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Show Pag 2 NEWS UTAH FARM BUREAU QIJ U Wl . Mull i?.67 Published aach month by tho Utah Slate Farm Bureau Federation at Salt Lake City, Utah. Editorial and Business Office, 629 East Fourth South, Salt Lake City, Utah. POSTMASTER Please address PO Form 3569 to PO Box 11668, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 1 1. Subscription price of twenty-fivcents per year to members is included in membership fee. Entered as second closs matter March 24, 1948 at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah under act of March 3, 1879. e S J n rk Vo) h , W, f f UU J Q S Qll'XJC'jJX C'Z J Dj lUJ J D ' s-n- T ) r UTAH STATE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION OFFICIALS CTL J Elmo W. Ham i Kan, Riverton, Utah . . S. Jay Child, Clearfield, Utah Mrs. Willis Whitbeck Bennion, Utah V. Allen Olsen AIIJj till UU vy Lxl GW S j. President . Vice-Preside- Chairman, Farm Bureau Women Executive Secretary Editor Rice DIRECTORS Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Alden K. Barton Mark Nichols Dr. W. H. Bennett Glenn T. Baird, Jr Dr. D. Wynne Thorne Logan Logan Logan DIRECTORS Mrs. Willis Whitbeck, Farm Bureau Women; Mrs. Paul Nelson, Farm Bureau Women; Jan Turner, Farm Bureau Young People; Front Harris, Beaver; A. Alton Hoffman, Cache; Lloyd Olsen, Cache; Ferris Allen, North Box Elder,- - William C. Dause, Carbon,S. Jay Child, Davi Joseph Kemp, Duchesne; Kenneth Brasher, Emery; Carl Hatch, Garfield; Richard Nelson, Iron; Roy Bowles, Juab; Isaac Chamberlain, Kane; Leo Robins, Millard; Mark Thackeray, Morgan; Ambrose Dalton, Piute; Robert Rex, Rich; Elmo Hamilton, Salt Lake; Arion Erekson, Salt Lake; Ashton Harris, San Juan; Lee Barton, Sanpete; Grant Morrey, Sevier; D. O. Roberts, Summit; Jack Brawn, Tooele; A. DeMor Dudley, Uintah; Don T. Allen, Utah; Eldon Money, Utah; Emer Wilson, Wasatch; Don F. Schmutz, Washington; Hugh King, Wayne; William C. Holmes, Weber; Carl Fowers, Weber; John P. Holmgren, South Bax Elder; Gay Pettingill, Utah Horticultural Society; John Roghaar, Inlermountain Farmers Assn.; Virgil H. Peterson, Utah Sugar Beet Growers Assn.; Tom Lowe, Utah Canning Crops Assn.; Joe f. Jacobs, Producers Livestock Marketing Assn.; J. R. Garielt, Norbest Turkey Growers Assn.; H. M. Blackhurst, Country Mutual Life. Farm Safety Week July 23-2- 9 YOU TAKE THE CUTS AND SIMPLE ABRASIONS I'LL HANDLE THE FRACTURES!" Accidents Can Be Prevented A decent harvest was anything but certain for the old time fanner. He was at the mercy of not only the weather but also pests, disease and soil erosion. Though he did his best, he could only wait and hope. Times have changed. The modem American farmer employs good management, horsepower, fertilizer, chemicals, can do crop and livestock varieties, efficient drainage and irrigation systems. Little is left to chance or luck. When it comes to safety, however, many farmers are still back in the dark ages. They trust to luck and dont plan ahead to prevent accidents. Each year, as a consequence, 8,000 farm people die, an additional 750,000 are injured and more than $2 billion is lost. Farm accidents can be prevented by farmers themselves. The same concepts you use to assure a successful harvest will work in accident prevention : Good planning, good practices and leaving as little as possible to luck. NSC Urges Roll-Ov- Protection er Protective frames or cabs to guard tractor accidents operators in should be standard equipment on all farm tractors, according to the National Safety Council. T. David McFarland, NSC agricultural engineer, points out that tractor overturn accidents in the United States kill more than 500 farm workers each When a tractor reaches the point of no return, the safety expert says, only seven-tentof a second is needed to complete the rollover, and the chance of a man jumping to year. 90 degrees. roll-ov- nt er Since operator error cannot be totally controlled, deaths from tractor overturn accidents are likely to continue unless tractors are equipped with basic operator overturn protection, McFarland says. Considerable evidence is available, he says, to show that similar to protective frames the roll bars in race cars and crush-resista- nt cabs have the potential to sharply reduce the severity of injuries to operators hs , by Seth Wlatertoa The Utah Junior Hereford Association will hold their annual Field Day at the Jensen Bros. Hereford Ranch in Logan on Aug. 