Show extension service workers tell basin seed growers grower IS how to P produce bauce T o eed f rohn ohn W carlson explains eap exp lains experiments I 1 made lade I at basin experimental farm invites I 1 to make monthly visits visit 1 professor D e cor J C hogenson n says 4 H basis as s of agriculture aati cu iture in uintah H B basin a sill Is livestock lan an alfalfa seed pr tor for mchesney count county Y was waa outlined by jhn ahn W carlson of the uintah experiment farm prof C V and pi of J C hog toson at a seed aeeti lg held at ayton amr aar carlson recommended that kalta alfalfa seed be grown on a plat pivoted oily to the raising of seed reed when this is done ahe he plat may be irrigated culli abed ed and planted with the rals rais og of alfalfa eseed in view the aunt of irrigation water feces to raise alfalfa Is quite dit dif ent from that required for hay bay at t the experiment farm wr air risen tells us that the hill antig of alfalfa tor for seed pro letlon tion has produced profitable ps s during the last few years en n the alfalfa seed has been a lure ure sir mr carlson carlso i recommends t it the rows be 28 inches apart d the hills hilla 14 inches apart in i row he I 1 e also alho that farm try first about an acre plant mid aad grown according to the ve recommendations and if continued 0 on page twelve ext workers tell basin farmers how to produce seed continued from page one t the e crop is buce f M 0 te N wi v 17 1 be planted we believe that more mare farmers of the basin should make a trip to the experiment farm to study hill and row planting as it has been carried on there mr air tells us that there are tour four insects that hinder seed production in the basin 1 e chafets chalets fly gripes aphids and weevil mr air is conducting experimental work to control these insects there is no question but what weevil caa be controlled in both hay fields and seed fields spraying with calcium arsenate has proved pro red successful sue cess the experiment farm Is now experimenting with the traction type duster to dust calcium arsenate and other insecticides on the plans plan tB they now have in operation a traction type duster with which they are experimenting and which they invite you to call and see this is important a it to hay growers as well as seed growers the cost of material per acre tor for dusting is about and experiments en t a deenis to indicate that dusting dusting does not weed to be done every season J C hogenson pointed out to the growers that the basis of uintah basin agriculture is livestock and he be recommended that growers seriously consider the growing of alfalfa aeed only on seed plats or fields he pointed out that they could not afford to gamble on their entire crop and that the alfalfa seed production of the basla basin will probably be more and more profitable when grown under brider special seed conditions and when the alfalfa hay bay Is used for hay bay and pot not for seed professor hogenson pointed out that weevil control has been effective in other parts of the state and that farmers should give mare attention to their alfalfa bay fields as well as much consideration to the recommendations made by mr air carlson and aad mr the meeting was in charge of county agent leroy C funk |