Show t- t tI Around the County bounty with 11 11 I i iThe The County Agent By Dy Russell County Agen 4 11 It Club Cub Hork Rork Organization of clubs In Ashley OUnes lines Matter Masser Naples Ln- Ln Lapoint point La-point point Ballard and aud Vernal show that U we have lined up at present sour four foods clubs six clothing clubs three swine clubs and one on for for- forestry forestry for forestry estry club Enrollment sheets are being prepared to be submitted to the state as 3 soon as possible C Agricultural Conservation j There are arc now 6 62 applications for the 1937 Range Improvement program In Uintah and Daggett counties including acres May 31 was the closing date for taking applications under this range program and we are sorry that more morl ranchmen did not take advantage of ItA it itA t tA A circular r letter encouraging to participate In the weed fe thUd of the program was as sent the month of May This ed gars vv rs ls Ls Is Iss s part Pt of the program and we 0 the th d like to see more iT farmers take tr lr Into inh consideration Th The county committee has madea made a selection of nine men to attend the training school for supervisors under the 1937 1037 conservation pro program pro pro- program program gram to be held next e week eek k Five of these men will ill be selected elected to act as supervisors and to make anup an and accurate map of date to I each farm In the county Fred Fi d and J i Seed L Loans an I IMay I May 31 va was S the concluding dat date of assisting the Federal red ral Credit Administration In making feed and seed lo n applications This office has made 69 applications and th the i total mone money loaned for feed and andI I seed is i iNo No doubt the prospects p for a good crop this year ear car Is the re i for this extensive e borrowing We el Va el It was as a x real service to assist farmers n n getting petting this credit at ail a alow alow low Jow rate of interest t just at a time when they were badly In need of ofa ofa i ia a new start The past p few years of drought hM has ha left many of our far far- farmers farmers far farmers mers stranded as far as re resources are 1 i Prairie Dog Dor Control I Se Seven en bait balt distributing stations were set up and 2500 2510 pounds of halt bait has been distributed to farm farm- farmers farmers tanners ers during the month of M May Y ty This bait was furnished free fre by the county and cooperators are Inter inter- interested interested Interested ested In assisting this olce in dis- dis distributing distributing dis distributing poison polson oats Data to tamers In aU all sections section s of the th county 1 e-ds e ds expended Considerable effort was as depend expend expend- depended I ed in trying to get weed proJect project pro- pro started Farm visits and trips I o a the Provo O office have e not mat mat- materialized a ft project as yet However How How- However ever er we are stilling sWUng working on officers In n order that we ve may yet get a weed project for or this thi s I county I The count commissioners purchased pur- pur purchased pur purchased chased two too Carlsen w coders and farmers are using these In two different communities for control of wild morning glory and peren peren- perennial perennial perennial nial sow thistle Plans Flam for drag are e being distributed to all farmers who call at the o office for assistance In weed eed control Forestry t f ores try In cooperation with J Whitney Floyd the Count Agent spent one day at Watson and Rainbow as assisting as- as assisting assisting the superintendent of the gilsonite mines minas In tree planting on their property Mr Flova Floya Flo a and tho the Agent spent one dav da visiting all tree tre-e plantings of Ashley Valley and gave assist assist- assistance assistance assistance ance In pruning and care of trees which were ere shipped from the tine for forestry for for- forestry estry estr nurserY at the AAA cheat hat Program E C Shaffer Shatter and Mr lUa er spent sp t one full day dav da In the county assisting this office In getting ma material ma- ma material material together to ta complete ten contracts of the wheat program which need more consideration All contracts were ere to be toe closed on the first of June Economic Information for Uintah County Farmers rs Prices 1 received and paid by far farmers far far- farmers farmers mers were 34 per cent above prewar pre pre- prewar pre prewar war the highest since early cady in 1933 Compared with prices paid they had the same purchasing power as In the war pre-war period and early earl In 1929 In March 1933 both prices paid and prices received received ed reached their low points re 1 The hog situation bythe bythe by Ithe the sharp rise in corn prices in April carried the price of hogs to the highest level In 15 years Fori For Forthe Forthe the last seven months inspected slaughter has been 34 per cent lar-I lar lar- lar larger lar larger ger than the corresponding period a year ago The supply for tor I slaughter slaughter ter In May and June