Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-05 | Page 6 | Products of Indian Farmers Promise Stiff Competition at Fair Exhibits

Products of Indian Farmers Promise Stiff Competition at Fair Exhibits Indian f farmers throughout the west will furn furnish sh stiff competition for Cor the white farmers at the county and state fairs to be held In the various states this year Ralph Bristol supervisor of the extension and industry industry industry in in- division of the United Stat States State's s Indian service reported on his return from Crom an extended trip through the west Monday Some of the finest c crops COPS ops in history have been produced by the Indians throughout Nevada Idaho Utah Ore Washington Montana and Idaho this year under under- the direction of the extension service Mr Bristol said With nearly every Indian family raising gardens some excellent exhibits ex ex- hibits have been obtained by the government to be entered in the various fairs this fall Due to present economic economic conditions many of ot the Indians who wh have been employed by the railroad mines and smelters In the past have turned their attention to farming and are arc making excellent progress he said In some instances the Indians are arc now ranked among the best and lar largest est farmers and d livestock producers in the west Through assistance of the government government govern govern- ment some of the finest bulls hulls and breeding rams rams' have been purchased and placed on the reservations so th that thit t the herds and flocks generally are showing a marked improvement Hundreds of ot fat Cat cattle lambs and hogs are arc now being groomed for ex exhibition ex- ex this fall and it is expected that the Indi Indiana ll will carry away many mariy of the honors in inthe the fairs in the intermountain intermountain in in- region and throughout the west