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Show Page Two - The Pyramid - February 5. 2004 producers IKSMiE SANPETE Utah agricultural provide financial support SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Agricultural producers must maintain a competitive edge to operate in a global market since they produce far beyond domestic demand. In recent years, changes in the rules of trade, shifts in domestic policy and new developments in technology have altered the landscape of global agriculture and the challenges facing American farmers. How are agricultural producers surviving when input costs such as hired labor, fertilizer and fuel costs continue to rise? Are government program payments providing producers to allow an adequate safety-nthem to make investments in land and equipment required of modern farming? Which agriculture sectors show improvement or are under financial stress? United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) Naet tional Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will give Utah agricultural producers the chance to answer these and other questions by participat- - Market News Prices for the Salina Pro- ducers Livestock Auction Feb. 3 are as follows: Receipts: 1,682; last week: 2,407; last year: 2,832. Feeder steers: mixed, 0 0 lbs lbs & 0 higher, instances 0 higher; other wts 0 lower. Feeder heifers: mixed, wts under 550 lbs steady; wts over 550 lbs weak to 1 .00 lower; 0 steers: mixed but lower; slaughter cows: weak; slaughter bulls: steady on similar offerings. Feeder steers: medium 0 and large frame 1: lbs lbs scarce; 250-30- 0 lbs lbs lbs 55.00-75.0- 700-90- 0; 55.50-69.5- 0; 900-110- 62.50-65.7- 5. Feeder heifers: medium 0 and large frame 1: 0 lbs lbs scarce; 250-30- 0; 300-35- 0 3.00-4.0- 114.50-122.0- 0; 350-40- 6.00-8.0- 100.00-114.0- 1.00-2.0- lbs. 96.00-- 1 14.00; lbs. 95.50-103.5lbs. 84.50-96.5lbs 80.00-91.5lbs 78.00-89.7lbs 74.50-86.0lbs 74.50-85.0lbs 77.75-83.5lbs 75.00-80.5lbs 74.00-76.0lbs 61.50-73.7- hol-ste- in 1.00-2.0- 200-25- 113.00-146.0- 0; 2 lots at 139.50; 125.00-129.799.50-127.0- 5; 0; 103.50-118.5- 0; 96.00-113.5- 0; 94.50-112.0- 0, 115.50; 600-65- 0 650-70- 0 700-75- 0 750-80- 0 800-85- 0 850-90- 0 900-95- 0 lbs lbs 400-45- 0 lbs 450-50- 0 lbs 500-55- 0 lbs 550-60- 0 lbs pkg 558 lbs lbs 85.50-103.5- 0; lbs 81.50-95.2- 5; lbs 79.25-93.2lbs 80.25-86.7lbs 80.25-85.7lbs 78.10-84.0lbs 77.50-82.0- 0; lbs scarce. 300-35- 0 350-40- 0 5; 5; 5; 0; 950-100- 0 Holstein steers: large frame 2: baby bulls: scarce; 200-30- 0 lbs scarce; 300-50- 0 500-70- 0 65.00-75.00; lbs lbs lbs 0 400-45- 0; 450-50- 550-60- 0 600-65- 0 5; 650-70- 0 0; 700-75- 0 0; 750-80- 0 0; 800-85- 0 0; 850-90- 0 0; 900-95- 0 950-100- 5; 0 0. 0. and large frame 1 : pregnant cows 525.00-900.00hSlaughter cows: boning d. 38.50-47.5- utility breaking utility 1- -3 0; 37.75-48.2- 5. 1: scarce; 59.00-65.01000-150- 1000-150- 1500-229- 0 lbs 52.00-56.0- Feeder bulls: 995-124- Utah in June 2003 showed that 85.2 percent of all motorists wear safety belts. Of the rural counties surveyed during December 2003, lbs 5 Somthing worth celebrating MANTI Thursday, Feb. 5, might not seem like a day worth celebrating, but if you enjoy food and live in America, you might want to think again. In only a few days, around Monday, Feb. 9, the average American will have earned enough disposable income to pay for his or her annual food supply. Not bad, especially when you consider that Tax Freedom Day, the day when a typi- cal American family has earned enough money to pay their federal, state and local taxes doesnt happen until around April 19. This year, state and county about agriculture in Sanpete are provided in the United Farm Bureaus nationwide will commemorate this food fact on Feb. 5, as Food Check-ou- t Day. According to the most recent statistics compiled by the Agricultures (USDA) Census of Agriculture. Sanpete County is the number four ranked county in the state of Utah in agricultural sales, providing 9.4 percent of the states agricultural receipts. The top five commodities produced and sold in Sanpete are turkeys, hay crops, sheep and lambs, cattle and calves and barley. Agriculture Departments Economic Research Service, American families and individuals currently spend on an average, just over 10 percent of their disposable personal income for food. This latest statistic, compiled for the year 2002, includes food and beverages consumed at home and away from home. It includes food purchases from grocery stores and other ic The Pyramid 49 West Main retail outlets, including and Women, Infants, Childrens (WIC) program. Pleasant, UT 84647 Mt. an edition of The Daily Herald a Pulitzer, Inc. The statistic also includes home meals and away-frosnacks purchased by families and individuals, as well as food furnished to employees. Some interesting numbers Newspaper m Subscriptions and Delivery Service 375-510- 3 News and Advertising Fax ... USPS No. 365-58- 0 Published Thursdays by Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc., 49 West Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647. Periodical postage paid Mt. Pleasant UT 84647. Send address changes to 49 West Main, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647. POSTMASTER: Member: 1 PRICES if you came along between 1964 and 1978, youre from Generation X. Your status as a boomer or a Gen Xer will determine many aspects of your life - includ- year - $36.50 (in county) year - $45.50 (out of county) NEWS We welcome news tips. Call 462-213- 4 to report a news tip, or if you have a comment or a question. We welcome letters to the editor. All letters must indude the author's name (printed AND signed) and a phone number. