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Show March, 1966 UTAH FARM BUREAU Intermountain Farmers Go has been developed. This seed program will be further developed and an extensive promotion program is planned starting this spring. Our feed business is constantly growing. We are manufacturing Just about every type of feed for A new all types of livestock. complete horse ration has been developed, along with a full line of special horse feeds. Bulk feed sales have Increased substantially, and some of our facilities are being changed to accom- excellent. John Roghaar, general manager, recounting the events of the past year, said: Milling operations in Salt Lake City have been discontinued. The Lakeside Mill on Beck Street has been sold.- - All milling operations in Salt Lake County now are being done at Draper. The Delta feed mill was destroyed by fire, and plans for reconstruction are now being considered. The fire did not Involve the seed program at Delta. A new warehouse and new seed mill will make seed operations at Delta larger than ever this year. The alfalfa mill has been expanded, a new pelleting machine has been installed, and the facilities for bulk feed operations have been substantially increased. An agreement has been reached to merge with Olson Brothers, Inc. for the purpose of processing and marketing our eggs. We are convinced this is a tremendous step forward for the egg industry in Utah. It will bring about stabilization in the market and increase marketing and production locally. A new program with both cer- - sales modate bulk tjllflB iM- and materials. The fertilizer program has expanded tremendously for our largest volume in history. We are now operating five bulk mixing plants in the state strategically located so that we can serve the entire state conveniently and also offer spreading service to all farmers. Intermountain Farmers Association, a Farm Bureau Federated Organization, has 22 branches in Utah and one in southern Idaho. More than 6,000 farmers are served by the organization, which is known as the largest farm coop in Utah, operating for 43 years to serve the farm people of this area. according to Mr. Smith. v - j. ISQIIj t. ft i: llmitwill be &S9N bi occom- - 3 s, in Brazil Brazil, a country of 80 million people, is progressing rapidly; the people generally are friendly and happy and they want peace. So report a group of 16 Utahns upon visiting the first of five South American countries schepeople-to-peoduled on their three-we- ek tour itinerary. Utah State University Professor Emeritus Lyman H. Rich and Mrs. Rich of Logan are heading the group of agricultural leaders and other leading Utah citizens. They left Salt Lake City by jet liner March 2 bound for Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru and will return March 24. -- ple Utah people-to-peopl- e group going to South America board thoir jet liner in a snow storm but are soon experiencing the shirtsleeve weather of Brazil. At right are tour leaders, USU Professor Emeritus Lyman H. Rich and his wife. Contrasted with the stormy that marked their departure, they say the weather is warm, the sun is shining and people are in their shirt sleeves. They are seeking opportunities to meet people, learn about the people and conditions in those countries and share their own friendship and background of experience. They learned that the country of Brazil, which became a republic in 1889, is comprised of 23 states. Sixty percent of the population live in the rural areas. The country produces about 50 percent of the world's coffee, a great portion of the worlds rubber and is one of the largest iron producers in the world. Life expectancy is weather Non-skill- ore notj conucMrid le 54 years. about workers work eight hours a day, five days a week for about $40 to $50 a month. Earnings of $250 to $300 a month are possible for skilled workers. Mm they. oduded People-To-Peop- titled & uncertified seed gram ana alfalfa under our own label (Continued from Page 1) fertilizer, seeds, feeds, and farm supplies were reported, and the outlook for 1966 was indicated as Farmers Utah-ldah- o Elect New Officers Page 7 NEWS ed South Americans are getting the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Marlow C. Woodward's experience in mass egg production. They are pictured in their new automated cage laying coop at Franklin, Idaho before leaving for South America. More education is one of the countrys greatest needs. The director of the Brazilian University said, We very much need though not as would send some as specialized us. Our need is working together, good instructors, not talking. IS 1 date atj kV been) Students mostly come from poor families. They are clean and neat, but they badly need more school supplies, even pens and pencils. .1 DUMAUNEWS lOTAM mm Il66asalt r5 3 n One MOMENTUM: lav you cant fool around with. A body in motion tends a to remain in motion unless acted upon by some externa force. ...LIKE THE 6U The Utah group joined with a group from Pennsylvania in a banquet with the assistant agricultural attache of Brazil and others. They learned that the U.S. sends wheat to Brazil as loans to be repayed in 30 years with Interest. The loans are used for slum improvement, sanitation and for road improvement and construction. people-to-peop- le IN FRONT STOPPING SUPPENiyi visit to the Indian farms impressed the group with the effort to upgrade the cattle through use of famous, high priced purebred bulls. Some of them are white brahma from India. However, from their report, the group seemed most impressed with the friendliness of the people and the Sharing her Cache Valley dairy experiences with peoples of South America is Mrs. Ruth B. Andersen of Richmond. She is pictured with her dairy herd shortly before departing. r " A spell-bindigrandeur of the 127 foot statue of the Redeemer overlooking the bay and city of Rio de Janeiro, from its position 2500 feet above the sea. As we stood here gazing up at the outstretched arms of the Savior, it seemed he was blessing his people that peace may come to all people of the world, Professor Rich said. With Professor and Mrs. Rich on the South American people-to-peotour are: Mr. and Mrs. R. Raymond Coates, Salt Lake Ciyt; Mr. and Mrs. D. Ivo Eames, Bountiful; Mr. and Mrs. Wilford C. Larsen, Farm Bureau members from Orem; Mr. and Mrs. H.Fred Price, Heber; Mr. and Mrs. Marlow C. Woodward, Farm Bureau members from Franklin, Idaho; Mrs. Mamie Fuhriman, Logan; Mrs. Ruth B. Andersen, Richmond; Mr. Frank H. Jackson, Randolph; and Mrs. Elsie N. Jones, Salt Lake City. ng INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS ASSOCIATION offers you a complete line of certified seeds for your spring planting. Small Grains Grasses Alfalfa Com ple Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Pasture Mixes Certified Locally-grow-n RANGER ALFALFA UTAH SEED. ASK YOUR BRANCH MANAGER INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS ASSOCIATION |