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Show STIMULATE BUSINESS BASIN FARMER1 What are you doing to stimulate Established 1924 Published 1st of Each Month at Vernal, Utah Entered as second-clas- s matter at the post office at Vernal, Utah, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Office: Utah. Vernal Express, Vernal, Telephone 2$. Subscription Price, one year 50c George H. Harrison. Editor Violet Harrison... .Business Manager THE CHRISTMAS ATMOSPHERE Among all evenings in the year, and all the days, there is no other evening like the Christmas eve, no other day like Christmas day. Whether the eve and the day be dark and stormy, or still and fair, does not matter. The difference is not in the weather or the season, but in that more subtle atmosphere which, from generation to generation through all the centuries has been our inheritance from that first "Christmas eve and a day when a new born babe sent its wailing cry from the manager of Bethlehem. The world looks different through this Christmas atmosphere. HoiwL ever festive or sad the occasion however gay or gloomy the streets maybe, whatever may be our surroundings, the Christmas feeling is there. No ore may say just wherein it lies. It is like an unseen halo that glorifies and makes holy every good thought and impulse, while it reveals in darker relief whatever is A tragic, unworthy, or vicious. great disaster on Christmas eve or day shock us as it does at no other season; a great joy comes in that sweet raiment of gladness that only Christmas brings. Through nineteen centuries has this light lingered around the hearts of men, and through all those ages it has not grown dim. Year after year slips by and is added to the past. But with each Christmas eve and day our homes and our highways are once more filled with the old, sweet joy the halo from that star which rose over Bethlehem. ENTERTAIN HIM Some of our farmers worker why their sons have a desire to quit the farm, preferring town or city life. The cause is with the farmer himself. With the boy on the farm it is perpetual toil in good weather, all .through the busy, season, and perpetual loneliness in bad weather and The most of the winter season. leisure has time when the farmer is at the very time when they can-njget away from home on account of their isolation and bad roads. The boy hungers for company and his heart revolts against this loneliness and to free 'himself from it, walks miles through the mud to spend on hour at the We are glad to country store. sections of our some note that is country the young people of both sexes, have broken through the barot unin-durab- le riers, and established the State Farm Bureau, and reports that a large proiportion of the of the bureau have accepted membership in recognition Mr. Winof its accomplishments. der said the development of the farm tax program by the bureau, and the marketing facilities being secured through the bureau attract of farmers clubs and little societies of one sort or another. This should be encouraged and will iprove a great tonic to keep young people on the farm and make life to them worth the living. Efficient Treatment guarantee results In yourasked the callrve treatment? Do you replied the You bet I do, week a man last tecialist. Why, treatment, nerve me for to ime id when I got through with him $500 from me. 3 tried to borrow -- Cincinnati Enquirer.- your business, to make more business? This is the question that should have the attention of every farmer and stock raiser in the Uintah Basin and who have something to sell. The winter season is just ahead and it is a splendid time to find out how and what to do next year to make a greater return from your farm or ranch. If you have anything special to sell, farm products, poultry, livestock or home manufactured goods, a good advertisment in the local papers of the Basin will bring quick results and be the first step, in your progress to stimulate trade. Judicious, consistent and regular advertising with a follow up system will place you prominently before the buying public and prove its worth. CABBAGE HEADS Ruy Christmas Seals. They are the ammunition in the nationwide fight against There was a time when the county agricultural agent was not reIn that day, garded as essential. farmers looked upon him with suspicion, because of his ideas. Many thought he was going to try to tell them something different about farm work, when they were following the practices handed down from generations back. Gradually the attitude of the farmer changed until he began to view the county agent as an integral part of the farm program, a necessary asset in intelligent agriculture developments. There is one danger in the sitThe tendency however. uation, exists to take up tio much of the county agents time with organizations promoting production, marketing or social activities among the new-fangl- THE