Show FEDERAL HELP PROPOSED FOR OR HORTICULTURE TURE Attending Meet Hear Association President t Declaring that horticulture has failed ailed to receive financial assistance assistance assistance assist assist- ance like almost every ery other phase of rural activity N. N J. J Valentine president of the Utah State Horticultural Horticultural Horticultural Horti Horti- cultural society expressed the belief that our Industry should get financial financial finan finan- cial help heli from the state or federal government He was the thc first firt speaker at the annual convention of the association association tion lion which opened at the Hotel Utah Thursday at 1 iO a. a m. m Attending Attending Attending Attend Attend- ing the tho meeting were about persons engaged in the Industry in Utah Forgotten Industry Mr Valentine who lives In Brig Brig- Brigham Brigham ham City pointed out that bonuses have been given to wheat heat growers hog raisers cotton producers beet growers and cattle and sheep men but horticulture is the forgotten Industry He said that in many In InStances Instances Instances In- In stances the money was an out and out gift We Vo need money without Interest Interest Inter Inter- est he declared with which to purchase trees and care for them until they commence to bear At this time there arc two major problems of Importance to us and they are rehabilitation of our orchards and better marketing facilities Discussing the economic outlook for Utah fruits and vegetables G. G F. F Blanch professor of agricultural agricultural agricultural tural economics at the Utah State Agricultural college said If any improvement improvement improvement im im- im- im provement in the demand for tor agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural products and their prices is isto isto isto to he had the producers must loo look largely largel to domestic rather than foreign foreign foreign for for- eign sources for that improvement lIe He pointed out the foreign demand for American agricultural products now is not favorable and is expected to be less in 1935 than in 1931 1934 Professor Blanch told members that consumer buying power was augmented augment ed in 1934 b by the activities of or several se government sponsored agencies He said the government disbursed directly direct direct- ly b n nearly arl- arl as relief to unemployed and that re refinancing activities activities ac ac- ac of the farm credit administration administration adminis admin and the Home Owners Loan corporation also added considerably to the total purchasing power of con con- lL l sumers L Less ss Refinancing For the coming year he de declared de- de dared there probably will be less refinancing and the amount of government gov gOY spending Is yet Jet an But ev everything considered it is likel likely that domestic consumer purchasing power will be as large or larger in 1935 A. A E. E Anderson secretary of ot the Berkeley ey Bank for Cooperatives speaking on Cooperative Market Market- In ing asserted that the 18 months the bank has been in operation it has loaned about to cooperatives lives tives in the district district including Utah California Arizona and Nevada He said aid about has been repaid and to date there has not been a aloan aloan aloan loan delinquent in the payment of principal or interest Other speakers at the morning session ses ses- ses sion Sian were W. W L L. Brewer in charge of federal tederall inspection in Utah A. A Stark professor of horticulture of the Utah State Slate Agricultural college and Milton Anderson Melvin Bitters Stanley Burgess BurgeSS' Melvin Burningham Weldon Cannon and Lloyd Llod Elder members of ot the class in horticulture at the Logn coUe college e. e The convention concluded with an ani afternoon session I |