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Show n 111 CTTKT tn A DTirEVD UINTAH COUNTY FARM BUREAU F. O LUNDBERG, First A. THEODORE JOHNSON, President LEROY CARROLL, Second J. A. CHENEY, Treasurer J. N. LYBBERT, Secretary Vice-Preside- nt Vice-Preside- nt Report on Years Work And Elect Officers for 1926 13 n0W enliSt W0rkins done S00d WOrk thfta far and SiTe3 organizati0n on some big common problems. The work of the state landscape expert Emil Hanson has been secured and Vernal city ana the Ashley valley have been selected for town and home beautifying demonstrations. A great deal of work has been done and much more planned .for next spring and summer. Another excellent county fair was conducted under the direction and managment of the Farm Bureau. It was declared by the visiting judges as one of the best county fairs of the whole state. Arrangements are made with the county commisioners to use the county Clerk us secretary of the Fair committee. Stenographic help has been secured for county secretary. The Wlth J old county officers were unamiously reelected for 1926. It was decided that the notes that have been givep. for membership in the Farm Bureau be kept and members .who wish or will redeem them may do so, but that legal proceedure against them for collection will not. be taken. It was also decided that the $3 of the ?5 membership fee be left with the county organization. The same applies to the 1925 fund. The following program of work was adopted for 1926: Alfalfa seed project, George E. Wilkins, Chairman; Poultry. F. O. Lumberg; Boys and girls Club Work. Harold Lundell; Farm Flock, Wilfred Bastian; Dairying, Roy Carrol; Grain, Wm. Oakes; Clean home clean town, Sarah Rudge, Jacob N. Lybbert and Mrs. Haler Erekson; Beekeeping, Ellis Merkley; Pest control, Ed. Hoeft; Marketing, A. Theo. Johnson; Cattle, Ernest Eaton and county Fair. agent Peterson, this releasing him more important work. Also our of work the Farm county through Bureau it was possible to retain th$ county agent, due to lack of funds; in the state, it was necessary to discontinue county agent work in some of the counties. The irrigation committee got ex- results at the U. B. I. C. Held Conditions are such that the course! standard of bulls to be used in the of our leadinS state Ashley Valley everal f may begin at once. It was decided county at a very great reduction to Adaptable to Beets member. Also a much more that the course be given Wednes-jeac- h The Bureau helped both morally o days and Fridays at 1:45 p. m. and effective use can be made of super-t- and to stage the U. B. I. financially Adaptability of the soils of the continue for two hours. It was ior bulls. Excellent dairy calves C. in 1925. to It has again grown to Ashley valley in the Uintah Basin also decided that the school be open have been shipped in and sold be the biggest farmers roundup of to suga beet production has been to all. free of charge whether they the farmers at cost. The money is the state. this season. The test was are farm bureau members or not. thus used over again to buy more proved A pamphlet was issued and dissuggested by the Amalgamated SuAn effort will be made to get the first class calves. Farmers may tributed among the farm bureau gar company, the concern that earlspecialists from the Agricultural avail themselves of this arrangement members, giving very sound advice ier in the year tentatively considCollege, especially a specialist onby seeing the president or the counmore careful investments. ered entering the basin with a sugar wool and the farm flock. ty agent. Arrangements have been concerning The factory. Officials of the Amalgamatbureaus cooperative market- ed A report was made by the pests! made with llyrum B. Calder so that visited the basin and talked of was a turkeys huge success. the individuals who had been with committee. A good deal was done if the farmers wish to form a test- ing urgin controlling prairie dogs and spar- - ing association the creamery will ac- - The Thanksgiving turkeys sold at ing the addition of a beet sugar in36 cents O. B. Vernal and net, F. rows last spring. Poison was bought cept such standard records and dustry. No decesion was given, but the to Christmas the highest the sugar company officials said if crop tests. Mr. so amount Calder will allow the use in large quantities that it bidder (which proved to be the same production figures were satisfactory in large quantities so that it of his testing equipment if the to a small cost to the ganization will furnish an efficient firm who took the Thanksgiving they would not overlook the basin farmers. Thus far the farmers crop) for 39 cents net. F. O. B. Ver- at such time as another factory Many have made use of. operator. 