Show CLAIM MANY ALFALFA Ys IN STATE in practically every county in illan dlan at the present wine one Is impressed with the exceedingly large number ol of dandelion plants now ripening penine ri their seed in so called alfalfa fields professor J C hogenson extension agronomist of the state college ot of agriculture points out these dandelion fields yield very little either in hay bay or pasturage in several fields felds which have been examined tt it was found that there Is one alfalfa plant about every two square feet while in between there were from 50 to dandelion plants professor hogenson recommends that these old alfalfa fields of dandelions be plowed up and planted to grain or to some cultivated crop when plowing time domes aronno this year the utah experiment station at ter checking on alfalfa fields in all parts of utah tor for a number of years ears report that on tile average tho the yield and quality of alfalfa produced per acre begins to decrease after the fifth or sixth year and continued to decrease I 1 gradually due to weeds disease insects and lack of soil fertility alfalfa should then be cited in into a regular tour four five or six year crop rotation by plowing up tour four or ive five acres of the oldest alfalfa each year and planting each year the same number 0 of acres of now new alfalfa with the barley oat or wheat crop on the young alfalfa fields where d dandelions andel lons have not yet plen the upper hand it is well to deop the plants growing vigorously by applying a evat coat of manure to the field ach winter and han jiin it in the aring |