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Show Thursday, April 10, 1975 BOX Pamphlet can help if growing garden Are you one of the expected 70 million in the United States who will be planting vegetable gar- dens this year? Many people see this as one way to individually cope with the concerns of inflation, recession and world food shortages. Many also see gardening as an ideal source of personal fulfillment, recreation, child training, and family togetherness. seed companies an interesting illustrated catalogue giving of standard descriptions vegetable varieties and new introductions. The county agent can give the address of several companies that have vegetable varieties generally adapted for growing in Utah. Dr. Hamson said, "In gardening you will succeed directly in relation to the interest you take and the effort you expend to learn some of the techniques. The information on gardening possessed by the experts is available to anyone who is sufficiently interested to learn basic ELDER requirements for JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah vegetable production and to carefully observe conditions associated with success and failure. No Magic noted that despite the popular notion about the person with the magical green thumb, there is really no magical ability which separates the beginning gardener from the expert. he The main difference, said, is usually the years of 17 experience, coupled with keen observation and effort expended to obtain information from those the basic who understand techniques of gardening. He Regardless of your ex- to perience, we encourage you in join those 70 million gardeners the United States who are doing something for themselves to help solve financial and food problems of our time." Whatever the motivation, experts say the millions of gardens that will be planted this year constitute an enterprise worth several billion dollars. Whatever motivates you to get in the act of producing some of your own food, whether in a large garden, small garden, spaded sunny corner of the lawn or in a window planter, Dr. Alvin R. Hamson, says you will derive much more enjoyment and benefit by seeking out and planting some of the many new varieties that have been developed for the home garden. Calls Attention Dr. Hamson, extension horticulturist with Utah State university, calls attention to a good source of recommendations for growing vegetables in Utah. Its Extension circular entitled, Recommended Utah, 313 Growing Vegetables published Varieties for by USU at gr Logan. copy may be obtained for 15 cents from your county Extension agent or from the Bulletin Mailing Room, Utah State university, Logan, Utah 84322. He also suggests obtaining from one of several plant and A A jfr SPRING PLOWING is a common sight in Box Elder county, when the weather will allow, that is. Here, seagulls feast on v , insects turned up by tractor plow on a Bear River City area farm. mzw 7 P0UGR PR000CYS Y 00YB80R VJ0REI EASIER DARE 5-- 9 HP Or S, Everything in power equipment needed for farm Hydrostatic Drive any speed you want (infinitely variable) up to 8 mph forward, 4 mph reverse. Owners will like the way it lets them speed across big lawns . . . edge up to tricky shrub lines . . . creep in tall weeds or deep snow, then back out fast all with a single lever control, and at full engine rpm. There is no clutching, no shifting, no belts or chains in drive train to break, slip or need adjustment. How Many Feet Are You Paying For When You Buy Twine? & garden MfCraouii TiraieEi & Pat 9600 IH Competition 7200 Compare Twine Length - Quality, Then Come In And SAVE SPECIAL April Only Save 20 DrapDeosoGEiO West of Brigham City Just South of Brigham City Airport (. nfln f (1 |