Show DO FARMERS USE substitutes the hay crop la in aali Is the most moat important because of 0 the value in itself and its relation to livestock pro pio ducolon duct ton lon the sheep and beet beef industry la Is important also sugar beets dairying poultry grain fruit etc in garfield Gartl eld county we derive our income front from dairying potatoes grain an and d other smaller crops the greater part comes come from the livestock industry kiy our income on the farm depends on the quantity and quality of crops produced per acre acie and the price received tor for them farmers farmer curl caa help 0 maintain them and and a better price for their products by using them thein ani and not bu substitutes it I 1 we would keep heep in ili mind that when wo we buy a pound of oleo or any substitute for what we grow we are piling up A a surplus of our product which will i reduce educe its price when sold we should consume our own products and not use substitutes the western farm aitu points out the importance of using your own products it has been claimed that the palce of butterfat would tia lie five cents a pound higher it all farm famille families 1 used butter bottei instead ot of oleo A lecont survey shows over aj pounds penn more butter in this year han Than a year ago oleo production figures show pounds more oleo pro pio deuced than last year A year ago butterfat prices were around forty tiva to fifty cents this year it has gone as aa low as thirty cents a pound in some of f tho southwest the government figures show that most of the increased inci eased oleo consumption Is going to the country and small towns prom front these figures it would woul d seem that many farmers must be using oleo antl and thus cutting down the consumptive demand tor for their own product butterfat it Is generally recognized that the surplus ot any product makes the market tor for the whole production wo we wonder if our cur farmers and dairymen who may possibly be using oleo have glyen this point consideration it Is quite probable that the saving made through using oleo Is more than counter balanced anc in the lower prices for fat since any resulting depression dep rosston in price affects attests the entire pro ducton of 0 butterfat butter tat COUNTY AGRI AGENT |