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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1958 Page Three Steel Firm's Farm Has Many Experts :M:5 Showplace of Geneva Steel Co. agricultural development is thisj eight-acr-e experimental farm where research has been conducted since 1953 to determine any effect of fluorides on crops. tion and marketing of important crops in the county, as com- - pared with non-industri- al areas. j Next, came the establishment of the experimental farm, on which all of the important crops of Utah County were raised on the plant property, where fluoride levels were considerably higher than other areas of the county. Finally, four large greenhouses and twelve smaller portable chambers were constructed and equipped for controlled atmos-phere studies. In the greenhouses, crops com-mon to Utah County have been grown in filtered, fluoride-fre- e air and compared with those grown in the open, as well as with those grown in air to which carefully measured amounts of fluoride have been added. Pre-cise measurements were then made ofthe rate of growth, plant metabolism, crop yield and qual-ity. WThe eight acre experimental SJmi at Columbia-Genev- a Steel (igneva Works near Provo boasts more agricultural experts per acre than any other known farm of its kind in the world. And it marks the f t tsrii . . fougtf oloquf marks the first time that steel-makers have operated such a facility. Geneva's experimental farm ' was set up inside the big plant's fence line in 1953 as part of "Operation Good Neighbor" to find out if fluoride emissions from the plant were damaging crops grown in the area. This was an important part of U.S. Steel's attack on the fluorine problem because scientific knowledge on the effect of fluorides on plant growth and yield was extremely jQited. iince this time, thousands of extensive tests and experiments have been run and a store of new knowledge built up on this im-portant field that has been Ge-neva's agricultural department one of the world's foremost au-thorities on the effects of fluo-rides on plant life. The results of these studies have convinced Geneva's agri-cultural scientists that fluorine emissions from industrial facili-ties, with the exception of small leaf markings on several sensi-tive plants, do not affect crop J 1 1 . il. J. i Even though our farm has been rated as marginal type land practically all crops have flou-rished beyond our expectations," Mr. Transtrum says. Three years ago, Geneva's cel-ery crop was harvested, pro-cessed and shipped to 12 eastern and southern markets, including Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago and Oklahoma City. Agricultural de-partment experts followed these shipments to market, studied the transportation difficulties and obtained official USDA inspec-tion on the celery. The shipments received top grading and were sold on the open market. Most of Geneva's crops are given to the State Training School at American Fork and the State Hospital at Provo. Last year, the plant had no quota for its sugar beets, so they were given to the Vineyard LDS ward. Another important service of the experimental farm is to pro-vide a testing ground for coal chemical by-produc- ts, such as ammonium nitrate, creosote, in- - secticides and other products marketed by U. S. Steel for farm use. Even though Geneva's correc-tive equipment, which controls fluoride emissions from the plant, has been in operation since 1955. agricultural experts have continued their program to in-sure that the steelmaking opera-tions do not cause damage to agricultural interests in the area. quanxy, yieia or growm rates ui cross grown in Utah County. The agricultural phase of "Op-eration Good Neighbor" began soon after it was determined in 1951 that fluorides from Geneva open hearth furnaces and sinter- - ing plant were causing fluorosis among some cattle in the vicinity of the mill. Agricultural experts and scientists from Utah State Agricultural College were im-mediately summoned to tackle the agricultural side of the dif-ficult problem, never before en-countered in the American steel industry. To carry on the continuing crop studies, Geneva's agricul-tural department, under the su-pervision of Lloyd G. Transtrum contains experts in plant path-ology, meteorology, horticulture, agronomy and chemistry. "We also have a cowboy or two and a few darned good farm-ers," Mr. Transtrum says. Geneva's farm scientists ap-proached their difficult problem in three ways. First, an intensive study was made of the produc-- ' " ' 'h ?? t llr Gov. George D. Clyde signs statement declaring January March of Dimes month in Utah as Sherman P. Lloyd, 1958 chairman of the Utah State March of Dimes, approves. Sharing in the cere-monies is Sharon Winn, receptionist for the governor at the State Capitol. Sharon, daughter