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Show 44, Lakeside Reiew, March S. 1981 The Home Gardener By DAVID E. WHITING Urban Horticulturist ' . USU Extension Service FARMINGTON The latest national PREPARING for a presentation on South African culture and the countrys physical features, Graham McFarland, 19, a foreign exchange student at Roy High School sorts through his slides. He gave the presentation on his homeland Monday to the Xi Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Roy High School for this school year. He is living with Ike and Edna Runcigo of Roy during his stay in the United A foreign exAfrica told South from student change the members of the Xi Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Monday about his country and its culture. Graham McFarland, a 19 year-ol- d student at Roy High School, spoke as part of the sorietys Grand Tour of the World project. The womans group is learning about countries of the world as part of the study lessons when they meet. McFarland has graduated from high school in South Africa and is attending States. Johannesburg, South the Mormon dominated society here has been the most interesting aspect of his stay. McFarland was born and raised a Mormon, but he said in South Africa they are not the dominate members of the society. He said he plans on attending college when he returns to South Africa is from He Africa, and resistant). gardening survey conducted by the Gallup Organization shows that 36 percent of gardeners grow their own vegetables because it helps the budget, 23 percent do it for fun or enjoyment, 9 percent feel it is more healthful and 19 percent say they are motivated by better taste of vegetables from their own garden. Being aware of the excellent new varieties and hybrids will help people enjoy the fruits of their gardens still more. For example, Utah State University Extension Service suggests the hybrid broccoli Premium Crop it is excellent for fresh use or freezing; the hybrid cabbage Savoy Ace is compact, sweet, crisp, and the hybrid carrot Pioneer is orange, unusually tender and sweet with superb flavor. The pickling cucumber Green Star is resistant to cucumber mosaic virus, deep green in color, firm and .uniform with small seed cavities ideal for pickling; also resistant to the mosaic virus, the new slicing cucumber Damascus Hybrid is light green with thin skin, crisp and sweet, making it unusually pleasing eaten fresh. For the best quality of lettuce, we suggest a variety such as Buttercrunch. Set it out in the garden as a transplant about eight inches apart in the row just after the end of heavy frosts. During the cool early spring it develops unusual sweetness and succulence' to be enjoyed until high temperatures of summer. There are many excellent tomatoes of differing maturity periods and size. For cherry type tomatoes a gardener may want to try Presto or Toy Boy. Both tomatoes producing a profusion of uniform are y deep red fruits 1 Vi inches in diameter on small vines. said Moreton Hybrid, DX52-1and Burpee VF are excellent large fruit tomatoes. Gardeners who want a Count or very firm fruited tomato may try Red-Pa- Floramerica. HEADQUARTERS The children will have a good time growing Sweet a small, sweet, flavorful tomato that is well adapted for growing in cages or on a trellis. It produced hundreds of small, smooth, firm fruit on . , cascading vines. Choice vegetable varieties suited to Utah are indicated in Extension Circular 313, Vegetable Varieties, available through the Horticultural Farm, Utah State University Extension, 1817 North Main, ' , Farmington, UT 84025. 100, For Scout Supplies , B & B DEPT STORE Just. West of Light in Layton . FARMINGTON Davis School District lost its premium AA bond rating because it is running out of operating reserves, the school board learned Tuesday. It is running out of operating reserves bonding limit, however. The dwindling reserves make the district look like a bad risk, which in turn makes bonding companies raise the rate of interest they charge when loaning money on bonds, because the governor ordered public the board was told by Larry Denham, senior education to cut its budget by 3.5 percent. To of Burrows, Smith and Co. the Davis School District, that equates to The problem became apparent during bid $1.8 million. openings on a $7.5 million school building Another reason is that Davis County is bond. A total of nine lending institutions losing its Public Law 874 impact funds.' - from throughout the country bidded on the , Those funds have been dwindling for several bond, Low bid went to the Northern Trust . years. Superintendent Lawrence Welling Company of Chicago for $8,647,583.34, at learned Tuesday that the district will lose all . 9.60053 percent. The bid was much higher than expected, impact funds for next year, which amounts to $1.86 million. and the boards first reaction was to reject it. In recent years the reserves have dwinHe recommended that the board do one of dled from $2.8 million to $55,000. In this case, Davis will be charged an additional three-eight- h three things. The board could reject the bids percent interest. That means loans of and forget construction of new school substantial size will cost hundreds of buildings at the present time; they could thousands of dollars more, which property accept the bids and go ahead; or they could owners eventually must pay through taxes. reject these bids and seek a bond anSchool District Davis Glines, Roger ticipation note at a lower interest rate. The anticipation note puts you over the business manager, said that the current mill doubted and the handle should increase levy hump, he said. The notes are short term, that property taxes would have to be raised. running for up to eight years, and run at a Glines said the district was reaching its lower interest than bonds. , , Shades lamp shades . phone 3764273 The catch with bond anticipation notes is that they must be retired in a short time. Then the district must still seek a bond. The district takes a chance of getting the new bond at an even higher interest rate. the type of Denham said it is a gamble gamble bonding companies frown upon and that could lead to an even lower rating. He said short term financing for long term construction is not a traditional way to finance. He said that acquiring a bond anticipation note would jeopardize the districts chances of having its AA bond rating reinstated. As it now stands, the district is a 1A rating, which is still a high rating. The board also learned Tuesday night that it will lose all its Public Law 874 Impact Funds if the Reagan administration gets the cuts it is presently seeking. That grim picture came home with Superintendent Welling who was in Washington last week to try to secure, the impact funds. But the county does not qualify. To qualify under the new plan, 20 percent of the students enrolled in the district must have parents who live and work at Hill Air Force Base. lamp lamp repairs America has cut the budget . . . We've cut our prices! 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