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Show cr i October 1974 Utah Farm Bureau News Page 6 Young cattleman faces squeeze with hope Contest entry deadlines coming up soon Deadlines for three Utah Farm Bureau contests and recognitions are approaching. They are the 1974 Energy Essay Contest, the Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher Award, and the Distinguished Service Award. Entries for the YF&R contest must be in the state Farm Bureau office by October 28, 1974. County entries for the other two programs are due in Salt Lake City by November 1. In the essay contest, county contests are held, with the winner in each of four age divisions going into statewide competition. More facts on these activities are available from the county Farm Bureau president, the county womens committee chairman, or county YF&R committee chairman. Details are also available at the Utah Farm Bureau, 629 E. 400 S., Salt Lake City, Utah 84102. Phone 521-369- - e - , all-ti- Beverlee and Brent Bunderson, a Young Fanner and Rancher couple in Emery county, play with their son Brian in front of their new home in Emery. squeeze on cattlemen is hitting them hard, they keep Though the cost-pric- e their hopes high for a market recovery soon. 0. The squeeze that every livestock producer in the nation is going through, young farmers and ranchers like Brent and BeveTlee Bunderson of Emery, Utah, are going through with one thing added. . . being new in the cattle business for themselves, they dont have the capital to ride through indefinitely. Still, Brent is optimistic that an upturn in prices will come soon, and with it, a profit once more. The couple own and operate a beef ranch just outside the Emery' county town where they live in a new home, built when beef prospects were FINE CUTLERY AND EXPERT GRINDING L but is finding it hard to achieve both. From- June until October, they run Sal Forest-th86 head on the Manti-L- a rest are summered on their own 75 head property. Then in December, go onto BLM range until the first of June. In addition to caring for some 90 head of mother cows which are left home in the winter and spring months, Brent and his father, Rex, combine efforts to feed their calves, weaned in November, until they reach 600 pounds. They feed the top end out to slaughter. The Bundersons have packed a lot of experience into two and one-ha- lf years. During their first summer in Emery, the governor declared Emery county a disaster area because of the drought. The next summer and fall high prices for their brought beef. Then the bottom fell out of the market with most of their cattle still on feed. This year, another drought, six months without enough moisture to settle the dust. But the Bundersons arent complaining; they are very happy with their way of life and are very optimistic about the future. Brent is natural resources committee chairmaiTfor the Emery county Farm Bureau: He is a firm believer in Farm Bureau as a way for a young man to have a voice in agricultural g and action. LORENZ Largest Selection of FINE QUALITY STOCKMENS KNIVES 1 29 E. 4th So., Salt Lake City, 363-282- Protect your dairy operation from costly power failures better. Brent, 26, is a native of Emery. He met Beverlee while majoring in animal science at Utah State Unithe spring of versity. They married-i1971 and set up housekeeping on a registered Hereford farm in Logan with hopes of buying a farm in the Logan area. But the price of good farmland was too high for a young couple without a lot of capital. In December 1971, a ranch in Emery came up for sale. The price was right and the F.H.A. granted a full loan; they moved down in the spring of 72. Beverlee, a 1971 graduate of U.S.U., helped pay farm operating bills and household expenses the first year with a teaching job. But that income ended with the arrival of Brian R., born Jan- uary 2, 1973. The Bundersons bought 1,000 acres. 140 head of Hereford cows, and a line of hay equipment. Three hundred acres were spring and winter pasture. Later, Brent leased 80 more acres and began increasing the cow herd towards a goal of 200 head. After weaning the first calf crop, Brent could see the need for some heavy culling. So instead of getting closer to the 200 mark, the numbers went down. Presently they have 165 head of better quality cows. Brent feels that quality is as important as quantity. policy-makin- state Department of Agriculture Hall joins The Utah Department of Agriculture has announced the appointment of John B. Hall to the information and research section of the division of agricultural development His main responsibilities will be in public relations, according to Joseph H. Francis, commissioner of Hall agriculture. will prepare news releases, reports, li bulletins and cations er under the direction of Ben W. Lindsay, director of agricultural developoth-pub- ment Hall is a native of Sanpete county. The son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lyle Hall of Manti, he holds a masters degree from Utah State University in agricultural industries, with a major in agricultural economics. New Orleans trouble-fre- e Dairymen need standby power. Dependable, power. So that when the' lights go off at milking time, along with all the milking and feeding equipment, they dont have to worry about when the power is coming back on, and wonder how theyre going to keep those cow$ healthy and happy. . . and producing. The loss from one power outage can more than pay for a alternator. 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