Show an enviable record when the united states entered the war and the cry for increased production in the agricultural districts was sent out the mormon church was one of the first utah organizations to sense the importance of the movement As a result the church authorities at the april conference set aside to be distributed tri buted aa prizes to the organizations making the best records in the production of wheat and potatoes returns which have been compiled by the officials in charge of the contest indicate that the competition was one of the most ful ever conducted here fifty four representing every brinch f the clinich reported for alie judgment and the net re aulta it fleet an achievement of which the state as well as the cli is to be proud the wheat afeld of utah was increased by more than one million pounds and the potato yield more than two million pounds by the contest on production submitted to the contest officials indicate that additional honors may accrue to the blate as a result odthe contest until the returns have been rechecked tins will not be established to the satisfaction of the officials nevertheless the chuch have established a production which is a valuable addition to the agricultural statistics of the state during the season they produced bushels having a retail market value of more than the increased production due to the church contest is equal to one thirtieth af the entire production of the state for the year 1914 with this increase aud the new production brought by private ic to the greater production movement utah baa recorded a marvelous gim in potato production in a years time in 1916 the state produced bushels of potatoes while the estimated production for 1917 is bushels winch is more than five times the production of bushels the 1915 production was 2500 bushels from these fig ures it is evident that the humble tuber is returning to its own in utah and is iwand to remain one of the principal crops herald republican of course there are other reasons for exemption ant cold feet always was a good excuse for getting out of H tw |