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Show On Utah County Farms j With The Extension Agent .V.. ' -l Although the Berkeley hank, one I of the units of the farm credit) administration is financing the turkey association for the fourth successive year, the loan just closed is the largest operating fund so far required by the cooperative coop-erative agency. The Northwestern Turkey Growers association has developed remarkably since the time of its organization in 1930. Today it serves 12,000 individual turkey raisers in Utah, Washington, Oregon, Ore-gon, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Texas and Wyoming. Wyo-ming. The association, of which Herbert Beyers is general manager, man-ager, is the turkey marketing agency for about 40 local cooperatives coopera-tives in these1 states. It anticipates antici-pates marketing a maximum of 15,000,000 pounds of birds between now and next August. This may be compared to 3,500,000 pounds sold during the first season of its operation in 1930-31. Last ypar the volume amounted to 7,000,000 pounds. RANGE PROGRAM NOW PERMITS EARLIER ENTRY The provision of the 1936 range-improvement range-improvement program in the western west-ern region that range-building practices have prior approval, of county committees before) being put into effect by stockmen ,has been modified to permit practices begun since September 8, 19936, to qualify for payments, according to officials of. the Agricultural iAd-justment iAd-justment administration. Western region officials eniphasize that all practices must meet certain specified speci-fied standards and contribute- to improvement of range lands. The change was made when it became evident that too shot a time would remain this year for the completion of the practices if stockmen had to wait for a prior examination of their ranches and approval by the county committees. commit-tees. The modification became formally effective with the approval ap-proval of amendments to the program pro-gram on October 23 by Acting Secretary of Agriculture W. R. Gregg, although stockmen had been notified informally that such a change was contemplated. , COLLEGE PLANS SPECIAL COURSE FOR LEADERS The annual adult leaders training train-ing school, spor.sored by the Utah State Agriculture college wul begin its session on December I, according to William Peterson, director di-rector of extension service at the college. Men and women leaders, representing repre-senting 24 counties of the state are expected to attend. Adequate housing facilities can be provided on the campus for 53 men and 53 women in addition to the home agents and agricultural agricul-tural agents; however persons attending at-tending should bring with them sheets and blankets, Director Peterson Pet-erson said. The theme to be emphasized for men during the session will be pure seed and seed certification. certifica-tion. All men will be given an opportunity op-portunity to work samples of seeds under a microscope, this will help them to appreciate the technique of seed analysis and the meaning of pure seed. In a large number of counties crop improvement improve-ment associations have been organized or-ganized to assist in certification of seed. It is highly desirable that one or two members from each of these organizations attend, at-tend, Director Peterson explained. The theme will be "Improve Living by Helping More People to Help Themselves." This will be carried out in instructions in clothing plans, meat preservation, home storage, and electrical economy. econ-omy. ' The adult Jeaders training school for both men and women started in 1933. Before that time the women leaders held their schools separate from those of the men. This year women will participate with men in the discussion of pure seed and men will participate with the women in the consumer and health program, the family garden and in the demonstration of killing and curing of meat. A- number of special lectures will be provided for the joint programs, pro-grams, - Director Peterson promised. prom-ised. ' TURKEY GROWERS GET MILLION FROM BANK Within the next few months close to 1,000,000 American housewives house-wives will build feasts around western turkeys which will have been brought to their tables through . a single cooperative marketing mar-keting agency the Northwestern Turkey Growers association of Salt Lake City, according to word the U. S. A. C. Extension Service received from the Berkeley bank for cooperatives. This organization organiza-tion has just issued a commitment commit-ment to finance the sixth year's operations of the association to the extent of $1,000,000. |
