Show utah leading state in alfalfa seed production A larger crop of alfalfa seed in the southwestern Boulli western states la is expected tills this year than latt last on of increased acreage according to reports of august 19 by the united states department part ment of agriculture the yield per acre probably will be somewhat less than that of last year utah leads in alfalfa leed iced production per acre but the utah crop will not be harvested for two or three weeks hot dry weather in southwestern aern new mexico caused many seed pods to lo drop and rala in southwestern texas made it necessary to cut the crop tor for hay harvesting or of tile ho seed crop in arizona and new naw alerico proceeded under favorable weather conditions retail salea sale of alfalfa seed in the spring were reported better in practically all parts of 0 the country than a year ago and the carryover of domestic seed probably was smaller than usual considerable argentine sled sed la is being held by seeds men more than pounds having been imported between may I 1 and august 15 reports have indicated that there would not be much more seed available from argentina djs this season but large quantities arrived at new york durin during tile tho week ending august 12 |