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Show THE MIDVALE SENTINEL (Utah) Page Seven Friday, January 2, 1953 FARM NEWS Stresses Farm Nonfarm Dependence Continuing to produce enough to meet the food and fiber needs of a steadily growing population is now generally recognized a3 a vital nathnal job which calls for united effort by all of us, Gua 1. Geissler, Administrator, Prouction and Marketing Administration, told a farm group recently. "This means that we must have sound and coordinated programs .to maintain and protect our soil and water resources," he said. "It means that the necessary steps must be taken to see that fanners have a sustained level of income which will enable them to keep on producing what is needed. Ur. Geissler called on farmers to help spread a better understanding of the increasing interdependence of agriculture and non agriculture. He stated that a total of 25 million people, or about 40 percent of our total labor force of 61 million employed, are now engaged in agriculture and related industries, and to these people agriculture is of direct important, because agriculture means "jobs." "Of equal importance is the Make of agriculture in the welfare of the rest of the people," he continued. "As (farm) customers prosper, so does agriculture prosper. It would be a great mistake to think that farmers have no interest in business conditions, in minimum wage provisions for workers in short, in the standard of living and economic welfare of all our people. "The obvious conclusion is that there is no 'farm problem' ae a separate and distinct thing and there is no general economic prob lem which does not affect agri culture. "Farmers . . . connot regard the job as finished until they help see that all the rest of our more than 150 million folks understand that farm welfare is not in itself a el fi.sh thing a more complete realization of the stake of the whole country in a sound and prosperous agriculture is absolutely essential not in the cause cf ags, riculture but in the entire national h The Administrator pointed out that something like 50 per cent of the consumer's dollar goes for services, and that ir is is Ceiler a wide area where greater efficiency is needed. "Cutting down waste and costs between the farm gate and the dinner table offers one of the best chances for improvement," he said. "It involves the whole field of marketing and marketing services . . . Cooperation, mutual understand ing, and a lot of careful study and work will be needed to help close this gap in our chain of agricultural supply." . Where ACP Money Goes Nearly 48 per cent of the funds used for carrying out conservation practices under the 1931 Agricultural Conservation Program went for the establishment of protective cover and green manure crops, according to J. Vera Hopkin, Chairman of the state Production and Marketing Administration Committee. A part of this was for seed and a part for lime, phosphate and other fertilizers used in the establishment of such protective cover. Nearly 30 per cent went for im provement of range and pasture land. This included seed, stock water developments, and lime and fertilizers. g About 12 per cent was for meand other chanical erosion control practices terracing, the construction of dams, diversion ditches, etc. Ap proximately S.3 per cent was for both open drainage, including ditch and closed drains. Irrigation practices took 3.8 per cent, fores try 0.5 per cent and all others 2.8 si r. mm mmm w dirt-movin- g em OLD-FASHION- ED Farmers Planning 1953 Conservation Now Farmers of Salt Lake County in recent weeks hav been planning the conservation practices they expect to carry out in 1953, says Walter A. Mabey, Chairman of the County PMA Committee. They have been assisted in making these plans by their PMA community committeemen. In each of the seven agricultural ROASTS nflffl a it 8 3 Si3 Value This Week.' MiiilliW gX&?m&miFW I I " 1 ... l950Chev.F!eetline only $1300 spotless vpholstry, extra good tires, 4-d- r. . 2-d- white-wal- r. tires l Ford Deluxe only 1595 r. . only 1 195 Low Mileepe, one owner 1949 2-d- r. . only 195 Ford Custom 2-d- . . only r. 1 195 spot lights. Mat covers, fog lights, overdrive Radio, heater, 2 1949 Chev. Fleetline 4-- dr . Chev. 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And here's a serving tip: Pork with cooked favorites ., apple dishes. Honey 1950 two-thir- Pork CLEARANCE Chev. per-capit- a erav a Mr. Hopkins points out that the figures indicate the emphasis be ing placed on the. use of grass and legumes for range and pasture land, and for protective cover, Where lime, phosphate, and other mineral fertilizers are encouraged, it is because they are essential in and legumes, growing grasses which are important in protecting, conversing and building soil. YEAR-EN- 1950 Reviewing the 17 years of ACP operations, Mays points out that this work has helped to make possible the increase in production needed to keep pace with the growth in population. "As a result the average person in this country today is eating more and better than he did before World War U, The consumption is up 12 per cent and people are consuming more meat, citrus, milk, eggs and fresh vegetables." According to Mays, who is director of PMA's Agricultural ConserMays Reports ACP Progress Nearly half of the Nation's far- vation Programs Branch, farmers cooperating in the program, in 16 mers, forming more than of the farmland, are carying years have terraced over 18,000,000 out conservation practices, accord- acres of slopping land to conserve ing to Charley Mays of the Produc- water and check erosion and have tion and Marketing Administra- established drainage systems to tion, U. S. Department of Agri (Continued on next page) per cent n r. culture. d al-r.- BEST STOCK which received major encouragement were: Drainage, seeding, pastures, grasses, and reorganizing irrigation systems. In all of these practices, the chairman points out, ACP assistance covered only a part of the total cost. As a result of the conservation work, the farms of Salt Lake County are now in better condition to help meet production needs of today and to continue to produce for the greater needs of the future. eje dirt-movin- ... non-fcr:- bey, farmers will be in a better cooperate in the 1953 program to position to secure needed conser- date. such as phosvation materials phate, and to arrange for services 1952 ACP Accomplishments such as the use of heavy During 1952, soil and water conequipment servation practices were carried Early planing also will make it out under the Agricultural Conpossible to use the technical as- servation Program on 155 farms in sistance of the Soil Conservation Salt Lake County, says Walter A. Work Mabey, Chairman of the County Service more effectively. can be scheduled ahead and plans PMA Committee. This is 10 per can be made for more efficient use cent of the total farms in the counof available technical assistance. ty. Assistance was geared to the Mr. Mabey believes that program operations are fully three months most needed conservation on the ahead of any previous yeaT. He individual farms and, as in other contacts of years, every farmer was given an thinks the PMA committeemen will be the opportunity to participate. Land leveling was the practice means of giving many farmers a better understanding of the pur- selected by most farmers as the poses of the Agricultural Conser- one most needed. This practice was vation Program. Approximately carried out on 45 farms. Other conservation practices 100 farms have been signed up to communities in the county, the chairman explains, PMA commun ity committeemen have been mak ing farmer visits. The main purpose of these visits is to encourage farmers to plan ahead and make arrangements for carrying out the conservation practices needed on their farms. In planning their operations far mers are encouraged , to use any conservation plans they may have for their farms and to check their fields to determine the conservation needs of each. The chairman points out that Salt Lake County farmers are being encouraged to carry out all on their conservation needed farms but ACP assistance will be provided only for the most needed conservation practices. By planning ahead, says Mr. Ma- - RIGHT with... I EDWARDS K"'c'""S,90c NOB HILL h 8Rc r -U. S. No. 1, All Purpose Vegetable" ib. GRAPEFRUIT rj Arizona, Juicy, Marsh 8 Ib. bog Seedless R el; ; VaV- j- POTATOES U. S. No. 2 Russet A Real Potato Value," IK X)ld W IkIo. font m lbs. 39 no ltJ7 501. I 10 lb bag 45 |