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, punctuation, taste and length. Letters are welcome on any topic be- tween 1945 and 1963, youre a baby boomer. But 50( 1 Department of Sanpete is ranked among the nation's top 100 counties in value of sheep, lambs, and wool sold, producing 35.8 cumulative percent of the U.S. total production. So enjoy what you are eating Feb. 5 as part of Food Check-oDay. Farmers in Sanpete County and across the nation are proud to produce quality affordable food and hope that consumers everywhere will take a moment to ut celebrate American agricultures success. How you invest may depend on when you were born If you were born Audit Bureau of Circulations NEWSTAND States Financial Focus pyramidavpro.com ing the way you invest. If youre a Gen Xer, your key goals may include paying off your student loans, building a cash cushion and opening an IRA and a 401(k). However, if youre a baby boomer, youve probably got other priorities. If youve got an IRA and agents, news media, farm suppliers, lenders and others make decisions that affect growers. Congress studied the re- sults from previous studies carefiilly when they crafted the Farm Bill. Producers chosen to participate in the 2003 Agricul- tural Resource Management Survey will be visited by an interviewer to complete the re- port at the farm or ranch operators convenience. Results will be published of USDA reports on the current farm financial situin a series ation. Farm Production Expenditures, the first report with results from the survey, will be released July 15. For a copy of the finished report or to obtain other agricultural statistics, visit the NASS at website www.usda.govnassorcall Pro-Bow- l), off-seas- sure.) Many people in Sanpete love their football. They cant get enough of it. Fortunately, many of these people also love basketball and baseball - so they never have to go cold turkey without a sports fix. I planned to watch the Super Bowl and actually did see a good share of it. About midnight Saturday night (no need to plan too far in advance), I made a run to the convenience store for sour cream, chips and candy bars. Those were the things I didnt have on hand at home which I needed to enhance the viewing experience of the game. (I love what we call California Onion Dip difficulties of working a more populated counties of 47.50-65.5- 0. when especially policymakers, farm organizations, analysts, local USDA Sundays Super Bowl, for all intents and purposes (forget the ended the football season. Sundays and Monday nights, and yes, Thursday nights for some, can return to normal for six or seven months. (Or is it the other way around, football season being normal and the being abnormal? Im not RICHFIEL- D- During December 2003, 10 of Utahs rural counties were surveyed in A survey conducted in the 0. Last and ranches are crucial, said Rick Kestle, state statistician, Only half of all rural county motorists buckle up belts. yield grade 2: lbs scarce; 1500-210- 5 0: 0 Super Bowl made by stirring dehydrated onion soup into sour cream.) At the store, the late night clerk immediately recognized my purchases as Super Bowl preparations. We had a chat about the game and she explained that she didnt really get too interested in the NFL season until this final motorists wear their safety lbs lbs 0 de- which motorists were observed for seat belt use. The survey results showed that only 59.9 percent of the 5; commercial: scarce; cutter and low dressing utility 25.50-37.7Slaughter bulls: yield grade agribusinesses and government. The results will show the impact of the shifting global market, farmer production decisions and governmental policies on the agricultural economy. During 2002, Farm Services Agency (FSA) distributed to producers $7.3 billion in farm program payments, $1.6 billion in conservation funding, $2 billion in loan funds and $14.4 million in emergency loans. Data from the ARMS is used to measure the benefits of and ad direct, counter-cyclichoc emergency payments as producers continue to look to the marketplace for economic reward. Reliable, accurate 62.00-71.0lbs Heiferettes: Stock cows: medium 41.00-61.0- agriculture for producers, scriptions of the current economic health of Utahs farms 0 0; 0; This survey is the key financial information tool that provides the leading economic indicators of state and national 0 500-55- 0 0; (ARMS). al 200-25- 103.00-125.0- 700-75- 450-65- 0 0 ing in the 2003 Agricultural Resource Management Survey by Merrill Ogden Brian Crosby 401(k), now is the time to max out on your contributions. And if youve got kids headed off to school, youll want to explore college-savings vehicles, such as a Section 529 plan or a Coverdell Education Savings Account. No matter what stage of life youre at, youll need to make the right moves -so take action soon. For questions about investing and retirement planning, call (435) 283-040or stop by the Edward Jones Investment Office at 63 Carbons rate for safety belt usage was the highest at 72.6 percent while San Juan took last place with a staggering 41.0 percent. The remaining counties had the