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Show the uintah basis farmer FARM Established 1924 Published 1st and 15th of Each Month at Roosevelt, Utah. Entered as the second-clas- post office matter at s at Roosevelt, Utah, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Official organ of the Uintah County Farm Bureau Office: Rocsevelt Standard, RoosTelephone 30. evelt, Utah. 50e Subscription Price, one year George H. Harrison. Violet Harrison. ...Business -- Editer Manager QUITE STEADY AND IAMBS SOMEWHAT HIGHER THIS WEEK fTFTEEP KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 5 Though last weeks heavy snowstorm cut down the receipts of cattle today prices were not quotably changed and the tone in the trade remained quiet. Stockers and feeders were slightly lower. Country advic. es indicate light loading for the rest of this week. Hogs were strong to twenty-fiv- e cents higher, the medium and strongweights showing most of the advance. Trade was active, while receipts were light. Lambs were ten to fifteen up and sheep stady. No spring lambs arrived. Receipts were 10,000 cattle, 6500 hogs and 10,000 sheep, compared with 13,000 cattle, 6500 hogs 5 and 8000 sheep a week ago and cattle. 5450 hogs and 8450 sheep a year ago. Cattle receipts today were the smallest of any Monday this year thus far. The decreased run was 16,-22- If you have a relative or friend, who is figuring on moving in the spring to a good country, tell them about the Uintah Basin. Send them THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER for one year and they will surely locate sonio place in this Great Inland Empire. The Basin Pharmacy . the result of last weeks storm, but anmany are of the opinion that the American Forest Week is an and heavy marketing in February nual call to all citizens, young and feed on about March have reduced supplies old, to take part in bringing the April extent Amerthat to such an better forest conditions. The norbelow of be will materially recipts ican Forest Week Committee, mal. Plain to fair steers predom- which Hon. Frank O. Lowden of Ilinated in todays supply and they linois is general chairman, is comare the kinds that have met the posed of nearly 100 organizations weakest demand lately. Some good representing about every conceivable ones sold at 29.60 to 89.65, but form of interest the Federal govOthfiothing choice was available. ernment, State governments, out. to 28.25 iner steers brought door, wild life, ana recreational Cows and heifers were steady, but assoterests, foresters and forestry trade was inclined to be draggy. ciations, the lumber industry, large Veal calves were weak. The close consumers of forest products, the of the Lenten season has not in- industrial world in general, labor, interested in water resourccreased the demand for beef to any groups es, scientific and civic organizations, material extent and the Eastern out- wormens organizations, and a host let channels are still congested. of others. American Forest Week is all inFleshy feeders were lower and Stockers and thin feeders were weak. As clusive, for its purpose is to give form of interthe result of weather conditions de- opportunity for every, to find exforests and trees est in mand has slackened materially. Ineach in its own way. The dications are that this is only a pression, end it aims at is that the general temporary letup in demand. welfare may be promoted through Hogs were strong to twenty-fiv- e the taking of common counsel, the higher than last weeks close, though formation of intelligent public opinconsiderably lower than the top ion, and the stimulating of action, point last week. Demand for the individual and collective, under the heavy-weighogs has increased and thus given. in the past few impulse moved readily they American Forest Week Is not a days. The extreme top today tool for advancing the views or 213.25 was paid for lightlights. the purposes of any special classes serving The 160 to group or organization. It does not brought 212.50 to 213; 210 to itself with any particular identify 250 to 212.00 to 212.50; measures or program, but seeks to 211-5to 212.00; 275 known make facts and to promote 211-1to to 211-50- . discussion from every angle. It has to 210.