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Show AGRICULTURIST DISCUSSES CROPS Returning from Cedar City, where he participated in the entertainment of President Harding on his tour of Southwestern Utah and Zion National Nation-al park, J. H. Burtner. agriculturist of the Union Pacific railroad, arrived in Milford Friday to make a careful survey of the agricultural possibilities possibili-ties of the pumping district of Milford Mil-ford and Beryl. One of the main purposes pur-poses of Mr. Burtner's visit is to make recommendations to the Union Pacific in reference to the location of demonstration farms along the jmain line of the railroad in the Es-calante Es-calante valley, between Modena and Black Rock. j Mr. Burtner will spend practically practical-ly three days in cruising the pumping pump-ing sections south of Milford and routheast of Beryl, whore but rece,nt-ly rece,nt-ly tremendous undergroundwater at la shallow depth has been discovered "The production of lafalfa seed on the sublrrigated lands in this district dis-trict is one of the most unique agricultural agri-cultural products in the United States," Stat-es," Mr. Burtner said yesterday to citizens of Milford. "After the second sec-ond year, alfalfa is grown in this district dis-trict without irrigation , or cultiva- . tion, and on the standard of past production, land in this Bection will net from ten to twenty per cent on five hundred acre land. Alfalfa seed is practically an all harvest crop, and the first clipping of hay and chaff after the seed is threshed ought eas-i eas-i ily to pay all expenses, leaving the : check for the seed net to the far-I far-I mer. I "Alfalfa seed is a caBh crop at the threshing machine," said Mr. Burtner, Burt-ner, "and the United States consumes con-sumes more seed than it produces. This situation alone is a great induce ment to the farmer to raise seed. "In addition, the rich mountain soils, the long warm summer days, and the underground water conditions, condi-tions, make this section of Utah an ideal alfalfa seed belt, and Bhould insure in-sure good substantial development." Commenting on President Harding's Hard-ing's tour of Zion National park and Southwestern Utah. Mr. Burtner said that the president was very well pleased with the great accomplishment accomplish-ment of the pioneers in reclaiming the lands of Utah. He said that the President was highly impressed with his visit to Zion National park, America's Am-erica's newest playground, and that the memories of his trip would Te one of the President's choicest gifts from Utah to carry back to the White House. Charles E. Miller, editor ot the Arrowhead Ar-rowhead magazine, will meet T.lr. Burtner here tomorrow and accompany accom-pany him on his roronnaisance tour of the agricultural sections of Beaver and Iron counties. Mr. Burtner will return to Los Angeles An-geles about the first of next week. A |