of General and Mrs. Alma G. Winn, Bountiful, was stricken by polio in 1952. Utahns Warned To Continue Fight on Polio January is not the major polio season of the year. But it is the one month when you can do the most about fighting the disease. This is March of Dimes month. It takes about eight months to gain immunity to the crippling variety of polio with three vac-cine shots. Now is the time to start yours if you haven't al-ready. And now is the time to give. Discovery of the Salk vaccine against one kind of polio has been a major achievement in the battle against the dreaded killer, but there remains much to be done. "Survival is not enough" is this year's campaign slogan across the nation. It tells the story of this year's drive to continue helping those for whom the vaccine was not discovered in time. There still must be help for people like lovely Sharon Winn, daughter of General and Mrs. Alma G. Winn of Boun-tiful. as there remains one person yet to be vaccinated, or one crip-pled child, there is much to be done. Sherman P. Lloyd, 198 chair-man of the Utah State March of Dimes, points out what your dimes can buy: "As a direct result of March of Dimes fund, the rehabilita-tion and other research centers have made possible such surgical advances as the transplanting of muscles, fusion of bones, and many, many other surgical tech-niques to aid polio victims. "As a direct result of March of Dimes funds, mechanical aids have been developed and distrib-uted which have brought new life to thousands. As a direct re-sult of March of Dimes funds, thousands of victims have been kept alive are being kept alive today." While a search for a weapon against all forms of the disease is going on, the March of Dimes money is finding out many thing about other killers. Just days ago, Dr. Salk, dis-coverer of the present polio vac-cine, announced discovery of a tool to fight cancer. This find was made during virus studies connected with polio. Sharon was stricken by the crippler in August of 1952, when she was 13 years old. First the disease struck her legs and then her arms. A $5000 polio insur-ance fund was soon exhausted. Then came help from the Na-tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Thousands of dollars were poured out for Sharon in her desperate fight. And Sharon and the Foundation are winning. After long months of struggle Sharon got back almost full use of her arms. A year ago she threw away her last leg brace. There is much to be done before she can walk away from her crutches, but she knows that day will come. The other day when Governor George D. Clyde signed a state-ment declaring January as the March of Dimes month in Utah he did it with a special zest. You see, Sharon is the govern-nor'- s receptionist in his offices at the state capitol. Utah leads the nation in per-centage of population vaccina-tions against polio. But as long Utah Editors Slate Visit to Hill AFB About 25 editors of Utah's weekly newspapers will take a close look at Utah's largest in-dustry when they visit Hill Air Force Base Monday, Jan. 20. Purpose of the visit, according to Maj. Gen. P. H. Robey, Ogden Air Material Area Commander, is to acquaint the newspapermen with mission and operations of Hill AFB. The program will start at 11:30 a m. with a luncheon at the base officer's club. Making the wel-coming addresses at the lunch-eon will be Gen. Robey and Col. Victor Anderson, Deputy Com-mander. At 1:00 p.m. the dignitaries will be briefed by high ranking officers on impact of Hill AFB on the economy of Utah plus functions of the base. Gen. Robey- - stated that the visitors will learn that Hill AFB pours $63.5 million in payroll into the state's economy, plus another $16.5 million in other expenditures, bringing the total to $80 million each year. At 2 p.m. the guests will tour the giant facilities of the Ogden base. The newspapermen will be j guided through the block long j maintenance hangars where they will see century series aircraft under repair. There they will be briefed on what it takes to put supersonic F-1- 01 "Voodoos" and F-1- 02 Delta Daggers back into the air in record time. i The group also will view the ' mechanized supply production , lines and electronic data com-puto- rs commonly called "elec-tronic brain." Concluding the program will be a short movie on the Air Ma-terial Command titled "Eagle's Strength." Joining the editors of the week-- ' ly newspapers in their visit to Hill AFB on Monday will be approximately 26 radio, daily newspaper executives from Salt Lake City and Ogden. : j "Isn't it hard to keep a budget straight?" wailed Mrs. Johnkins. "My dear, it's terrible," con-fided Mrs. Smithkins. "This month I had to put in four mis-takes to make mine balance." Phone EM 4-84- 64 If It's Printing . . . 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