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Show Sunday, January 6. 1980. THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 23 griculiure: Alcohol Fuel Meet A large crowd is expected for the Alcohol Fuel Conference, Jan. 9, 1980 at the Salt Lake Tri-Arc Travelodge the most economical and certainly the most dependable fuel supply," Holman added. ‘‘Whenall the facts are in,it appears to be the time for a Gasohol Revolution.”” he concluded sponsored by the Utah-Idaho Farmers Union. The conference will precede the 27th Annual Convention of the two state The conference will assemble exfarmorganization on Jan. 10 and 1) at perts to present information on recent the samelocation “Purpose of this conference is to give technology, equipmentneeds, legalities and financial assistance available for area farmers and other interested persons the opportunity to leam about alcohol fuel production a dependable and renewable source of Victor Ray. Director of Field Serfuel,"" Utah-Idaho Farmers Union President Roy Holman said. “During vices for National Farme:s Union will the 1979 farm production year, make a poe titled. Alcohol producers found themselves at the Fuels: A Pieaay a 2:00-4:30 ‘aration of Independence MANN?THEATRES ‘is Dr. Warren P. : Clary Small Grains Utah Ranks On Upswing 200-4: 30 e Leaderof the Forest Service research work unit of the sugar heetindustry in Utah was a majorfactor concerned with ecology and management of the rangelands of the Great Basin of Utah. He will be headquartered at the Shruod Sciences Laboratory in Provo, a harvested in the state in 1979 by 6.22 percent The Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service said that the acreage of small grains — wheat. oats and barley — harvested during 1979 totaled 393,000 compared with 370,000 the previous year when sugar beet growing ground to a halt in the state However despitethe increased acreage harvested facility of the Intermoun- production of winter wheat was down 10 in increasing the number of acres of small grains percent — from 5.62 million bushels in 1978 to 5.04 million during 1979. That meant the averageyield per acre dropped —)29 bushels to 24 bushels. luction of spring wheattotaled 1.64 million pR_ WARREN P. CLARY bushelscone the 1979 season — an increaseof 57 earned master of science and doctorate degrees from Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Dr. Clary began his reaeare career aS a Tange conservationist in Flagstaff, Arizona, with percent from the previous year with yield standingat i bushels per acre compared with 36 in 1978. The total amount of oats produced was 708,000 bushels during 1979 — an increaseof 23 percent from the previous year's crop. The yield per acre jumped by 11 bushels to 59. Total barley production during 1979 was 9,039,000 million bushels — an increase of 20 percent from 1978. The acreage harvested declined 3 percent to SRnea oa bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He Forest and Range Ex- creased from 56 bushels to 69 bushels periment Station. He later served as a Project Leader at the Southem Station in Pineville, Louisiana, where he directed studies of Southern pine forest Tanges. TWIN FALLS,Idaho (UP1) — Cattle ranchers in Gooding County are seeking all available dipping Idaho Mobilizes To Fight Scabies vatsfor use in an crmergency program designed torid their animals of highly contagious scabies. Twin Falls County extension agent Bill Hazen Wednesday said he and cattle ranchers have undertaken the extensive program to prevent the disease cee by a parasitic mite from spreading to healthy cattle. He said the Idaho Agriculture Department and University of Idaho officials have put outa call to all cattle organizations, seeking all functioning dipping vats to use in Gooding County. He said the dipping program was begun as soon as the disease wasdiscovered and any animal suspected of having comein contact with an infected animalshouldbe treated for the disease. ioeaaia ELECTRIC HORSEMAN 1230 NORTH 333 wast i showing BS RN aD sae By Afnockonnee”'THE PRIZE CARILLON SQUARE ee A Forbidden Love... 1:40 FIGHTER 3 THE RUNNER True sentre ENDS 120-32 THURS. 5:30-7:20 *0:25 CARILLON SQUARE 989 11908 224317 netbsey ad Moe bare + Lg SC aS) lic ny Cleavon Lite Roddy McDowell ye Muligat, Tony Randall: Dk Benedict 1 21ies neat, $700. 