Show THE county agemy COLUMN by MORG an W P mckay OUTI 1 OR 1933 1932 r bem CROPS accord ng to tt e united S ate ahei atei de I 1 pait ment of agriculture failers in the united states are planning spread further readjustments of tl ti acreage ot of the principal crops ac cording to an analysis of the plans of farmers on march 1st as portel re I 1 to the crop reporting board I 1 i general farmers are continuing the adjustments begun last year and are aro reducing of those crops that are selling at low prices or that necessitate heavy cash expenses and are increasing crops needed on their own farms for food or teed feed if it average los of acreage occurs in III 1932 in n contrast to the very heava losses in 1931 the area of wheat and hav finally harvea ed will de oe above the he acie agea ages of those crops ac dually harvested last year but well below that harvested during the last ten years the intentions to plant show an li increase ln crease of about 5 per cent over the thi acreage of wheat seeded last year under average conditions this means that th 1932 crop will be about the same is 1930 an increase of 21 per cent in the barley acreage is in tended this season however the harvested acreage usually falls 7 per cent below that intended in spite of this intended increased acreage it would be well tor for the farmers of millard county to go in very nery strong ly IT tor for bailey up to the date we have never supplied our own wants we should at least be self supporting in this respect and a great deal more barley should be fed than Is fed at the present time plant good clean barley seed POTATOES the march leport indicates that it is the intention of the potato grow ers of the united states to increase their acreage nearly 2 per cent over 1931 this acreage under average conditions of drouth flock and of blight would indicate a slight d crease oer oner the crop harvested last year our crop last year wis entire ly too large for consumption in the united states and another similar crop would undoubtedly mean equal ly low prices as with 31 there is a definite place however for potatoes on the rotation plan on a gumbei of farms in millard coun ty evne e have a very exceptional except inal mar ket especially tor for russet potatoes in loa los angeles it is therefore veri yen for those who have good potato soil to work out a definite ic ac creage and hold to it over a period of years it if this is done the pota toes will mean an exceptionally good cash crop SUGAR BELTS every farm should have a cash crop of some kind this cornea comes in mighty handy in the tall fall tor for taxes a and nd various othel farm ng expenses sugar beet growing offers such a cash chop even though the prices at present are rather low nevertie Ie Ne less it a farmer is so situated that he has ample water and good soil conditions so that he might be assur ed of from 16 to 20 tons per acre he be should go in tor for this type of farm ing on the scale commensurate to the amount of labor he can put into such a crop 11 II ly good alfalfa hay is the b best est that has been or ever will be bar vested in milard M illard county while under normal conditions with the present water outlook in the stata we cannot hope to receive the prices next year that we received this nev erth ert heleas eless our hay is gradually ob a valuable reputation chih w will ill mean an increase each year of cattle fed in this district when we reach the pom poin that all of our hay is fed at I 1 ome then we wilt will see a very exceptionally prosperous mallard 1111 lard county take mighty good care of bour alfalfa hay mr air and mrs rulon starley enter bained the members of the fidelity club and their husbands at dinner on friday friday night april 1st to in cele bration of mrs Star starley leys s birthday bridge was played fred gudmandsen from logan visited in delta wednesday on his ills way to california |