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Show TALK STRESSES PHOSPHATE USE phosphate was declared th ksy to soil fertility and a uch In ky to th country' welfar by Dr. K. O. Psterson, president of tho Utah Stat Agricultural college, at th evening nulon of th Utah But Farm Bureau federation convention Wednesday night Or. Peterson gay detailed- description de-scription of th phosphat deposits In Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, Mon-tana, a rasourco which h assorted la th most Important subject be-for be-for th nation's agriculture. Ooorg L. Hobsen. state supervisor super-visor of tho noxious wssd program, advised countl to purchas th proper machinery for weed abatement abate-ment to be prepared for th eradication eradica-tion program, which he promised would be carried out In all count! next year. He advised that th machinery ma-chinery ehould b used for th weed eradication only so thst It would be In readiness when needed. Dsvld H. Jones, president of th Utah County Farm bureau, called attention to a recent per oent blanket Incrsaas In th valuation of farm lands ordered by tho state tax oommlselon, and urged legislation to prohibit the stats from Increasing valuations after they bav been set by county officials. . Report of th local bureau's activity activ-ity In cooperative automobile Insurance Insur-ance was given by J. R. Winder, In charge of tho work. A dance at th Newhouso hotel ballroom concluded th day' activities. activ-ities. ' |