Show NEWS BRIEF IN As snow disappears from towns lawns in ili utah home owners will doubtlessly plan to scatter seed th hopes that a dense stand of green grass will hide bide bare spots lloyd hun saker county agricultural extension agent agenda advises the home owner that sowing fresk fresh seed la Is likely to be a waste of money and effort unless the soil la Is first fertilized enough to support a heavy growth of lawn grass if the soil la Is made fertile enough the sod eod may thicken up without additional seeding as experiments have shown that by far the most frequent cause of thin turf tu rf Is infertile soil either on pasture or lawn within the next few days utah sugar heet beet growers will receive more than in ili benefit payments from the agricultural adjustment administration for cooperation in the 1938 sugar program A G kilburn noting acting executive officer of the AAA in utah announces at present UM growers of a total of have failed ftp ap for payments and before the federal books are closed on oil 1038 1938 sugar beet accounts utah growers will have received more than tor for complying with the agricultural conservation bugor program utah growers lave have fil ready received of the 1 total i i prospects for agriculture were never better in utah at this time of year than now arthur smith I 1 secretary treasurer of utah uta h livestock production credit credi association I 1 has advised all authorities of the farm credit administration in bakland california I 1 mr smith pointed out that late fill fall rains started grass and it obtained enough growth that when snow ow melts range stock will be able to go to town on feel heavy snowfall in watersheds bag baa insured an abundant supply of water for irrigation this summer bummer lie he added grass roots are good soil anchors when they are alive and when krhen they die they also are effective in preventing erosion as they leave leare the soil porous andi and admitting passage of water soil con authorities affirm lia in a pasture grazed conserva conservatively civay root growth Is in balance with the vegetative growth above the ground As a result there Is a dense growth of roots this Is one reason w why n good pasture will absorb much of the rain that might otherwise run off carrying away soll soil particles |