Show Around the County with The County Agent By Russell Keetch County Agent The County Agent Is leaving today to- to today to today day Thursday to attend the Og- Og Ogden den Og-den Ogden den Livestock Show on January g 8 and 9 From Prom January 11 to 16 Mr Keetch will be In attendance at atthe atthe atthe the county agents conference in Logan On January 18 he will re- re return re return turn tum to Salt Lake where he will remain until the attending the Farm Bureau convention and convention contention I Extension E Staff to ro Hold Bold Meet feet I County agricultural and home demonstration agents have hate been called Into conference at the Utah State Agricultural college from January 11 to 16 according to Dir Dir- Director Dir Director Director ector Wm Peterson Plans for work ork of or the coming year ear regarding farms and homes of 01 the state will gill r receive ehe the major attention of the extension work work- workers workers ers while some time will be de- de devoted de devoted voted eted to discussing professional ark I problems and methods of ed presentation of Information By fly the time of the conference it itis itis His is hoped that the national agricultural agricultural agricultural tural conservation program will sill ill be fairly v well ell outlined and discussions will center around this important phase of extension a work ork In this state Miss Madge J Reese field rep rep- representative representative rep representative for the federal exten exten- extension extension sion service and 0 E Baker ten I econ econ- econ econ- economist economist will represent the United states department of agriculture ture at the conference Director Peter Peter-I Peter Peter- Peterson son Peter son said The national and state programs are changing so rapidly and so many duties have hate been n assigned to i our staff that It Is absolutely necessary necessary necessary essary that we ve meet at the begin begin- beginning beginning beginning ning of each sear vear ear to outline our duties and responsibilities and de- de devise de devise vise ways waY'S and means of giving the maximum efficiency to our work ork Director Peterson said In commenting comment comment- commenting commenting ing on the conference nus I Farmers Farmer's Dollar Dur hubs Bu s Most 1 Since odd orld ar Days The buying power poser of the net income of farmers as a group is the highest In 17 y vears ears e-ars according to CV C W V Kitchen assistant chief Bureau of Agricultural Economics Though there have been years sears ears I dur-I dur- dur during dur during ing that time when hen farm Income ass as higher than now Mr Kitchen I said he explained that things the farmers buy also were higher so that the buying po power pow er of farm in- in income income In Income come was w-as less than It Is now Mr her Kitchen pointed out however how how- however however ever that all farmers are not equal equal- equally ly lv fortunate In 1934 and 1936 seriously redu reduced d the limited I resources of many farmers and andIn andin In some cases wiped them out en entirely en- en Urel arell Mr Kitchen declared that the cash ash Income from farm market market- ings and government payments tl this s year ear Will total about which Is a gain of about 10 percent per percent cent over 1935 1925 and a gain of or more than 80 per cent since the low POint of the depression in 1932 1832 There hat ha have hae e a been marked econ eoon- economic economic gains In other directions h he said a a reduction In farm fann mart mort- mortgage See mort gage d debt with the lowest interest I j rates on OA long terra terns loans In our hIstory a rise of about 12 IZ per pas cent ill ASIA real estate values value's since UK the depression low law fewer foreclosures and more voluntary transfers of ot farm real estate The value of all farm land and buildings has risen from less than 31 billions In 1933 to more than 34 billions this tl s year ear I The outlook for agriculture this year is favorable Mr Kitchen said A A 10 per cent Increase in inI industrial industria production Is In pros pros- I pact prospect Improved ed industrial condi condi- conditions conditions conditions are report reported d from some of the the Important foreign countries I import farm products from from fromI I I Ithe the United State States Improvement here and abroad indi Indicates ate an In- In increased in increased ducts products creased cread demand for farm pro pro- pro I I A Agricultural Conservation Program W W Owens assistant director for the Utah State Agricultural i cOllege extension service ice left last deliver deIh week eek for Washington D C to de- de de i sliver Ih liver er to Secretary Wallace the rec- rec recommendations rec recommendations of Utah s state AAA rec-I rec committee technical committee forest service extension i service ex- ex t station and departments of agriculture concerning the 1937 agricultural tural conservation program Representatives R of these agen ten agencies agencies cies met December 28 at the state college to outline a procedure for I compliance in the agricultural con conn conservation sen aton program and to make certain incorporated suggestions to be In the national plan The following practices were considered con- con considered Irrigation eed control green manure crops sugar beet practices mulching in orchards s summer fallow turn turn- I ing turnIng land back to native state gully control control terracing fertilizing pas- pas ture pasture ure jm siri Vo il hay land rodent control deferred I grazing range land limited graz- graz graz craz tag ing grazing range land rotation grazing range land and others No definite def report on the Tee