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Show Thursday. February THE LEADER. 11. 1954 EMIL AND AGNES EGGLI WRITE OF EXPERIENCES IN AFRICA Catota, Angola, Africa January 10, 1954 Dear Editor: Before we write of our travels and experiences, may we thank you most sincerely for sending us the Leader, as it surely keeps us linked to our friends of the valley, and home. Our last months in Portugal were a great blessing and pleasure to us, as we were able to understand the people quite well, and make ourselves under, stood, too. We enjoyed the privilige of starting the first Protestant religious service in a small town of about 1000 people, which was reportedly a very strong Catholic center. Over 300 people crowded into the old abandoned winery, where it was held, and the adults all stood while the children sat in a large circle on the ground. After 16 months in Portugal, on Oct. 2, we boarded a nice, clean Portuguese freighter with 11 other passengers. We spent several days in each of 4 different cities enroute, which gave us liberty to see many things of interest. On Oct. 22, we first put foot on African soil, but not in the city of our disembarcation. We arrived on our station Nov. 10, and promptly began language study. We expect to be sent within a few months to begin a new mission station 70 miles from the nearest city, where there are no other mis- - I Typical Farmer sionaries working among the natives within 500 miles Lion Eats Boy Our initiation into ' mission life has been quite interesting, though at times, rather frightful. About ten days after our arrival, a lion ate a 10 year old native boy, about a mile from our station, leaving only a foot and a piece of the skull. The next night the lion visited a fellow missionary's home about 500 yards away, and chased her dog around her home till he caught it. Neither hide nor hair was left of the poor dog. Since then, he has eaten at least four other dogs, six or seven goats, and five or six have tried pigs. The natives and meat, guns, to traps, poison no avail. Emil rigged up a huge trap, with great tree trunks driven deep into the ground, and a fine wire holding up a heavy door. The lion has to brush past the wire in order to get the goat tied on the inside, thus releasing the door and trapping him. Although he has three times Deen witnin iuu yaras oi me trap, so far he's not come close enough to smell the goat or enter the trap. There ' is an abundance of many kinds of big game within a couple miles of the mission station, although Emil walked with a hunter for a half day and only saw three antelope, too far away to shoot at them. He did succeed in falling into three water holes up to his chest, while crossing a shallow A few days later, another missionary however, bagged three roan antelope within an hour, each weighing over 600 pounds. Diversified Dress The African dress in the Anlarge area of south-centrgola is quite diversified. Some are quite civilized, and may even have shoes and stockings. Others are poorer, and have only European style clothing made at home, while most of the women drape only a large piece of cloth around themselves, and tie it in front around their waist, to hold the baby in place on their backs. The little children may have only a loin. Our mission station is doing a fine job of civilizing he people, teaching them to speak the national language, Portuguese, training them in many occupations and crafts, and leading them to know Christ as their Saviour. river-swam- p. al FINE UPHOLSTERED CHAIRS ARE 1HEUHKT THIN HR'S A um JOB we PIP RRSIMSW. Pick Up on MONDAY and THURSDAY Phone 5026. Tremonlon EVERT ON Mattress Co. Phone 27 Brigham City, Utah Tremonlon, Utah " LOOKING AHEAD GEORGE S. BENSON President Harding College Searcy, Arkansas FARMS DOUBLE OUT PUT TOWARD BETTER LIVING Something good has been to the American happening farmer. In a single generation he has been able to double the productivity of his farming effort. That's the treatest advance on the land since men of ancient times fashioned the first crude plows from tree boughs and cultivated the world's first farms. The farm implement companies, the chemical industries and agricultural agencies have teamed with the enterprising American farmer to achieve this great advance. And it has contributed to the improving welfare of every man, woman, and child in the nation. " Baptismal Service There was a large baptismal service the first week in January, with 16 baptisms in the river, many of them being second generation Christians. The lepers from the colony across the river gathered on the opposite bank of the river, and with the 500 or more on our side, it made a truly impressive sight, and one long to be re-embered with joy. The climate at Catota is wonderful the year round, with considerable however, rain, from Sept. to April, around 39 in., to 49 in., are reported annually for our area. May to Aug. is the cold season, when one wears all of the sweaters he owns up till 10 a.m. every day. The sun, however is directly over head, since our area is only 13 degrees south of the equator and is therefore quite detrimental to the health of the white people who are not accustomed to its direct rays. One must be very careful to always wear a sun helmet, and even then, prolonged exposure often causes severe headaches. It is hard far us to realize that Christmas has come and gone, as we haven't seen any pine trees, bright lights, holly and decorated store windows, since the nearest big town is 120 miles away. But this lack of traditional Christmas glitter seems o make the holiness of of Christ stand out all the more. Sincerely, your friends, Emil and Agnes Eggli. m Du Pont, one of the pace setting pioneers in farm chemicals research, presents the story of John D. Durkholder, of Lit itz. Pa . as an example of what's happening to industrious, pro gressive farms throughout the nation. His farm life, his farming practices and his family's living standards are typical of conditions on perhaps 20 percent of the family farms. The other 80 percent are con stantly improving their situtat ion. but the degree of scientific farming practiced is varyinnly lower than on the BurkhoMer 80 acres. Hell Equipped John Burkholder has 2t cows. 8 steers. 6 heifers, 1500 chick ens. lie grows corn, wheat, hay. tobacco, potatoes. He uses chemical fertilizers and soil conditioners, i'ungicid. es insecticides, and : barnful of modern mechanical equipment In the course of a year on hi, various crops he uses 38 differ ent chemicals, not counting 21 tons of fertiliser which is one of his best investments Fungi cide spraying has helped boost his potato yield 100 percent Insecticides, medicinals and feed supplements for his chickens have increased egg outpnl 71 percent. And he estimates that just by craticating flies which plagued his cattle, his milk production has been in creased 20 percent. Big Boost A big boosf in his farm's pro profit came ductivity and when he throughly mechanized his equipment. Either, one of his two small tractors today do the work which used to require five men, five plows and ten horses. He has an automatic hay-bale- a r, harvest self-propell- er, and a dozen other machines which help him plant more crops, fertlize, spray and harvest them faster. From his P.0 acres. Burkholder is getting considerably more . T p.-- 1, it than uvuv as much production and income as the average 80 acres around the country produced 25 or 30 years ago Tins fact is important not to this one farmer, his only u !fe and two children; it is vitally important to the whole population. By 97;. the U. S. population will be 210.000,000 about more appetites for the farms to satisfy. Ordinarily that would require, on the basis of average production, an additional 200.000.000 new acres of farm land. Not 1 nought Land There just isn't that much additional land to break to the plow In fact our farm acreage has expanded hardly at all since 1 1 John Burkholder was born on adapted himself to agricultural progress. He fits the requirements for successful farming Some don't They will be better off doing: somthing else, more productive for themselves and for society. a farm a nd has NEWEL O. PAYNE PROMOTED IN JAPAN Tokyo Camp 920 The solution to the food problem seems obvious: Burkholder and the million or more farmers who have utilized almost every scientific fanning advancement must coi timie to push up their productivity; anil the 80 percent who have not fully mechanized nor taker, advantage of chemical developments must do so or Mint farming. The Future The chemical industries, the agricultural agencies and the equipment manufacturers are going to make available untold new services to the farmers. And when you look at John Burkholder's income, his spacious modernly-equippehome, his automobile good looking and his happy family, you can feel confident that most American fanners who have the abil ity are going to adapt their farming to the new develop ments and practices. The incentive to the farmer for better is the opportunity living and greater service. 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