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Show SEED FOUND IN ANCIENT RUINS IS PRODUCING CROP ; Contradicting oft-repeated asser ! tions that seed life is definitely lim-1 lim-1 ited comes the story of a strange development de-velopment near Vernal, in the Uinta Basin, of northeastern Utah. In the spring of 1924 Jefferson Hall, a farmer far-mer residing near the village, found seeds of corn and other seeds resembling resem-bling wheat and squash in a Clih: Dwellers cave in Dry Fork canyon, 10 miles northwest of Vernal. This year he planted twelve hills of the corn. Two of the hills showed growth and some of the stalks have attained a height of seven feet, while those of the other hill are maturing at a height of about four feet. The yield in prospect is said to be prolific, several of the stalks growing five well-filled ears. Two peculiarities noticeable in contrast with modern corn are the breadth of the leaves some of which exceed five inches, and the quantity of silk, which is far greater than that of the varieties commonly known today. Seeds of squash and wheat were lost before Hall had an opportunity to plant them and the experiment was necessarily confined to the com. Further development of the discovery will be awaited by expert agronomists agronom-ists with much interest and this experiment, ex-periment, it is believed, may result ;r: the evolution of a new variety of rare merit. Moab Times-Independent. |