| Show i I Says I Millard Must Build Up Seed George former county county coun coun- ty agent was in Delta the first of the week and deplored the conI conditions con con- I that are causing Millard I county seed to get a bad nameon name nameon on the national markets He stated that in the past Millard county enjoyed a very fine name as one of nr the be bet beat st seed producing areas In the world The seed was hardy and did not winter kill kiJl It also had been cleaned well locally before before be be- fore beng sent to market and was wast wasAt wasat At t premium price in national markets Lately he stated he had a chance to talk with in inthe inthe inthe I the east who said Millard county seed was not of the quality that it had been and that it was not moving on the market Farmers complained of it as winter killing and full fuU of weed and clover seeds Mr was given givena a chance to see this Millard l county county coun- coun ty tv seed and said that it contained about 10 percent clover and was not cleaned well and had a large proportion of weed seeds in it He told the that he knew that the sample shown him was not Millard county seed reasons Millard county does not have enough sweet clover to make 10 percent in any batch of oC seed the seed had not been cleaned up to the standard of our local plants and also Millard county seed would not winter kill in such places as Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado as it was raised in a similar climate Mr intimated that Millard county seed left here isas is isas isas as well cleaned and up to the same standards as in the past but felt that after it had reached eastern markets had lesser value seed added to it so that it went to the farmer in a far Inferior condition condition condition con con- thin than when it left here He also felt that possibly there had hadI I been other seed from less hardy altitudes added to it so as to I increase its price when sold as Millard county seed Mr gave as a solution solution solution tion to the problem a plan whereby whereby whereby where where- by the local companies would have havea a representative in the eastern markets selling Millard county seed direct to the users so as to elimInate elimInate eliminate elim elim- I the chance that other seed may be added to it He sa said sald d he I felt this was the only way that Millard county seed could be putI put I back on the market and enjoy the excellent name it had in the past I He also said that Delta looked extremely well wen was clean and he was surprised at the large amount of of building done here and the fine tine quality of the buildings He stated I when he left that Delta had never looked better than it did at the present time |
