Show 4V- - 1 1 8 The SunNews Wednesday Oct 28 1992 What do you know about President? r Since this is an election year and the office of president of the United States will be decided The following information may be of interest Which President served the longest and shortest times in office? Franklin D Roosevelt served from March of 1933 to April of 1945 Elected to a fourth term he would have served 16 years had he not died in office The 22nd Amendment of 1952 now limits presidents to two terms in office William Henry Harrison served from March 4 to April 4 1841 He caught a cold at his inauguration and died of pneumonia just one month after taking office James Garfield in died of an assassin’s wounds September 1881 after serving just six months How many presidents in Award Pictured left to right are Millard Economic Development Association representatives Vince Crawford District Manager Utah Power and Robyn Pearson Millard Co Administrator who are accepting an award in behalf of their county NADO President Howard Grossman Russ Cowley Coordinator of Economic Development for the Six County EDD and Mark Cox Area Customer Service Manager for Utah Power To qualify for disaster payments farmers who lost over 65 of their 1992 crops must purchase multiple peril crop insurance on the same crop for 1993 according to Debbie Miller Project assistant for the Sevier County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service “Producers of 992 wheat barley and oats must purchase 1993 crop insurance by October 31 1992 for these crops to be eligible for disaster benefits” Miller added Crop insurance sales on rye nursery crops potatoes and sugarcane also close October 31 It’s hard times for Utah sheep producers with many of them going out of business said a Utah State University economist “This past year has been one of ply Central Utah Public Health Department will not hold an immunization clinic in Salina during the month of November due to the Veteran’s day holiday If you are needing immunizations you may come to the Richfield Immunization Clinic on Wednesday November 4 from 9 am to 11:30 am and on November 18 and 25 from 1:30 to 4 pm Godfrey says that the lower of animals being produced US Postal Service now uses computer scanning to handle the half billion pieces of mail delivered each day Standardizing nove your mail addresses helps faster and more re- and eight deer The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) estimates that it costs a landowner from $46 to $72 an acre to buy the grass seed For a landowner paying $60 an acre for seed total cost for an 80 acre plot comes to $4800 if the farmer gets no cost sharing If he does get 75 cost sharing through ASCS it still costs him $1200 for seed The ASCS office adds that itcosts a landowner about $25 an acre to prepare a site and seed it Total cost for an 80 acre plot which will winter 8 deer and 20 pheasants costs a landowner between $1700 and ant doesn’t include income lost farmer trying to keep their grass cover Pheasants will use about 20 bushels of corn and deer will use about 65 bushels to carry them over a five month wintering period Thatmeans there will need to be 85 bushels left in the field to support them A bushel of com sells for around $240 This means an additional cost of $205 per year or $25 per deer and $10 per pheasant per year Landowners play an important role in maintaining wildlife State and federal wildlife agencies offer programs designed to compensate the landowner for being wildlife’s private partner Wildlife enthusiasts can also participate by working with local landowners to develop wildlife habitat This by the land in For more information on the wildlife conservation programs available to local landowners and ways for wildlife enthusiasts to participate in this effort contact your county USU Extension Office or write Terry Messmer US U Cooperative Extension Logan Utah Conditional hunt for bull elk in set Holden area The Utah Division of Wildlife has called for a condiResources tional hunt for five bull elk near Holden in south central Utah Several mature bull elk are causing - agricultural damage near Holden The hunt will occur in Novemand today October 28 is the final day for applications to be ac- ber Applications will be acby mail or in person at any office until 5 pm Wednesday October 28 A drawing will be held October 29 to determine the successful applicants who will be notified by phone cepted cepted DWR to street Box number please address and include the PO following using these abbreviations: N (North) S (South) E (East) NW W (West) NE (Northeast) SW (Northwest) SE (Southeast) In addition if appropriate (Southwest) Ave (Avenue) ST (Street) (Drive) RD (Road) PL (Place) (Circle) BLVD (Boulevard) (Court) RM (Room) STE (Suite) DR CIR CT or APT (Apartment Put the Zip Code on the same line after the city and state If you know the Zip 4 code please use it here Capitalize and left justify all type Don’t punctuate Always use your return address in the upper left hand comer of the envelope that day The fee will be $53 for residents and $203 for non residents Applicants must not have possessed any elk permit in 1992 and successful applicants must comply with the two year waiting period before applying again for an elk permit Applications may be made on a plain sheet of paper including name address and big game or combination license number Specify Holden Elk Hunt Make checks to DWR will retire Most but not all John Quincy Adams returned to the House of and served there for Representatives Wil17 years after his presidency liam Howard Taft became a law professor and later served as chief justice of the Supreme Court been reHave any presidents moved from office? No But in two cases impeachwere ment begun proceedings Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1868 but the Senate vote was one short of the 23 majority required for conviction Johnson remained in office Richbut did not run for ard Nixon was subject of committee in House the hearings impeachment in 1974 but before the full House could vote Nixon resigned from office August 9 1974 after go out of business from 135 million head in to more than 170 million head in leading to a general decline in prices A large share of this increase in production was a result of a subsidy program for sheep and wool in Australia until February of 1991 At that time Australia abandoned its wool subsidy program causing wool prices to drop This also resulted in a large increase in raw wool In addition the use of wool is expected to increase during 1992 But while wool production will increase the anticipated liquidation of sheep herds will reduce production in the near future “Strong demand and lower stocks imports While the