Tee- commendations rec-commendations commendations will be released until Secretary Wallace gives his official approval Mr Owens said saki It was Voas thought by officials that this release would auld be forthcoming within a fe few ars days I 1937 1931 Agricultural Co Conservation The announcement of the 1937 I Agricultural Conservation program in December more than three months earlier e-arlier than in 1936 will 1 give farmers f ample opportunity to e study the plan and to make their definite program for the year Director Dh Wm Peterson in charge of the program In Utah says saS In 1937 as In 1936 farmers of th the Uintah Basin will wUl have the opportunity to take part In a nationwide na- na tion wide conservation program In principal as well eU as in op- op operation operation op operation the 1937 program will fol- fol folIo fol low loa follow Io the general outline of the 1936 program It will wIn emphasize however how how- however how I ever er even een more than the 1936 program the attainment of a better bet bet- bet better ter balance b b between soil soU consort consort- consorting conserving ing crops and soil soH depleting crops As farmers are beginning to be- be become be become come ome acquainted with th these terms soil soU conserving crops are listed list In Inthe inthe inthe the program as alfalfa ers clovers etc Soil SoU de depleting crops crop are barley classified as wheat oats oats bar bar bar- ley corn corn etc IThe The Tho program for 1837 1937 for fer this region will wID be developed to give more o re emphasis to soil sail conserving ces 1 w co con soU fer u and prevent soil soU erosion n Un- Un Under Under Un Under der the soil soU building practices Will come the range program weed I control terracing planting of or ro- ro rotation rotation ro rotation tation pastures etc The diversion payment this year will be 6 per acre adjusted to productivity for each acre dhert- dhert diverted ed In addition 3 for each acre diverted for payment as adjusted for productivity will be added to the soil depleting allowance for forthe forthe forthe the farm and will be paid to farm farm- farmers farm ers lers I ers upon performance of soil soli build build- building building I ing practices For most farms the general soil Wll building allowance will be determined deter- deter mined by multiplying the normal soil soU conserving acreage aCreage plus th the e acreage diverted by one dollar Hov However ever op OJ on farms where most o othe of othe f the land Is in soil Boil conserving crops crop such as alfalfa do clo Sr r r rotation pasture etc the soil building al- al al allowance allowance lowance oance will be computed by mul- mul multiplying mul multiplying the total numbers of acres in crop land a oy y Boo with this rate adjusted to the productivity of I land in either case Additions may ma- mabe maybe maybe be made to allow for land in truck crops orchards gardens pastures and range lands Farmers will be given the op- op opportunity op opportunity opportunity to meet In community ty meetings which will sill be held in arious sections of the Basin for he purpose of explaining the pro pro- program pro program gram and el electing Ung committeemen oho ho will sill handle the program under much the same order of last la t ye year Every farmer should take opportunity of a chance to know more of the program before l time in order to determine ho how much it can mean to him Other problems and angles are being heing worked out ns as is rapidly a as possible and will v be announced as soon as p possible reports Director Pt Peterson t Duchene ne County Rt hes Checks Payment to farmers In Du- Du Duchesne Duchesne Du-chesne Du chesne county amounted to 14 14 This money was ass as distributed distributed distributed ed through the treasurer of the county organization Mr Thoral Larson of Roosevelt Roose in December ember 19 to 21 24 One hundred farmers are yet vet et to re receive el ele e payment under the agricultural conserva conserva- conser a- a tion Hon conservation aHon program At this writing Uintah county farmers have hae not re received any of their checks The total which will reach this county Is 30 The County Agent Agen Agents t s office has aU all data to get this money Into the state offiCe ande and we e are wait Bait I waiting Baiting ing anxiously to get these checks to the farmers who are signed up I 1 N News Nevis In Brief For or fifteen en years ears following follow in the war there was a definite down down- downward downward downward I ward trend In s wool ool consumption sa sass s an editorial In the Ne New Wea York Journal of Commerce Last Last YorkI year I there was a sharp reversal in the I 1 trend In the United States par par- par particularly there was a big increase in consumption Increased wool consumption is reported from Great Britain and the continent of Eu- Eu EuI Europe Europe Eu Europe I rope Improving economic condi condi- conditions conditions conditions I and the de development of the lighter fabrics suitable to modern conditions make It likely that the thet t 1 t end of wool consumption has now been reversed It Is true that more severe winters during the thelast thelast last few years vears ears have hate helped v cool demand and that this factor cannot cannot can can- cannot 1 not be counted co upon regularly But Butas Butas Butas as long as manufacturers continue to display Ingenuity in meeting I popular demand and In flew sew priced low-priced fabrics from cool and wool combined with spun ray ray- rayon rayon ray rayon on and other fibers they should be able to make further sales gains I eten en If the weather leather Is less pro pro- propitious pro propitious pro pro-I |