tram Canada a. a Tho The government I report of ot October estimates s the I I total production of ot the United States II I to be bo about 48 million pounds which is two million pounds greater than last year Reports Indicate that the normal yearly increase in consumption tailed to m materialize last season and that thero there is a Do carryover Since Sinco U this ls Is inthe tn in the hands of dealers s it U is difficult to find out t tho the amount hut but it is e estimated es estimated es- es to be bo greater than five million million mil mil- lion pounds Unfavorable propaganda against Utah alfalfa seed has done damage in some somo states particularly Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin where the agricultural authorities ies havo have officially maintained that Utah seed is not as ns hardy as several other varieties and that plants from it are very subject to winter killing kUling Such propaganda makes make It difficult to sell Boll Utah seed in competition with other varieties Idaho seed brings a premium of at 1 cent a pound over ovel Utah and Dakota and Montana seed oven even more The Utah state department depart depart- ment meat of at agriculture dealers and growers are convinced that there ia la iano lano no Justification for this and ond are qa operating to overcome it It The success success suc sue cess coss Qt the tho Utah exhibits In tn the tho last seed show at Chicago where thirteen out of fifteen prizes es wore were taken has hns given Utah some desirable p publicity Alfalfa seed is becoming a very Important important important im Im- item of at production In this state and no effort should be spared to make it receive tho the recognition It tt I deserves Tribune |