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m. This day is free to all boys and girls and parents Interested in the Hereford breed of cattle. This will be the fourth annual field day held by the U.J.H. and they are very special each year, being held at the biggest Hereford ranches in Utah. Many educational events will be featured and trophies given by the various associations. Free lunch will be served at noon by the host ranch, Jensen Bros, who will also furnish a beautiful Hereford heifer from their herd as a prize to the U.J.H.A member who is selected winner in the judging. The U. J.H.A. which boasts over 100 members was organized for the purpose of promoting the Hereford breed of cattle. The assoc- For Farm Tractor Operators crush-resista- Jr. Hereford Field Day safety at this time is very remote. A protective frame, he sap, will in most cases prevent a iation is affiliated with the national association and each year the president and one other member of the board goes to the national convention in Kansas City. The association held two calf sales last year to help H and F.F.A. members get calves for their projects. The association runs its own sales each year. 4-- President Backs They write the good cattle breeders for calves and help the auctioneer in selling by checking with boys and girls interested in the sale. The association keeps a small per cent of the sale money to help with the field day for the next year. ' This has proven to be a wonderful organization to promote leadership in the youth of our state. Anyone interested in Herefords may become a member for the small fee of $5.00. They are a member until they are 21 : and may register their own calves just as if they were senior members and when they reach 21 their registration may be transferred as they become senior members. Summer Conference (Continued from page 1) lowed by groups to consider Structure and Organization of the Utah Farm Bureau, Services and Farm Supply and Commodities. The Board of Directors met Wednesday to act on the recommendations of the various com- mittees. Fishing was good but few of the Farm Bureau leaders present for the conference had enough time to do more than an hour's fishing. built strong enough, however, to support the tractors weight even if the tractor rolls all the way over, such as down a steep embankment, McFarland sap. McFarland recommends the use of a seat belt along with the protective frame to provide added protection by keeping the operator in the seat during an upset. Protective frames for agricultural tractors are now available cm some recent production models, and all tractor makers are expected to offer them involved in tractor overturns. McFarland sap a study conducted by the University of California indicates that it takes less than two seconds for a tractor to tip. soon, he says. In signing a proclamation as Nadesignating July 23-2- 9 tional Farm Safety Week, President Lyndon B. Johnson emphasized the ' importance of American agriculture to the welfare of the entire world. Calling it America's first and most important industry. President Johnson pointed out that American-agricultur- e supplies food not only for our people but also for many millions throughout the world. American agriculture, the President added, also provides a vast measure of the raw materials used in the making of other products. President Johnson said that whatever diminishes or impedes the efficiency and productivity of American farmers is detrimental to men and women everywhere, and he urged all farm families to help make their farms and communities safer. Each year, the President said, accidents kill thousands of farm people and disable nearly of a million more. The resultant economic loss borne by farm families and the nation as a whole, he added, approaches $2 billion. three-quarte- rs tractor from rolling more than The frame Farm Safety Week is 'This waste of human and economic resources, along with the tragic physical and psychological damage suffered by farm men, women and children, should prompt us to regard the rural accident prob- lem a matter for national cern, the President said. Seth Winterton, center, president of the Utah Junior Hereford Associ-tlochats with Mark Anderson, left and Pat Cane, right, directors of the U.J.H.A. during the Intermountain Junior Livestock Show. Readers may recognize Seth as one of the winners of last year's Talent Find and Mark Anderson as winner of the Discussion Meet. Both boys went with us to Las Vegas and the 1966 AFBF convention. n, con- President Johnson urged all persons who live on farms, and those persons and groups allied with agriculture, to respond to applying full energy to the task of reducing accidents at work, in homes, at recreation and on the roadways. |