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Show Millard County Progress, Fillmore, Vtah 84631- - Friday, April 7, Color ado River is the third reason the CUP should be built in the next eight to nine years or it may never be 1978 Research Geared More To Family Farming Dr. Doyle J. Matthew Dean of Agriculture and Director. Utah Agricultural Fxperinient St.iiiort. Utah State University. Anyone who is trying to (arm at a level which was a fmdv unit in 14.10 is now a "hobbv" farmer. In live he tmist derive most of his income from other sources. Tremendous numbers of or hobby people compose this part-tim(aimer group (nearlv 50 percent of (arm residents have non-faremployment), yet their conmbuiionto the food basket of the nation is not very significant. I he largest 17 percent of the nation's larms produce HO percent of lurm sales. e or hobby People choose tor its soiial values. farming pnmarilv We must revognie that before that kind ol tanning become vould profitable again and supplv the bulk of our nation's lood, gimerv cosis would go out ol sight, halt the nation would be liungtv ami our standards ol food qualm would become a memorv. limes have changed from the 4.10's, for a tarmei and his family todav to support themselves (nun liilltime (aiming wnh the same level ol susienaiue would require 1(K) dairy cows or 150 range beelr cows or 2.500 range sheep or 2.5(H) acres ot dryland w heal or 200 brood sow s or 50.001) hens or ti4() irrigated acres to constitute By e Central Utah Project Dr. Doyle J. Matthews Dean of Agriculture, USU i lonomic u mis. Agmuliuial research is shilling its in new to mphasis response situations. It will remain the single best lev uo the lamilv tanner can use to get a handle on Ins problems. giivultuial rescarlch will probable uevei neglect ideas for increasing elluieiHv. But new research demands ate lot belie i wavs of keeping the tanner mini tiled ol the agricultural i Save $195 to $2,600 on new John Deere Hay and Forage Equipment. Get waiver of finance charge, too ; i v part-tim- ; completed," Mr. Marriott said. Persons and interest groups already are suggesting that the way to solve the salini' v problem is o ; baiul ui or cut back the Central Utah Project," Congressman Marriott said. "If the CUP were substantially completed and Utah was productively using all of its water, another solution to the salinity problem would have to be found." he said. "The Central Utah Project not onlv can. it must be completed in the next eight to nine years. Here's how, Utah officials and the Congressional delegation have agreed to request 552 million for Fiscal Year 1979. strongly support that request and wish it were more." Mr. Marriott said. am convinced tli.i' we Further. must not only request but that we must get appropriation of 5100 million plus the inflationary increases for the Bonneville Unit and proportionate sums lor the othei units for fiscal years 9h0 through I9H5," he said. Our filial 19Hh request then would be for about $43 million." flic Bureau of Reclamation bureaucrats are playing the game of those who want to see the CUP delayed to death by saying that they can't Mr. spend that much money," Marriott said. We are either going to spend that much money that fast or the Central Utah Project is dead. Our first job is to get Congressional approval of the money and then give the BOR the resources to gear up to do the work, he said. "I hate to be the bearer ot bad tidings, but the political and economic facts arc adding up to the conclusion that if the CUP is not accelerated and Inished in the next eight to nine years, it Mr. may never be finished." Marriott said. This would be a tragedv fot and Utah." he said. flic job of finishing the CUP is going to require drastic and dramatic action. We have entered a new phase of the traditional water wars ol the West and the tide of battle is running against Utah and the CUP. Bold, new action is called and has become one of my highest priorities." Mr. Marriott said. ne, espevi.dlv the maiket. Most agtu nliuial m.ukeiing is antiquated and woiks to the producers dtsadvandisadvan Nov involving methods, possible lage. die cooperative approach, are needed We should see a fluirv ol research m llos aiea. t I tali State L'niversitv we serve as the basic pi imai tlv the lamilv larmer nun ol ugrncultural production. Our ivsc arch attention is tocused niaiulv on iihanciiig the producliv uv ol economic lamilv tanning units. si 1 The Central Utah Project may never be finished, Utah Rep. Dan Marriott said. If the Central Utah Project is not accelerated and completed in the next eight or nine years as I have proposed, the CUP may never be finished, the Republican Congressman said. Congressman Marriott listed three reasons why the vital Utah water project may never be completed. If the CUP is dragged out for 22 years which is what it w ill take to finish it at present funding levels, more than $700 million w ill be added to its cost There is the strong possibility that if this happens, the total cost of the project will exceed the expected benefits. This would undoubtedly be the death knell of the project, the Utah Republican said. A second reason is that everyday, the unused portion of Utah's Colorado River water is being used downstream Arizona and California water by Marriott interests." Congressman said. It should be no surprise that failure to complete the Central Utah Project would be in the best interest of Ationa and California. Remember when you were a kid and you used to say that s of the 'possession was law? those Arizonans and hope Californians aren't thinking that as they continue to use Utah's water." Congressman Marriott said. Hie increasing salinity of the nine-tenth- 1 GIVE A NEED AM It'CH AMD IT'LL TAKE n I m t ibl I'u'i t A A YARD! i, ; A " ,1 vin ( l.tl'c 0m I it ! i vf n ,1' WiM AIM i I'im ' . 0 Jfiniml, IHIH ti.l A'1 in' tMtl oh n ' " - i" i lt ImU '( '" VV i thy 'll P- ii' yo,tpili"iS)A" xl l it 1 , f ii, u . . 1 i ' A . AVftt M itr. k AM t M AH j 7 'H If ifniy ttM t f ,t iht M n tt If i i" .V (1 t t' Im.j h ,IhH m uj S'J rtH'-mi- l ' .ft r p 17 Itiftmf We made 'em first. We r Cm'L make 'em last ) ') J At I A I S1L9.4S AVERETTS 455 S. Main Fillmore 743-571- 2 The WEED EATER Family can cut it. 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