Show Heavy hay crop reported in Duchesne county Alfalfa hay is more plentiful in Duchesne County this year than in the fall of 1961 despite the frost-killed third- Lloyd agricultural agent for the says good quality hay is in ample supply and is selling from a or about a ton less than that received by the producers last First cutting of alfalfa hay in late May or early June was about 75 percent of normal in Smith due to late cold weather this This first cut two to three weeks later than affected the quantity or yield of the second and third particularly in the third which yielded little because of the late harvesting of the second crop and the early frosting of the last A killing frost damaged succulent plants here the night of This did not affect the overall yield in the county as much as because the drought areas of and surrounding farm had more irrigation water this year to mature alfalfa Alfalfa is a favorite dairy feed in this Much of it is fed to beef cattle in feed lots in the winter Surplus hay is sold This many of the big producers did not consign their crop as usual when it was being but held it for higher This action resulted in some of the usual buyers getting their supply from Idaho farms and Smith |