prices received for lamb will continue to be the primary focus of most producers Godfrey said there is evidence that wool prices could be on the verge of a substantial in- it has been for at least the last two years” Godfrey said however that it will take an increase in price that is greater than expected for most sheep operators to recover from the substantial losses they’ve seen during the past two years increased crease The latest data indicates that the stocks being held by US woolen mills will be lower than at any time since 1987 should result in increased wool prices especially for finer grades” he said “This coupled with the expected increase in lamb prices should make sheep production more profitable than Waterfowl still feel effects of lead shot in marshes The Post Office offers the followading guidelines for standardized dressing Always put the addressee name If you’re sending on the first line mail to someone at a company put the company name on the second line $6800 - from $212 to $850 per deer and from $85 to $380 per pheas- this the following guidelines: liably Farmers and ranchers are always telling government officials that it costs them money to raise those deer grazing in their alfalfa fields or the pheasants in the com Just how much does wildlife really cost the landowner? Following is some information from Utah's Wildlife Biologists on the subject: It takes about 10 acres of legumes grass and brush to winter one deer to winter one pheasant it takes about four acres of the same type of cover An 80 acre herbaceous cover tract can winter up to 20 pheasants sup- year will be offset by an enormous increase in the supply of other meats which will keep a damper on meat prices in general He said the price of lamb should not be quite as low as it was in 199 and says there are several factors causing this deficit for Utah sheepmen Sheep production in Australia Post Office asks you use The Farmers say it costs them to raise those deer Utah's sheepmen cialist The Farmers are required to certify that they understand that failure to pay the required crop insurance premiums will mean forfeiture of disaster payments “Producers cannot avoid insurance simply by delaying to file for disaster payments” Miller cautioned There are some exceptions to the requirement that producers obtain crop insurance If farmers purchase insurance because they thought they had to and learn later than it was not required they may request a release from the policy ASCS officials conclude Did all presidents serving as president? office? the least profitable years experienced by Utah sheep producers in recent memory” said Bruce Godfrey USU Extension farm management spe- No shot clinic for Salina during Nov Farmers who lost over 65 of 1 992 crops may be elidible for disaster help have died Eight: William Henry Harrison 1841 of illness Zachary Taylor 1850 illness Abraham Lincoln 1865 assassination James Garfield 1881 assassination William McKinley 1901 assassination Warren Harding 1923 illness Franklin D Roosevelt 1945 illness and John F Kennedy 1963 assassination Were any presidents related to each other? Yes John Adams and John Quincy Adams the second and sixth presidents of the US were father and son William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison die 9th and 23rd were grandfather and presidents Theodore and Franklin grandson Roosevelt 25th and 3 st presidents were distant cousins Were all the presidents married? All except one - James B uchanan Nationwide since the fall of 199 hunters have used only nontoxic steel shot for waterfowl hunting on all Utah waterfowl management areas and federal refuges The federal government mandated the use of steel shot for waterfowl Evidence is strong that these game birds eat waste shot in their marshy habitat Ingestion leads to internal disorders and lead poisoning “When you consider that many wetland areas have been popular hunting grounds for a hundred years or more there is going to be a lot of spent shot deposited on the ground” says Joel Huener a waterfowl biologist with the Utah Division of Wild“As these birds feed life Resources they pick up the lead shot and eat it Then they get sick and die” Huener added Bald eagles are also affected by lead shot Large numbers of eagles winter in northern Utah and can be poisoned by eating waterfowl containing lead shot Steel shot leaves the muzzle at higher velocities than lead shot and the pellets don’t change shape as This means readily as lead pellets shooters should lead a moving target less when using lighter faster steel shot Actual lead on a game bird should be cut in half when shooting with steel Hunters remember that higher velocities and tighter pellet patterns cause shorter and require more precise lead and shooting skills Hunters urged to get permission on private land Efforts by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and (DWR) to reduce sportsmen conflicts have encouraged more farmers and ranchers to allow hunters on their land according to Utah Farm Bureau Federation presi- - of Delta “In regreat efforts have been to cooperatively develop which allow acceptable programs private landowners to open their propwith the to hunting erty right to take action when abuses of private property happen” he said recently Ashby attributes these improvement to laws enacted in 1991 which dent Ken cent years Ashby undertaken require hunters to have written permission from the landowner to hunt on private ground and require to properly post their prop“We feel like hunters were erty more aware of personal property damage prevention last year thanks to these programs and we’re hopeful this trend can continue” he said Hunter permission cards and signs to properly post private ground “hunting by permission” are available at all DWR offices Speaking to hunters Ashby said “Please respect our crops livestock and other personal property and I’m sure you’ll be welcome on our private property at hunting time” Valuable Drawing on Saturday! OBSERVE This is the last big week of our Grand Opening Sale! We will have a drawing for an Action Recliner by Lane - Value $32900 on Saturday Oct 31 at 6:00 pm Come in and Register! Moose shot Illegally during recent Hunt Bull Moose was shot recently near DWR Rex's Reservoir according to Fred Pannunzio officer for this area The moose was one of the 70 transplanted into this area and was wearing a large yellow ear tag Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact DWR Pannunzio added that there have also been several doe deer found shot and abandoned throughout the area THE This 301 M Main Gunnison 528 - 7811 J If you have chest pain lasting two minutes or more see a doctor American Heart Association ©1992 American Heart Association |