| Show MORE ORE MODERN LIFE ON FARM TOLD AT MEET Governor Welcomes Members of Federation Sees Hope for Water Sweeping changes in the setup of Utah farm life that will open a new era cra for the farmer after a period of oC pioneering were advocated Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day at the opening sessions of the sixteenth annual convention of oC the Utah State Farm Bureau federation I Delegates assembled in the Newhouse New L house hotel heard four steps New New-I outlined out out- out 1 lined b by speakers speakers to improve the farmers farmer's lot 1 K 1 Obtaining of oC an adequate water water wa wa- wa ter supply 2 2 sub- sub Moving of oC farmers from marginal lands where they cannot make a proper living 3 Establishment of rural industrial industrial indus indus- trial and work centers for the rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation re re- re- re habilitation of farmers 4 4 National planning of rural education I j High praise of oC federal government I agricultural activities particularly the agricultural adjustment adjustment- administration adminis was was sounded at the conven tion Blood mood Voices Welcome Greeting the delegates representing represent represent- enting ent- ent ing of oC Utah's population Governor Gov Governor Henry H. H Blood pointed out that the story of oC Utah was the story of reclamation lion and that tha t the hon tion of oC the farmer would come through irrigation projects He expressed the hope that the Deer creek project would soon become become become be be- come a reality so that the desert lands in Utah can be made to blossom and produce once more Other reclamation projects under underway underway underway way in Weber Cache and Duchesne counties will do much to aid the farmer farm farm- er he said Land Purchase The importance of the work the government is undertaking in purchasing pur purchasing purchasing chasing land that is not suitable for agriculture from farmers so that thc they ma may begin anew ane in other sections was stressed by W. W Preston Thomas head of department of a agricultural economics economies of the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college Abuses that have taken place in previous years cars b by locating farmers on unsuitable land are being corrected correct correct- ed he said He pointed out that all public lands have now been withdrawn from entry and that thal in the future an effort effort ef cr ef- ef fort would be made to get the farmer farm farm- er suitably located on productive soil The need for national planning of education so that children in rural sections can enjoy the same cultural and educational advantages as those in fri the centers of oC population was stressed I Stressing the need for national planning of education so that children children chil chil- dren in rural sections can enjoy the same cultural and educational advantages advantages as those in large centers of population President E. E G G. Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son of oC the Utah State Agricultural college urged the distribution of national national national na na- na- na wealth on a basis that will assure assure as as- sure the thc producer his share Scholastic Standards We have got to have so iO much earned by the farmer above expenses if we arc are to maintain high scholastic standards he said Our SOur whole system of economics economies inthe inthe in the past has been wrong he added The the big share of oC the income while the producer I and creator were penalized I Speaking at the afternoon session President Joseph A. A Anderson of the Utah State Farm Bureau federation praised the A A AA A program of the federal government t as having proved beneficial to the farmers throughout the nation The production control and processing processing proc proc- c. c essing sin tax lax phases of the administration tion must be retained he said Cites Inroad d Citing the inroads that have been made in the finances of the farmers through depression and drouth Mr Anderson told of oC the part the federal government has played in relieving the situation C. C O O. Stott state director rural habilitation habitation told of ot the ithe fourfold purpose purpose pur pur- pose pos of oC the rehabilitation program I 1 Reduction of relief rolls v v 2 support Self of ot rural resi resi- dents 3 Create within the individual the aspiration to succeed 4 Establishment of rural cen cen- A report on the work of farm debt adjustment was presented by Ra Ray L L. Lillywhite assistant state supervisor in iri which he said th that t the organization had acted as an intermediary in the settlement of debts for Cor farmers in 1934 The total amount involved was |