CHRISTMAS SEAL SPEAKS Paralyzed in both arms and legs, confined always to his wheel chair, Mai Rose, vigorous of mind and indomitable of soul, composed and dictated the following poem, I Am a Little Christmas Seal to help in; the Christmas Seal Sale. I Am a Little Christmas Seal I am a little Christmas Seal, Oh please, sir, wont you buy me? For I have a mission that is real. And no one should deny me. A penny, sir, will pay for me, My mission is to fight T Its So B, And you must help me do it. more than just a one hand stunt To slay this thing of terror. Im the army at the front. And youre the stretcher-beare- r; For where we come or where we go. In foul or fairest weather. Tuberculosis is our foe, And we must stand together. Both life and health we may prolong, If you will pay a penny; Lets help the kiddies to be strong, For unfed tots are many; Gates Tires Cole Batteries RED FRONT GARAGE Authorized DODGE Dealer A good line of Good Used Cars Call or Phone 160 Vernal, Utah C. F. TUCKER Owner VERNAL CLEANING & TAILORING CO. Earl J. Freeman, Mgr. And, house to house and town to town. Lets work to save the babies Oh please sir, do not turn me down, With promises and mabies. PLUSH COATS, Just kindly kiss me on the back Parcel Post paid one way And stick me to a letter, And for a penny and a smack Well make the whole world A VOICE FROM THE BAD LANDS VELVETS and PLEATED SKIRTS OUR SPECIALTY WE WANT better; And oh, how glad we both shall feel If youll but trust and try me; Im just a little Chritmas Seal, Oh please, sir, wont you buy me? Mai Rose. SHEEP PELTS Get Our Prices Before Selling Charles Friend & Co., Inc. 020 Wazee St. DENVER, COLO. ed By Rozina Farnsworth Gusher, Utah Down in south Uintah County, Where the Indian used to roam; Where the coyotes voiced in concert Now the white man makes, his home. Willing hands have done the clearing, Plowed the rich arid loamy soil. Made canals for irrigation Now there leasing it for oil. are living on the Bad lands, A3 twas called in former days. They are gathering in the harvest, farmers. of the not real the is This Theyve decided that it pays. duty of and the purpose county agents, establishing this- agency in rural Yes, we love Uintah County Where the health breezes blow. w be defeated if communities field the land and give it water Seed of the lose larger farmers sigut And your crops will surely for the county agent. grow. He is essentially a teacher and characin his work is educational ter. He is a public official, repre FARMERS 1023 OUTLOOK BRIGHT SAYS OFFICIAL senting the State college of agriculture and the United States departThe outlook for Utah farmers for ment of agriculture. is unusually bright, and the 1925 His duties lie along extension farmers generally exhibit a spirit lines, rather than in organization reand optimism of farmsooner hopefulness and the executive work this losses suffered ers appreciate this fact, Just that gardless of the execumuch sooner will they realize great- year, declared M. S. Winder, State Utah the of tive from secretary er benefits, because relieved who returned counBureau Farm Friday the tedious organization work, anj extended trip through the ty agent will be able to distribute from state. all more helpful information in Mr. Winder has been conducting fields of farm work, whioh is his a membership drive in the interest real function. - Uintah Meadows Dairy Ass 'a Tuberculosis. ed THE COUNTY AGENT rs the farmers. Im sure youll never rue it If you happen to be insuisitive you may want to figure out how many cabbage heads there are in the 30,000 cars loads shipped to market this year. Anyway, you may be interested to know that cabbage has become one of our three most important vegetables. Potatoes are are second. first, and tomatoes half the Nearly cabbage crop comes from the south, and the earliest in the market always commands the best price. Kraut is made from the northern type, and has ceased to be a strictly German dish; everybody eats kraut now, and physicians say it Is full of 'healthgiving vitamines. They argue the cabbage eater is nearly always a healthy person, and that cabbage adds to vigor. So we guess well have to commence rating, this vegetable as among the very best brands of fodder the human race can cultivate. big-head- non-membe- Men A Creamery Youll Enjoy Doing Business With Conveniently located and equipped to handle a large volume of business with promptness and ease, the CALDER BROS. CREAMERY is the favorite of many farmers in this com- munity. Bring your milk and cream to us. Better still, if you live on one of our collection routes, ask us to have a driver call and pick up your surplus. We are equipped with the latest testing apparatus ana can take care of you No long waits. promptly. We take particular pains to wait upon the farm women of this community who bring milk and cream here. CALDER BROTHERS CREAMERY |