Show THE 8 by P V kelly of kelly watern seed co markets on practically all field seeds have bave sl own continued strength the tall fall harvesting period growers and dealers in the western states are interested in the production of alfalfa red clover and alsike seed and sweet clover earlier estimates esti mites ot of a heavy loss of crops from drouth with much lower lelda per acre than in recent years except 1934 have been coni finned by the suney of harve harvested Aed crops just completed and released relea sd by the crop reporting board of the united stat es B department of agriculture that report indicates the total red and al sike clover seed crop this as be ing 76 ibs lbs which is a little higher than last year a prod action but very much less than the fine li e year average production of 91 ibs lbs drouha conditions and grasshopper damage in most states reflected low yields per acre as compared with both last year and the ten year average farmers in idaho and utah have havo demonstrated to their own satis fac t ion that red cloar seed yields can be materially increased by the proper application of phosphate to the acre age they anticipate saving for seed production avery red clover gro grow adew er should consult his county agent nt or his state exp ariment station and make definite plans to apply phate to his clover acreage known actors factors indicate that the demand tor for red clover seed forthe for the next few beai ears Is likely to b very good which should be reflected in prices offered for the seed tl TI e drouth which caused a ma tenal red action in acreage harvested tor for beed seed in some sections made tor for increased production in some states east of tl it a e misouri elvei which us bally p I 1 cs no alfalfa seed but in ft in itil hirt ale I 1 arves ins ing af f alfalfa ceded became bulte general this year n so t e to al A al alfa so sed d pro in country for 1936 is estimated sti mated at 51 million ibs lbs as corn com ed ad to a production of 60 00 T bs la in the big c ap of 3 30 because 0 of f heavy planting of alfalfa last sum mer and early tall fall there was no carry over of alfalfa seed into the nev ne v crop and the early bar har ve vested sted seed was in much demand that together with this last year s decreased production would indicate that altale seed prices are very like liy to advance as the season pro grosses grasses the production of sweet clover seed la is somewhat less th than last and very much less than the five year average the yield per ac re was greatly reduced by the drouth and grasshopper ier damage and prices are so comparatively high that it is thought that most tanners farmers will use red clover or alfalfa in preference for years farm leaders depart ments of agriculture and st state ite col leges have urged the use of better rotation of crops and other methods of saving tl a e soil and mal ing it bet ter by the increased usei of legum s the need has been further ampha sized by the dabige done by dioutt and in some s sections by erosion and insect pests the smithsonian in ution is authority tor for the state ment that insects are being discover f ed at the arte of 6 new varieties each year but that does not mean that all such insects are enem ea es to man As parasites of segious insect pests some insects hale haie proved their I 1 weight in gold in some califern Cali forn a I 1 counties much has been accomplish ed ad by breeding such parasites aid ai d distributing them to attack pests posts on tl it e english walnut and citrus trees in hawaii the lantana bug is con a friend to man as a destroy cr er of weeds it is hard to estimate the value of some such bug as might destroy the many noxious weeds that are becoming so prevalent in the western irrigated sections A certain type of blister b betle ic 1 dried and ground into a powder known as spanish fly and used ba b the medical profession as an irritant to produce bl and blood circulation near the skin the bureau of entomology of the U S department of agriculture has prop abated and distributed natural ene rates of the japanese b beetle atle the eu corn borer the gypsy moth tha brown tail moth and other pests N Regard leses of pests drouth s soil 01 1 erosion etc the new indications oi ot farm incomes ar very favorable ac cording to the crop reporting board and show an increase of 13 per cent over 1935 or a gross income of far mers of nine bill on dollars as corn pared to eight and a halt half billion in 1934 news reports from many s chions indicate that barme s have more money to spend than at any time I 1 the past five years it such be th CS c S sa and with mot supplies of fie eds ads on the short side it is reason able to that there will be u active e demand for mot all 0 th field seeds which would be reflected reflect ee in higher prices thre have bee some rather heavy importations 0 both alfalfa and red clover so that in order to be sure of having an SL ac equate supply of domestic seeds ad actable to local conditions it be well for farmers to anticipate their needs and place their orders fo to field seeds early either tor for later de libery or to take th home seed and put it in a good sate safe place until ready to use it |