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Show January 1969 Page 5 FARM BUREAU NEWS UTAH Irrigation Workshop Studies Efficiency of Water Delivery Better delivery of water to our farms has been one of the prime Irrigation goals of the three-da- y that has workshop operators some 75 farmers brought together undergone some recent updating; yet more will be required in order that the most beneficial use can be made of the water." Dr. Paul D. Christensen, USU Extension Soil Specialist, said that attention to water quality is also becoming increasingly more important. To avoid waters being made unfit for certain human uses, we need to take measures to avoid addition of heavy metals the from industrial wastes, city sewage - especially containing sodium weed chemicals, indetergents manures and fertilizsecticides, ers to the water supplies . Industry, cities and agriculture and water managers at Utah State University January 6th through 8th according to Richard Griffin, extension water use specialist. There are about He noted, one thousand irrigation companies in the state responsible for delivering about one million acre feet of water. The Job could be done much more efficiently and effectively if many of the small Irrigation companies could merge and consolidate their delivery systems." Dee Hansen of Logan, with the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights, explained that appropriation, disare tribution and adjudication in this responsibility, he pointed out. Dr. Howard M. Carlisle, professor and head department of business administration, USU, stressed the Importance of effective share three major respsonslbllitles in the administering of water in Utah. human relations in administering irrigation companies and dealing of water diswith problems tribution. He gave the following nine guides: (1) Don't make jobs too dull, The legal adjustments in adjudications are becoming increasingly more important due to the shortage of water to meet the various needs. Water laws have He said, Miss Bagley Wins National Award routine, and specialized. Encourage (2) employees to seek new ways of doing things. Let peple participate in polmatters and changes affecting icy them. (3) Give subordinates as much independence as the situation will Janice Bagley, at 17 year old H member and daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Royal Bagley of Moroni, Utah, has been named winner of the National Turkey Federation Youth Achievement Award to be presented at the NTF Convention. She will receive a $500 4-- (4) permit. (5) Give subordinates recognition and status for the work they perform. (6) Acknowledge the value of subordinates as human beings. (7) Try and develop compatible work groups where people fit in and are accepted. (8) Insure that group goals and (9) Keep communication chan- objectives are in existence which call for future improvement. nels open. Hamilton, Allen Lee Barton is New Pres, of Woolgrowers Lee R. Barton, Manti, a member of the UFB board of directors, was named new president of the Utah Woolgrowers Association during the convention January 10 replacing Newell A. Johnson of Provo. Wesley J. Lake Aagaard,'-Sal- t was elected vice president City, and Marcellus Palmer, Salt Lake City, was sustained as executive secretary. Directors of the woolgrowers Reappointed to AFBF Committee are: Elmo W. Hamilton, UFB President, and Don T. Allen, UFB Board member from District Four, have been reappointed to their American Farm Bureau Federation assignments for 1969. Mr. Hamilton serves on the AFBF Livestock Advisory Com-th- e AFBF Dairy Advisory der; Ray Staley, Salt Lake County; Tad Paxton, Grand County; Kenneth Byrom, Weber; Don Brown, Beaver; William Goring, Box El- Howard Hatch, Garfield; FarWankler, Sr., Juab; Darrell Kippen, Morgan; Milo Blake, Washington, Art Boren, Uintah; and travelers from er Olaf George, Millard. Speakers at the convention were W. E. (Hi) Overton, president of the National Woolgrowers Association, from Yeso, New Nexico; and Newell Johnson, outgoing wco BUJREWU MAKE 1969 TO SEE Send this Coupon TODAY! 'X I FAPMBR fb -- FARjftlR PROGRAM Orient Mar. 18 - Apr. 25 South Pacific Cruise Apr. 24 - June 5 Spain-Portugal-Moroc- Hawaii May 14 - May 26 Scandinavia May 21 - June 19 25 & Alaska June June 16 - July 2 9-Ju- co Apr. 29 - May 29 1969 AFBF Pre-Conventi- CARIBBEAN on CRUISE November 21 Gentlemen: ne to December 5, 1969 Please send me complete information on tours I have checked. NAME . ADDRESS CITY - Farmers became the sole owners of the cooperative Farm Credit System on December 31, ending 51 years of partnership with government. On that day, payments were made to the Treascapital $126 ury to retire $148 million of government-owne- d million in the 12 federal intermediate credit banks and $22 million in five of the 13 banks for cooperatives. The other organizations in the Farm Credit System the 12 federal land banks and 664 local land bank associations have long been completely farmer-owne- d. The land banks paid off the last of their government-owne- d capital. in 1947. The land bank associations have been completely owned by farmers since they were organized in 1916. When the 12 intermediate credit banks, which provide loan funds to production credit associations and other organizations supplying operating credit to farmers were established in 1923, Congress made no provision for retirement of the government-owne- d capital. However, the farmer-owne- d PCAs began acquiring capital stock in these banks in 1957. A year earlier, the 13 banks for cooperatives, now owned by the farmers marketing, purchasing, and business service cooperatives they ZIP CODE PHONE AREA CODE THE SUCCESS of the Farm Credit System has been due in no small part to its ability to set the pace for other lenders, Tootell stated. Because it is operated by and for farmers, the System is always under, pressure to adapt the terms of its loans to agriculture's ever changing needs. UTAH FARM BUREAU (Tt NEWS Published each month by the Utah Farm Bureau Federation at Salt Lake City, Utah. Editorial and Business Office, 629 East Fourth South, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84102. Subscription price of twenty-fiv-e cents per year to members is included in membership fee. Entered as second class matter March 24, 194 8 at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah under the act of March 3, 1879. FARM BUREAU FEDERATION OFFICIALS Elmo W. Hamilton, Riverton President S. Jay Child, Cleafield Vice President Mrs. Willis Whitbeck, Bennion Chairman, Farm Bureau Women V. Allen Olsen Executive Secretary Kenneth AAAIL serve, embarked on a plan of replacing the government-owne-d capital. THE PEAK investment of government in the capital of the Farm Credit System was $638 million in 1939. The present net worth of completely farmer-owne- d System is oyer $2 billion, according to R. B. Tootell, governor of the Farm Credit Administration. UTAH STATE TO: UTAH FARM BUREAU TRAVEL 629 East 4th South Salt Lake City, Utah J. Rice 8-- 10 extension poultryman with Utah State University. TheNTF awards two scholarships each year, one for science and one for production. Janice was selected for exceptional work in a science project on salmonella done in conjunction with the Moroni turkey processing plant. She is the fourth Utah youth named and winner of a NTF award Utah The previous scholarship. winners, all FFA members from Moroni, are John Lamont Black-haPaul Kelson and Leonard Blackham. All four have come through the youth turkey program conducted in Utah under the direction of USU The youth Extension Services. program conducted in Utah under the direction of USU Extension Services. The youth program is climaxed each year at the Utah Turkey Show and Inudstry Convention. This year the show was held in Salt Lake City Dec. 7. Janice is a member of the youth program development committee responsible for the youth educational section of the Turkey Show. m, 5-- rell Farm Credit System is now entirely farmer-owne- d Hawaii Farm Bureau people host Farmer-To-Farmthe mainland. Next trip Feb. 5 to 17.. scholarship to the university of her choice, a plaque and an expense paid trip to the NTF Convention at Concinnatl, Ohio January according to Dr. C.L Draper Editor DIRECTORS District One, A Alton Hoffman; District Two, William Holmes; District Three, Jack Brown; District Four, Don Allen; District Five, Ken Brasher, District Six, Lee Barton; District Seven, Richard Nelson. Through these doors pass the worlds best excuses for not using safety belts. |