000 000 scavenger hunt MANN THEATRES MONS, x,cara 1 a0:$1005.20 MONS, poms 7:30-9:45 Ceete oSee SS ReleanSaebayaaees BBE TASCRS Show 7:30 . ENDS WEDNESDAY 489-4513 254 S. Main, Springville. By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Farm, Home and Garden Editor Utah is not generally considered an agricultural state, yet statistics just released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture show there are 20 states in the nation with less land in agriculture than Utah According to thestatistics, Utah ranks 30th in the number of farms and the number of acres devuied to agrivuliure. The report also shows a steadydecline in the amountof land used for agricultu °, reflecting concerns voiced by agriculture le.‘ers that America is losing its prime farmland. In Utah,12,800 farmsarelisted as commercial farmsasof Jan. 1, 1980, having produced sales of $1000 or more during 1979. number was 200 under the previous year. Land devoted to commercial farms is estimated at 12.6 million acres, or 200,000 acres less than a year ago. Average size of farms in Utahis 1,050 acres,slightly larger than in 1978, according to the U.ah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Across the nation, farmland is estimated at 1,049 million acres in 1979, or a decline of three percent from 1978. The preliminary estimate for 1980 is $1,047 million acres, down two percent. ‘The numberof farmsin the United Statesis estimated at2.33 million, down 1.6 percent from the 2.37 million in 1978. Since 1975, the numberof farmsin the U.S. has declined by 181,860 farms, and the acreage has dropped by 16,010 thousand acres, or a total of 16,010,000 acres, Number one agricultural state in the U.S. is Texas, with 138,700 thousand acresin agriculture. Montanais second with 62,000 thousandacres, and Kansas third with 48,200 thousand acres. Which states are below Utah in the amount of land devoted to farming? Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, RhodeIsland, South Carolina. Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. CommodityPrices Vary in Utah ° sx oh limited engagement cy os3 ; H d 30th in U.S. In Agriculture SALT LAKE CITY(UPI) — Thevirtual closing out has been named Project Dr. Clary received a the Rock:ky Mountain 131,000 compared with 1978 but yield per acre in- 2PrOv0s Orem) 7:99-9:30 ae 4 ROBE REDFORD Ciary Heads Forest Ecology Research for Farmers. Ray and Cindy Demenico tain Forest and Range from the National office will set up an ExperimentStation. operating modeldistillation unit. After Dr. Roger R. Bay, lunch, Carl Larsen from the Director of the InterWashington D.C. office of the Farmers mountain Station, said Home Administration will discuss Dr. Clary’s activities will financ ‘ng and loan programsavailable focus on developing from the Federal Government ecological knowledge of Representatives of the Bureau of the salt-desert and mounIcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and tain shrublands, and the the Utah Liquor Commission will dis- sagebrush - grass ecocuss licensing and other regulations systems of the Great Basin. A native of Nebraska, mercy of the international oil cartel and thebig oil interests here at home. ‘This year has even greater potential for fuel shortages during planting and harvest seasons with the present Middle East situation,” he said. “Skeptics continue to raise questions on economics in the production of alcohol fuels. When compared to the costs of fueloil, ethanol produced from some crops is already competitive today: tomorrowit could be considered Al Newsof Agriculture Local and National wo SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Utah farmers and ranchers received varied prices for major commodities on December compared with the previous month, says the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. ‘ ° e ; Beef cows wereselling at $45 per cwt. — up % cents from the mid-Novemberprice of $44.10 cwt. The Dec. 15, 1978 price however. was $39.80 per cwt. Steers and heifers on the other hand averaged $68.60 per cwt. compared with $69.20 during Prices were lower for such products as barley, “{jovember and $59.60 a year earlier. lambs, steers, heifers and calyes compared to Calves at $83.90 per cwt., wee down $5.70 from November while wool, milk, sheep, beef cows, milk the previous month but up from the $70.40 at the cows and alfalfa hay showed increases. sametimelast year. en He was a poor black STEVE MARTIN. 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