following rates. Wasatch, 71.0 percent; Tooele, 66.7 percent; Box Elder, 66.2 percent; Iron, 61.3 percent; Summit, 56.9 percent; Sanpete, 55.9 percent; Uintah, 53.9 percent; and Sevier, 44.3 percent. Wearing safety belts saves lives. There are more fatalities attributed to the failure of wearing safety belts than any other traffic related behavior, says Phil Ekker, health education director at Central Utah Public Health Department. game. We also talked about the graveyard shift. I asked if she knew the origin of the term graveyard shift. She didnt Im not sure whether it made her work any easier to learn that the term goes back to burial methods in medieval times. After discovering that some people had been buried alive, those ingenious undertakers, such as they were, came up with a rescue method. They tied a string around the fingers of the deceased and ran the string to the surface where it was attached to a bell. Someone was assigned to attend the grave and listen for the bell. People who had HIDHG EPGDnir working the graveyard shift. And, by the way, if the bell did ring, the person prematurely buried was said to be a dead ringer. Okay, where was I? Oh yes - the Super Bowl. In ad- those who sat there through the night, were said to be dition to the game itself, most watchers are interested in the commercials. Advertisers lit- Sanpete County Booking re- port are as follows: Jan. 21 Travis Jake Shepherd, Nephi, was arrested in Ephraim by the Ephraim erally spend millions per minute to broadcast what they hope is seen as a super commercial. Many of them are very clever. How effective they are at Street, wow, that was good kind of thing. My favorites al this year were the Pepsi com-merci- depicting Jimi Hendrix as a kid and the donkey fulfilling his dream of becoming a Budweiser Clydesdale. Also, beyond the game and itself, is the pre-gahalf-tim- e entertainment. In anticipation of the game, I read in the paper in a piece from The New York Daily News that viewers can expect the unexpected and that the performers incentive by appearing at the Super Bowl is massive exposure. That seemed to be true this year. I was a bit surshow prised at the half-tim- e and wondered how much mass appeal it had with the football loving public. I know that P. Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock appeal to some categories of people. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake have their public too. (I've kind of liked Janets dance routines over the years.) Suffice it to say that did hapthe unexpected massive was and there pen exposure during the halftime show. It seems that some entertainers feel the need to shock us every time they get the stage at a major event. (Whats up with that Jackson family anyway?) Im hoping that by the time this piece reaches print, that CBS, MTV or the NFL, apologizes for what was not a family show. Thats my opinion. (CBS apologized immediately - actually while I was writing this piece.) Lastly, what about the game itself? I thought it was a terrific game. It began as a defensive struggle which opened up into a big scoring, tight contest. My wifes team came out on top. (She grew up in New England.) As the second half began, we scampered out to wish a non-footba- fan ll friend a happy birthday. At the urging of the hostess there, I had lemon cake, chocolate cherry cake, peanut butter cream pie AND chocolate silk pie. (1 figured it was a celebration day, why hold back?) Back home, I continued with onion dip and chips as the game continued and wound up in the last seconds with an exciting field goal win for the Patriots. I washed down couple of Turns with a shot of Ginger Ale as an appropriate finale for my Super Bowl party. I hope that you had a good one, Sanpete. I also hope that you can now face life without football for a few months... Merrill Po- lice Department on charges of possession of marijuana and two counts possession of a controlled substance. Bail was set at $11,850. Jan. 24 Juvenile Offender, Manti, was arrested in Manti by the Sanpete County Sheriffs Department on charges of operating a vehicle under the age of 16. Jan. 26 Shane R. White, Ephraim, was arrested in Ephraim by the Sanpete County Sheriffs Department on charges of a United States District Court Warrant. Jan. 27 Brian Don Bailey, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested in Mt. Pleasant by the Mt. Pleasant Police Department on charges of intoxication and possession of methamphetamine. Bail was set at $5,150. Jose Mendez Vargas, Ephraim, was arrested in Gunnison by the Gunnison Police Department on warrants out of Salt Lake and West Valley City Court. Bail was set at $20,000. iVaV joca(yaVoq J 5o(neor Cl I taColicH aooV Jan. 29 Briton Wesleygran Powell, Helper, was arrested in Fairview Canyon by the Sanpete County Sheriffs Department on charges of arson. Bail was set at $10,000. Jan. 31 Todd Lee Kinlicheeney,-Sal- t Lake City, was arrested on State Road 28, Mile Post 7, by the Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) on charges of driving under the influence (DUI), speed, driving on suspension, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $2,825. , llo, RWUVUji Yavu is ?v 3 4, South Main Ephraim. a know. that duty, and especially MANTI-- - Activities on the selling the product is almost secondary to the object of creating an ad that is seen as 1 PoioKsa-teurti- s &rouc$Yvoj O saj ? K(o |