-2Packing sows sold at no goal other than that which a stags 28.75 to 29.25 and stock rightly informed public opinion may hogs and pigs 213.00 to 214.00. of itself set up and seek. It is Sheep were steady and lambs ten and educational in wholly to fifteen cents higher. Receipts strictly and purpose. plan were liberal, but there was an active demand. Most of the winter-fe- d veal SUGAR COMPANY WANTS lambs sold at 212.25 to 212.85 and SAMPLES OF BEETS WHICH shorn 210.25 to 210.60. No spring WILL BE GROWN IN BASIN ones arrived. Fat wethers are quoted at 28.50 to 29.50 and ewes 27.50 President Fred Wahlquist of the to 28.50. Duchesne County Farm bureau is in RAMBOUILLETS SHEAR BETreceipt of a letter from the AmalTER THAN MANY OTHERS gamated Sugar company, requesting the cooperation of the farm bureau The woolgrowers are accustomed in carrying out experiments in the to think that yearlings shear the growing of sugar beets on small heaviest fleeces of any age group. tracts of land. The company asserts Recent tests made by D. A. Spen- that it appears that a railroad will cer, in charge of the sheep and wool tap the Basin in a few years, and investigations of the United States that sugar factories will follow. department of agriculture, do not The company further states that bear out this popular belief. Av- the experiments conducted last year eraging the weight of fleeces of one in the Ashley valley proved conclusthousand four hundred and eighty-si- x ively that beets can be successfully Rambouillet sheep, ranging from grown in the Basin. one to seven years old, he found It is the intention of the company the heaviest of clean wool produced to have a number of farmers plant by a group, their average being 13 from to one-ha- lf of an per cent greater than that for the acre of beets, the company supplentire group. The clips from ewes the seed free of charge. There ying seven years old or older averaged will be no sale for the beets, but 15 per cent below the average and thy will mak egood stock feed. were the lightest produced by any County Agent E. Peterson of Vernal age group. They were the lightest, has a beet drill sent him by the in spite of the fact that they had factory which can be used to plant grown for about thirteen or fourteen the beets. The company will send months, while all fleeces from ewes out men at intervals during the older than yearlings had grown ex- summer to the fields. inspect actly one year. On the whole, the The matter of getting farmers to data showed that the trend Is up volunteer to grow small areas of from yearlings to beets was brought up at the and down from to Saturday, and the seen. The fleeces were grown un- following meeting volunteered to grow one-ha- lf der practical range conditions on acre each. Messrs. Cooper, May, the United States Sheep Experiment Forsyth, Adams, Murdock and Potstation, Dubois, Idaho. ter. Mr. Knox agreed to grow El iwuutiwtiifcfnwmwwew Gates Tires A good ds 325-poun- F. TUCKER C. Owner Vernal Cleaning and I Tailoring Co. 1 1 1 1 1 EARL J. FREEMAN, Manager I PLUSH COATS, VELVETS and PLEATED SKIRTS - OUR Parcel - I SPECIALTY Post Paid One 1 a Way 1 pam TINGLEY & SONS E BUYERS OF ds Seed, Wool, Honey, Pelts 1 I 5, 5 Car .,.1 ir.hi.ri.inni 5 29-7- line of Good Used or Phone 160 Vernal, Utah 0 ds Dealer Call nd 250-poun- DODGE Authorized ht 275-poun- RED FRONT GARAGE . 29-40- 210-pou- Cole Batteries and all lawfully caught furs. UTAH MYTON, 1 P. O. Rox 64. Wong Sing Mercantile ) The store with a complete line of g Groceries and Provisions, Dry , Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents Furnishings, Boots and jg 0 Shoes, Furniture, Hardware, Sto ves, Ranges, Harness, and j Saddles. p You will profit by trading here. lU FT. DUCHESNE. 1 UTAH tj H i . goasimaEnjBHisDBB; - one-four- Send us your mail ders Prompt service and the best price always. or- The Basin Pharmacy A. GOOD DRUG STORE Phone 54 three-year-ol- th ds 1 Get our prices before selling:. Write today for our price list, We also sell wool bags and jj m twine. CHAS. FRIEND B & CO. J I Inc. 917 Wazee St., Denver, Cole. g grooms seed-growe- rs three-year-ol- ds FOR SALE At The Roosevelt Standard news stand, highlights on the most popular card game, Auction Bridge, for only 25 cents per copy. 32-- 2t FOR SALE 23-- tf Legal blanks. STANDARD GFFICE. acre. ome h Encourage patron- j izing the ones you already have. j - one-four- th ROOSEVELT, UTAH iwwvwwtfwvuwwvwvvvuv WOOL 1 II S j UINTAH CREAMERY I Since 1921 the European corn borer COMPANY J has spread an average of from 40 C. J. Nelson, Mgr. to GO miles southward and westward jg j in the United States each year. 3 NEOLA UTAH 1 |