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Show Expert Lists Important Points For Seeding- There are five important points to be remembered in seeding legumes leg-umes in order to obtain tlie best results, re-sults, .iays R. J. Evans of the agronomy department at the U. S A. C. The five points are listed as follows: fol-lows: U) Choice of legume best suited to the soil conditions. (2) t.i m :: adapted seed. 3) Pr: per 'liicpai-ation, of '.he seedbed. i4 Selection of the nurse crop if one is to be grown. (5) Use of the nurse crop it grown. . Use if adapted legume seed not only is important in securing a good crop but is necs-sary in order to qualify for payments under the provisions of the 1937 agricultural conservation program. The rates of seeding per acre normally recommended for the four legumes most usd in Utah are as f.-llons: Alfalfa, 10 no. 1 seed; sweet clever, 10 pounds. However, the price of seed is high this year and seeding, as lew as 6 to 8 pounds per acre of alfalfa, sweet clover and red clover can be used successfully if the seedbed is carefully care-fully prepared and the seedling e.ivcn ood care. In all ca.se", it is important that the seedbed be firm anu s lid. In order for the land used for new seedlings to classily as roil, conseiving under the AAA pro-, fir am, not nxrc than half the normal nor-mal rate of a nurse crop can be s-wir and it cannot be harvested for grain or hay. This le ults In less competition from the grain crop and gives the seeding a better sh since to : uccced. The nurse crop should be an early variety such as 105 or 103 oat1 or barley. The use of the nurse crop has an irr-jjortart effect of the succe 6 of the seeding and also effects the i-ir.s ificntioiv of the lnnd. In view of the lrut that a. nurse crop can- n.t be harvested for hay or grain it may be wise to seed alfalfa alone where canning peas are not raircd. Sr.il-b'iild.'ii'i prac'in pi.ym 1. ts ' available thro'.urk the agricultural .on. e viilie.il piif'iam for the two legume., mo t commonly used are as follows: Alfulla, $2.50 K-r acre; r'Mc. (lever, $1.00 per acre. Diversion and conserving payments pay-ments enn ait,:. Le earned for now .ccdings (.1 legume - on an acreage not in exee. s of 15 per cent of the .oil-d plctir.y, base lor a farm. |