Show Cold weevil take hay crop toll Late spring cold and alfalfa weevil lias taken Its toll of the first crop of alfalfa hay in Duchesne Lloyd agricultural estimates the crop yield at 50 to 75 per cent of CUTTING THE first crop has been 10 days to two weeks later than toot in the River valley In Hanna-Tabiona at a higher some ranchers have harvested their first some are in the process of and others have not started Tins varies from area to and in the purpose for which the hay will be For dairy the hay is cut as it starts into and the full bloom plants are harvested for feed for beef cattle and Mi Smith THIS LATE cutting of the first crop will have a large bearing on whether or not many of the farmers will have three cuttings of the alfalfa hay crop this Much of this crop is consumed locally and a big share of it is bought by dairymen in the Heber Valley in Wasatch the third cutting of hay in Duchesne County is a vital link in the economy of these two neighboring counties LEASES OFFICE A new lease agreement with the county for office space in the courthouse has been entered into by the Soil Conservation The lease is a one year term |