| Show how to combat reduced wheat and bean acreage by E 0 biggs production of alfalfa and grass seed appears to be the answer to reduced wheat and bean acreage during the past three years mr IP B E carhart of cedar point and alfred frost of monticello have tried raising certified alfalfa seed in all their trials income per acre far exceeding those of wheat and beans have been obtained during the past season many of the farmers observing these fields have decided decided to try alfalfa seed growing in 1 to date farmers of san juan county have ordered from the utah crop improvement enough registered alfalfa seed to plant 1000 additional acres this means 1000 acres taken out of wheat or beans will continue producing a good cash income for these farmers to get started out properly the county agent has secured the services of glenn baird extension agronomist to hold a series of meetings on production of alfalfa seed he will discuss seed bed preparation planting tillage insect control harvesting etc mr eaird baird is scheduled as follows wed feb 1st ast at p in blanding high 21 school thurs feb 2nd and at p m cedar point thurs feb 2nd and at 7 00 p m monticello court house fri feb 3rd ard at p m bluff anyone contemplating seed raising should attend one or more of these meetings A little information before hand might save a lot of regrets later on |