'seem to feel content with the tests nal. Some turkeys early in the sea- would be desirable. it all through the entire year. There A yield of sixteen tons to the was not need of extensive work on and weights they are getting. It son had actually sold on foot to the acre was obtained by A. Theodore grasshoppers and crickets as they would help in improving our dairy local buyers as low as 15 cents per Johnson, twenty tons per acre by. The price of other firms E. J. were not much in evidence this herds if such an organization were pound. tons by Longhurst, twenty-si- x here were forced up from 28 Wilford buying year. Certain weeds have been de- perfected. Bastian and, twenty-seve- n cimal pests. An appeal was made to A summary report was read by to 3 6 cents, but there were still a and one-ha- lf tons by Ellis Merkley. the state pest inspector and the the secretary of the accomplishments few farmers who evidently would Samples of these beets have been county commissioners to have the of the county farm bureau the last rather take 36 cents from some buy- sent to the sugar company for suweed laws enforced. Wild morning-glor- year. The report was accepted with ers than 39 cents from the Poultry gar content analysis. Canadian thistle, white-to- p an expression of appreciation. Oth- association. Lets pull together. Myton H. P. Ottosen who The shipment of alfalfa- seed put for and Bu1 dock are getting to be very er items of the report are: We some time has on been the in the State by Farm serious and every effort should be have received more Bureau in engaged publicity this made immediately to control these year than ever before, in the VER- the National Fair at Chicago had sheep business in the Uintah Basin enemies. NAL EXPRESS and the UINTAH wonderful success, thirteen prizes recently purchased a ranch near The grain committee reported it BASIN FARMER (which has been out of, a possible fifteen in com- Meeker, Colo., and is moving with had imported many tons of certified adopted as our official organ,) and petition with over a hundred sec- his family to his new location. He seed, such as oats, barley, wheat, some articles in our state news tions. Uintah Basin got first, third, expects to continue in the sheep corn and potatoes. Farm bureau papers. Our boys and girls club special and nine out of thirteen that business ahd is taking his stock members in each local were given work has attracted state and even came to Utah. The county Farm with him. early notice of these shipments so national recognition. We did the Bureau helped to pay the expense that everyone could get superior, best club work in the entire state. of this worthy effort and also cocertified seed. The ben- The school for club leaders held at operated in getting the exhibit toWill Buy Fat ' efit of this better seed cannot be Roosevelt last spring was a big gether. A lot of other small things were easily estimated, but certainly would success. BEEF, VEAL, also be worth thousands of dollars to the done. Surely the year has been The egg market was able to hold PORKERS, farmers of the Basin the first year, up above 25 cents a dozen after the a fruitful one of activity in the LAMB, CHICK. Farm to say nothing of its lasting im- farm bureaus trial Bureau work of the faith EN, TURKEYS, shipment of a provement of seed for coming years. few crates to Provo. Excellent co- and support of the farmers of the and All this seed was sold at cost to operation on the part of our local county. FRESH EGGS At the afternoon session the treasthe farmers. merchants was received. at the A report was The Clean Home, Clean Town urers financial report was read and given by County Agent Peterson on our experiment committee were able to do even more accepted by unaminous vote. Highest Market Price The county board of the Uintah station. lie told of the work and than we expected. A very fine spirit Thone 91-P. O. Box 127 on the of our Farm farm Bureau of bureau pull part met at 1:20 cooperation of church, school county LOUIS LARIS P. M., Jan. 9, 1926. Wm. II. Oakes officials and others to start state and civic organizations brought UTAH officials thinking about it. It has this splendid movement. 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