Is expected to decline contrary to the normal trend for tor those months I I Although the hog are expected to be below those of last year during the coming months I Ithe the total supply of production willbe will willbe willbe be larger than a year vear ear ago due tOI to the unusually large storage stocks now on hand Storage stock for pork on May 1 v were ere estimated d to tobe tobe tobe be 65 per cent greater than a year ago and aud 20 per cert above e the fhe- fhe year five year a average As consumer demand Is expected to be stronger than last year the In total supply may not be fully reflected In prices received by farmers dur during dur- dur durIng ing tag the remaining months of or the current marketing year The beef cattle situation shows sho a number of cattle on feed In the corn belt states as somewhat smal smaller Smal-I Smal smatter ler ter than two too years ago and the smallest for this season of the I year vear ear In many man years ears Inspected slaughter of cattle during was higher than in any similar period since l 1930 30 Inspected slaughter slaughter ter during April was head and was the third largest April slaughter on record Yearlings and light weight eight steers continued tomake to tomake tomake make up the bulk of the receipts receipt with cows coos s heifers and weighty weights steers comprising an unusually small proportion of the total slaughter slaughter supply Appreciable increases rease In the receipts of ot heavy steers are ar arnot not exp expected ted for tor several months arel and prices for grain fed cattle in late summer and fall are expected to average higher than the prices which prevailed this spring I Although prices of the i utter I grades have risen since last June lower Jower grade cattle prices price have hive ad advanced ad- ad advanced but slightly and are ex expected ex- ex petted to decline when grass fed cattle begin be to arrive in volume The anticipated Increase in the demand de demand de- de demand mand for stockers and feeders to together to- to together gether With the strong trong den de for n ats may tend to LG boaster bO r the i and result In less than normal nor normal nor nor- normal mal decline In the price of lower grade cattle Shipments of feeder cattle from markets have Increased ed In recent weeks seeks but are still l below a year ago The hay situation in the United States and prospects for the new crop are below average Farm stock on n May 1 I were about six million tons The second largest In more than 20 years and less than two thirds two two- thirds the 32 1928 32 average The winter wheat v heat situation points to the fact that this year years s crop is expected to be the th largest since 1919 with the exception of I 1931 when yields were sere t ere unusually high I Domestic wheat heat prices are slow slow- slowly slow slow- slowly slowly ly adjusting toward an export ba- ba basis ba basis sis with the prospect of increased I ba-I supplies World prices have how I how how- however however ever risen during the last 2 months and some further improvement may offset in part the decline in do- do domestic do domestic rela relative ve to world prices I The sheep and lamb situation shows ls number on feed for the sea sea-I sea sea- season sea season son just passing about 4 per cent less than last year Due to the II late pasture the number of early carly lambs to be marketed before Jul I 1 v will be smaller than usual The expected de decrease rease In feed lam lambs for the next two months w v will ill W be offset to some extent by an in- in increase increase In Increase crease tn in Texas grass tat fat year year- yearlings year year- yearlings yearlings lings 1 She he smaller supply of or fed lambs 3 yet et to come late lambing and delayed pasture will probably maintain prices fairly well sell ell dur- dur durIng durIng dur during ing May nd June ca causing the I June drop to be later than us- us usual usual us usual ual Inspected slaughter of sh sheep p and lamb lambs in April totaled 1 1334 head This was 53 5 3 per cent over April a year vear ear ago but 22 z 2 per cent less than average a y The poultry situation shows sho the ratio tio between Ohio egg and poul poul- poultry poultry poultry thel try feed prices In April WAS the most unfavorable on record far farI fort I that month This continued un unfavorable un- un unfavorable I favorable relationship has resulted favorable In a 0 per cent decrease in eggs set and a 9 per cent decrease In salable chicks hatched by commer commer- commer commercial commercial ISI cial hatcheries In the United States In Ln April as BS compared compare with the same month last year vear ear The demand for chicks appears to be even less sat satisfactory sat sat- satisfactory toI now than prevailed atthe at atthe atthe the beginning of the season Poul Poul- Poultry Poultry Poul- Poul Poultry try receipts have been declining seasonally but during March and April were ere unusually large as us the I result of heM heavy y storage out out ot movement I I |