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Show September 1974 Utah Farm Bureau News Page 3 USDA aerial VIEWPOINT By Booth Wa dentine UFBF Executive Vice President Food supply is big news On a recent trip to Chicago, I couldnt help noticing all the attention given to USD A crop forecasts issued just the day before. It was front-pag- e news in the Windy City and occupied y time on the evening lead-stor- news. At first glance you might think its good that our city friends have finally awakened to the importance of how much farmers and ranchers will produce in a given year. But side to look at, too. A major reason for all the publicity is that politicians are taking advantage of the lower production statistics to crank up a campaign for putting the government back into the grain storage business. And thats bad. You see, the reason for all the concern this year is that corn, soybean and other grain production will be down substantially from last year. But whats often ignored is that the record production of the last two or three years didnt come until we got the government OUT of the grain storage business. theres another WaIlentine of government-hel- The aerial photo laboratories operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Asheville, N.C. and Salt Lake City, Utah, will be consolidated into one operation in Salt Lake City in about a year, the department announced recently. The move is being made to increase the efficiency of USDA aerial photography services. More efficient use of personnel and equipment will result in a substantial savings to the government, said Kenneth E. Frick, ASCS adIn addition, excellent ministrator. commercial airline facilities in Salt Lake City will enable the agency to make prompt distribution of photos throughout the country from a single location. The trend away from government production controls has reduced the use of aerial photography to determine yields and compliance. However, farmers still use the photos in planning farm operations. Profit is the lure . Stocks photo service to center in Salt Lake enough, bad weather this year will keep supplies of major field crops tight. And the higher prices will make it tough for livestock and poultry feeders. True But there's nothing like the promise of a profit to keep grain farmers going right back at it despite the bad luck with the weatherman. And if the government goes into the marketplace to buy up stocks for the taxpayers to pay storage on, the price will go even higher than it needs to. Given a fair break with the weather, the best assurance of adequate supplies of grain is a dynamic agriculture. And there is nothing that will reduce the incentive to produce more grain when more grain is needed any faster than a big pile of government-owne- d grain. d grain have always depressed market prices, so our grain producers hesitated to go all out and show what they could really produce. With the government grain bins emptied and the export market demand up, American agriculture began to run more like the efficient machine it really is. market-o- riented, Bank firm names Hamilton chairman Elmo W. Hamilton, Riverton farmer and president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federccation, has been named n chairman of the board of Utah by its directors. That corporation is the holding company for Valley Bank&Trust Co., Bancor-poratio- IFalD pains at last years prices! plainittmg BUY THESE VARIETIES OF WHEAT AND BARLEY NOW! HIGH-YIELDIN- G NUGAINES WHEAT BRIDGER WHEAT popular soft winter wheat. Nugaines has high resistance to "stripe rust. With high moisture and wheat good fertility, this can product up to 140 bushels per acre. An excellent profit maker. Certified and seed A available. hard, red winter wheat that matures early. Developed at Utah State University, it is resistant to most of the smut races in this area. It has a tight head that doesn't shatter and produces well on both dry land and irrigated farms. Excellent for bread making. LUTHER BARLEY KAMIAC BARLEY Produces good yields with short, stiff straw. It stands up well and is a hardy winter plant. A A very semi-dwa- rf non-certifi- ed high yielding variety that produces large kernels and matures faster than Luther barley. It does not require as much water as some other varieties. good time to buy Alfalfa too! A varieties. Thor, Resistador Ranger Lahonton and these Northrup-Kin- g and 919. Make an early fail planting. Now is the time. IFA suggests that you also buy and apply their phosphate fertilizer for the best alfalfa yield. a director since 1948. He helped organize it that of which Hamilton has been year. This latest honor adds to a long list of leadership positions held by the Farm Bureau head. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Intermountain Farmers Association, and various insurance and other companies. He is active in water users groups and has been honored by both Utah State and Brigham Young Universities for farm leadership. He is a partner in Hamilton Land and Livestock in southwestern Salt Lake County -- one of the largest farmin ing and lamb feeding operations Utah. He has managed the large L.D.S. Church farm in Elberta, Utah County. Hamilton and his wife LaRue have travelled extensively, often with Farm Bureau groups. He is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives. (0-45-- 0) BUY NOW! From If IFA sells these IFA Stores. you can depend on it! it, INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS STORES Loa, Utah 80 So. Main, Cedar CHy, Utah LOGAN, UTAH 2355 No. Main, 21 N. 200 West, Delta, Utah 555 Clark St., 586-63- 12 864-211- 0 Draper, Utah 836-28- P.O. 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