Show I UTAH ADULT LEADERS CONCLUDE SESSIONS AT TEN-DAY TEN SCHOOL Problems faced by Utah farm farmers ers and home makers were given the spotlight during the recent Adult Leadership Train Train- Training Training Training ing school held December l 3 on the thc Utah State Agricultural college campus In the final session a summary of the two weeks school was made by Director William Villiam Pet Pet- Peterson Peterson Peterson erson of pf the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural tural college extension service Whether the mad at this school will be ef ef- effectively effectively effectively used depends on the exertion you put forth when you return home II he stated lIe He urged closer cooperation with state and federal agricultural agricultural agricultural tural agencies with the Farm Bureau and with the civic civic civic ic groups working for the bet bet- betterment betterment betterment of the farm plant During the convention com corn committees committees were organized to make maken n a study of 12 major agricultural al phases and to make specific reports on their findings These phases included soils irrigation irrigation tion pastures livestock feed feed- feeding feeding feeding ing livestock breeding Seeds eeds rural homes clothing foods county planning credit and youth Director Peterson Peterson- in in com com- commenting commenting commenting on these Reports said One OM of our greatest weakness weaknesses es is disseminating information These committees work out these reports to ther satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction tion but that is ds as only part of their duty they must tell their neighbors and other community ity members about the findings He pointed out that through careless Reining mining of the soil the fertility has been decreased some 25 per cent sine the pione- pione rs began using it scarcely years ago About the youth problem Di Di- Director Director i- i rector Peterson said We Ve are arc not considerate enough of our youth routh They should be welcom welcom- welcomed ed rather than accepted at meetings where agricultural problems tare are being worked over He also stated that he believed more definite plans should be made for their fu fu- ture Following are some of the flee I salient statements made at the training school President Elmer G Q Peterson In these days of national and international strife 1St rife when sub sub- subversive subversive subversive elements are to undermine all democratic prin prin- principles principles principles it is io the home and the school their emphasis of high ideals and culture that can do most for the cause of de I am convinced that through schools and conventions conven conven- conventions like this we arc are effective effective- effectively ly furthering the American way of life I Dr John ol n A A. Widtsoe gave a point live program which ne he believed Utah farmers must follow in order to be successful The five points included bet bet- better better better ter application of science to agriculture self seU help more farm thrift return to practices practices j tices of cooperation and an agricultural set up which fits the conditions under which we live live- Sam H. H Greene secretary of the California dairy council states that Utah has not step step- stepped stepped stepped ped along with dairying in other states that Utah dairy dairy- dairymen dairymen dairymen men produce only enough but but- butter butter butter ter to supply domestic tion despite the fact that great quantities of nutter are arc ed from the state annually r. r Farmers fail to concern them themselves themselves selves with the need for data until they are arc ready to build a ar reservoir r er It is then hen too late they fluid find that measurement da da- da- da ta is essential before the reser- reser vois can be approved said Dean George D. D D Clyde of the school of engineering in com com- commenting commenting commenting upon the problems of irrigation tion Selvoy J. J Boyer Boer vice president president president dent of the flee Utah State Farm Bureau stated that Utah farm families cannot be expected to stay on the farm unless we change the advantages Until the Farm ann Security Administration tion announces that the rate o of f delinquent interest on farm loans is below belov 49 19 per cent it is folly to expect pur our young peo pee people people pie to choose choos the farm as their r career |