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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER UINTAH COUNTY FARM BUREAU F. O. LUNDBERG, First ViePresiderd J. ( i i i ; k THEODORE JOHNSON, President N. LYBBERT, Secretary L I :,i J. LEROY CARROLL, Second A. CHENEY, Treasurer WILL ENTER ALFALFA on Utah farms. The campaign will have for its SEED AT CHICAGO EXHIRIT objective a of The W001 Prcduetion of the United economy in the state to (Continued from page 2.- eliminate shipping out of the state States reached high points in 1860- in 1904-190- 7 Jstatistics related tojthe case of the the feeder stock and having it re 1865 in 1884-188turned later with a heavy accumu- and in 1918-192jutah farmers, which will be In each of the to Frank Evans, market-lin- g lated interest as beef or dairy pro- four periods prices decreased with counsel of the American Farm ducts. the highest numbers of sheep deA statement released by Harden creased Bureau Federation, and O. D. then in turn a price adtraffic counsel of the nation- Bennion, state commissioner of ag- justment to encou-ag- e increased al association, who will present the riculture calls for support of all production. I Ut ah case at the hearing in agencies to the feed and fatten At the present time the decrease with those of other western movements. It follows: in woo production is world wide. "states. Utah has the best hay crop and The leading wool producing countEphraim Bergeson, president of fall pasturage she has known for ries except South Africa are below the Utah bureau, Mr. Winder and many years. Some of our cattle, 1913 production which coincidence I Mr. Matahews, said that it is the and most of our lamb crop are al- causes an appreciable decrease in bound duty of the bureau to pro- ready under contract for shipment world wool production. tect its members throughout the to other states where they will be Each period of high prices is ac- Istate, for, they added, the farmers pastured and fed on higher priced by an increased interest companied jwil'l be required to stand a major-- feed than they will be leaving here in the inndustry. So nowr people are cf the expense of any increase With excellent winter forage on the the sheep and wool busiof the fast that the desert ranges, there will be small studying Iity not alone in Utah but through ness, raise in rates is to effect all demand for our hay and it will with, the west :and the United States, and er and rot in the stacks, leaving Mr. Foubert made a detailed sur- cur farmers disheartened and dis- publications indicate that Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South vey of present rates situation as couraged and forced to seek employAmerica and the British Isles are ileffecting Utah, and showed by ment and livelihood in industrial lustration that points only ia few lines, thus creating a condition of miles distant, vary greatly in rev- unemployment among the laboring enue to be paid on similar pro- classes. Not only that: The bank ducts for transportation. He point- er, the merchant, and all others ened out that the restriction of trafgaged in commercial activity will fic flow from Utah to Montana, feel severely the stress of these conSouth Dakota and Minnesota points ditions by reason of the inability is unfair for California enjoys low- of the people to meet their obligaer rates on similar products into tions. that territory, when 'the routing is Would it not be wise, therefore, generally through gait Lake city before it is too late, for every fiand Ogden. Deseret News. nancial agency in the state to lend a hand wherever possible and safe toward the building up of the dairy herds O'f the state and to the supplying of the farmers with livestock to consume their surplus hay? An aggressive campaign is being waged for the raising of the standards of our dairy products and for an increase in their consumption. Instead of sending out for cheese STATE CROPS AND PASTURES and high grade butter, Utah should articles. be an exporter of these RATE AMONG LEADERS ACCORDING TO COMMISSIONER Only lack of effort on our part stands in the way of the accomplishof this splendid objective. ment The state department of agriculThe day of feeding grown steers ture launched a campaign recently is passed. Baby beef is the demand to encourage the 'feeding and fat- of the today. It makes quick retening of Utah stock on Uitah feed turns and can be produced at two thirds the cost of that from grown steers, to siay nothing of the interest on innvestment. What an econoFOR rREE BREEDER'S CHART mic waste it is to allow our calves and other young stock to get a, good start on pasturage in the summer months and then not push them on to marketable condition in the winter. Our practice is to allow them SHEEP OR to drop back 50 per cent through The Original Lock Hole the winter and then take most of Dembit Ita Tag. all to makes it superior the next season to get back to where imitations. Clamped on in they were the fall .before. one operation. It stays put! Utah eggs command a premium W. BJwy. Utah produces half the everywhere. SALT LAKE STAMP CO. Salt Lake Ur. of the United seed alfalfa drop --4 States and could multiply its outScod FREE Sunpk Prim ol PBKFECT EAR TAGS Nm. put. Utah lambs top the Chicago AdkSm markets. Barley has been demonstrated to be equial, if not superior to corn. With our splendid alfalfa hay, barley and beet pulp, and with climatic conditions unsurpassed anyy where, why cant we miake use of VERNAL CLEANING & our home products, employ our home people andn .build up our home state? Deseret News. TAILORING CO. UTAH ! y'5i 6, I for-jward- ed 'i K- t 0. San-Iber- g, con-jnecti- on Vice-Preside- nt all aroused to the need for more economy iu the handling of the wcol which goes into the commerce of the world. Utah farmers should be in the lead of the groups studying wool because it is a leading commodity and one in which future dependence can be placed. Problems to be studied are: (1) Land policies, control of the public domain. (2) The breeding stock, fine wool sheep or cross bred sheep, (3) The grades of wool produced. (4) The length of wool produced. wool. (5) The yield of scoured Whether wool is high priced or low priced, Utah produces a good quantity and a good quality but the qualiA ty can be greatly improved. study will show means of increasing the quality and at the same time the selling value of this product of the range Utah farmers can find help in the Wool Growers Association, in the Department of Agriculture and at the Agricultural College. 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