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Show UTAH FARM PRODUCTS QUARANTINED. QUARAN-TINED. While In Salt Lake this week. the editor was shown by one of the big grain buyera of the city the proclamation procla-mation by the governor of Montana , against the alfalfa hay and seed, fruit, potatoes and forage crops of Utah. Other states have also quarantined against one or more of these products. prod-ucts. "What Is the reason for thin?" we asked our Informant "It la because be-cause the Utah farmer does not take sufficient pain with his products," was the reply. "Utah potatoes used to be the beat on the market, and find a ready aale as far away aa In London, But the planting of poor seed haa resulted In such deterioration that It Is quarantined quaran-tined from some states. It Is the same with alfalfa aeed. Laat year there was at least 20 per cent of weed seeds and dirt In the Utah alfalfa aeed offered for sale." He then showed us some alfalfa seed from Germany which was 99 per cent pure and 95 per cent germlna-tlve. germlna-tlve. "Montana aeed and grain Is always al-ways clean. Too many farmera in Utah take moat of the aieves out of their threshing machines And zpect to soli the product aa first-class grain. They leave 20 per cent impurities In the Seed. They may Increase the weight that much, but they lose 40 per cent In price. You tell the farm-era farm-era down In Millard County that the only way tbey can hope to get good prices for their products Is to have them pure and free from disease. When they build up a reputation for good quality and full weight in every thing they sell there will be no trouble trou-ble In finding a good market and get' ttng the best prices." |
