" Wartime Meat-Growin- Gains Impetus g YouthsShow prices to Insure their customers an ample supply of meat and to encourage the youngsters to give a repeat performance next June with livestock of even higher quality. Final figures on the livestock sales at the auction and at the special sale for sifted animals, show that these youthful exhibitors were paid $102,000 plus $3,000 in premiums and special awards. On the consumer level, thousands of choice cuts of beef,, lamb and. pork, were placed on the market in due time after the show. Highlights of the June show center around the auction where . Darrell Didrickson of Tremonton, an F. F. A mem ber, was' paid $72 for his top Chester White hog, 'Emil EgglL a boy, also of Many Animals Junior livestock growers and showers in Utah have done , themselves proud during the past year. Evidence for that claim rests in the records of the 11 major livestock shows -- conducted from Richmond to Cedar City, covering the "sunshine period from April 29, when Emery County opened the season Dale, to Nov. 10 when the curtain was rung' down on the great Ogden classic. Members of Clubs and k- 4-- Future Farmer throughout the Chapters state have received.u.nus u a Le.nco.ur-agemen- t this year by the stimulation of the 11 livestock shows, plus the state fair; by having their livestock projects . spotlighted ,in..the Food For Freedom program throughout the nation, and by high prices paid at auctions and fancy premiums and prizes offered for high quality animals. Two Big Examples To bring a close-upicture in focus which shows specifically what the juniors are doing to increase the value , of the livestock industry, largely through better breeding, selection, feeding and care, lets turn to the two top livestock exhibitions: The Seventh Inter mountain Junior Fat Stock Show and the Ogden Livestock Show. The former was held at North Salt Lake, June 7 and 8, and the latter at Ogden, Nov. 7 to 10. The other 10 events, including the state fair, were all important from the standpoint of the juniors and furnished excellent opportunities for youngsters to gain experience and instructions in feeding, fitting and exhibiting; but examples from the two events mentioned will suffice to show the major role Utah youngsters are essaying in this great drama of providing food for men in the service, people on the home front and for lend-leascommitments. At the June show, youngand FFA projects sters in exhibited 870 fat beef cattle, hogs and lambs. Cattle, hogs and lambs that had been grown out by the exhibitors In scores of villages and hamlets in Utah and Idaho . . . stock that came from leading breeders throughout the intermountain area. In many instances, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, teachers, leaders and the grower who fiiVnished the calves, lambs and piglets would watch with pride the favorite boys and girls and animals through the THE d 4-- "'f Tremonton, received $204.25 for his lamb; and Norman' Winterton of Kamas led out the top baby beef to sell for $754 80. That was In exchange for 888 pounds of beef on the hoof. The amazing thing about the cattle sale was the way prices to the last critheld up right ' ter. SponsoredBy the StaTerof Utah, Salt Lake Chamber of Salt .Lake and Commerce, Davis county commissioners, the Utah - State Agricultural College Extension Service, and scores of agricultural agents, vocational agriculture" teachers, club leaders,. j parents, and business men, the Intermoun-tfii- n has seen seven successful yeats of operation and from all indications, the eighth wlll- -l come up in 1944. & - C1TRISTMA8 NEWS Salt Lake City, Utah Saturday, December 18, The fat stock division of tlje recenv Ogden Livestock Show was pretty much a Junior affair. Of the 375 fat steers at Ogden, 372 belonged to Future Farmers CC.4-- Club members,. All of the 470 single hogs were grown out by juniors and all of the 375 fat lambs belonged to the young and rising. In addition, the Johnnies and Marys entered 26 bulls over one year, 9 under one year; 6 heifers over one year and 4 under one yea.-- , in the breeding stock division.- - Western Optical- - 194,1 Pag 9 Co. V Intermountain Territorys Largest Distributor., of Optical-Merchandi- se if This was the first time in recent years that a junior exhibitor has failed to romp away with the grand champion prize. This year the highest honors went to the- Wyoming Hereford Ranch, an outfit whose call letters WHR are as familiar in th west as OPA. However, the WHR steer was given a close race by the entry of Miss 4H Myril Jensen, 17 year-olmiss from Logan. CHAS "N. FEHR, Manager - F Salt Lake City, Provo, Logan, Utah Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, Idaho d p Planning and Organizing for BOYS LOVE TO SHOW BETTER LAMBS Floyd Eggli, one of the Tremonton Egglis, was one of hundreds of Utah young farmers who helped raise more and better meat animals during the past year. . the New Problems 1944 Will Bring show ring and then through And speaking of auctions . . . the auction held at the end of this brings up the spirited sale the show. last June when buyers upped Include A ctivil some ontCttC es Chamber lmPtant These the GREETINGS SEASON'S - rv of proieefa the I muniti . MhSS continue, J Industrial Plannin BEST WISHES e V eede7SePrvTcS; and 1 Pand g' As our industriallyfu tbere 18 increased a,state type of y need for the h8 for the InduZ Commerce mu? renred Chamb of be continlhls dePtment an ex-b- ?epartnt 4-- HARRISON & DORMAN Committee fnr These are among the many objectives which the Chamber of Commerce hopes General Contractors INTERURBAN BLDG7 SALT LAKE CITY AND SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA t to accomplish for the people of Salt Lake City in the critical year ahead . . Our city and state will be faced with strange and com- ' n 7 imPrtant convent;. apartment agement to u.-- Stock vouf11 ,.nK stock or Service We must he ready to deal with any v , es- - 10n which bring r War Pose nf s 0Ur city termountnin i affect every business, industry and individual in our IS thewaff assistance in plex problems during the coming year. Many things can happen in Europe, in the Pacific and in the United States which can directly and immediately eventuality. 6 r f-t&'SeSSR-SSc sential to community. X . Show, as i , s The Chamber of Commerce is making .7 CSf definite-plan- s o&SXStJz to coninue its community sustaining activities, and to expand them wherever necessary to meet new conditions as they develop. This requires foresight, intelligent planning, and efficient organization. That is the purpose and function of the group of leading business and" professionaljmen comprising the Chamber of IS VITAL III VICIOBV - sagSaggH In addition, 1944 , ' days f change. Commerce. CHAMBERS COMMERCE ' V. BAMBERGER RAILROAD COMPANY of SERVJNG SALT "L'XkE 7 CITY THE INTERMOUNT AIN AREA I