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Show Red Clover is Good Utah Crop 1 ! Red clover has been given only j minor consideration by Utah far- j mers since alfalfa is so well , adapted to the climate and soil j according to a Utah extension service bulletin released at Utah State Agricultural college Monday. Authors of the publication which is ' entitled "Red Clover Production" Produc-tion" are Prof. A. F. Bracken, ex-1 tension agronomist: Dr. R. J-1 Evans, head of the USAC agronomy agron-omy department; and Victor P. Rasmussen, supervisor of crop im. provement state department of sg-riculture. sg-riculture. Red Clover, the publication reports, re-ports, has a definite place on land with a close water-table and will compete with alfalfa at higher levels when grown for seed and hay. The demand for red cluver seed in the east is almost unlimited, unlim-ited, giving Utah farmers an ax- . cellent outlet. i The authors suggested that Sumberland and Midland varieties be grown. To prevent mixing varieties, var-ieties, they recommended that the Cumberland strain be grown in the central valleys with Midland in the western part of tlie state. The bulletin includes suggestions on bed preparation, fertilizer ne3d.s of red clover, irrigation of crop, management for hay and r.eed production, time and method of harvesting, and standards for seed certification in Utah. |