Show National Magazine Publishes Article By Sanpete Agent The following article was written by Paul R. R Grimshaw Sanpete County Agricultural Agent Agent Agent A- A gent and was published in the November issue of f the Extension Service Review along with articles ar articles articles ar- ar from Vermont Georgia and other states throughout the nation The magazine is published monthly by direction of the Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of Agriculture and is the official publication of Cooperative tive Extension Service ce U. U S S. S De Department Department De- De of Agriculture and State Stale Land Gand Grant Colleges and Universities The article illustrated with pictures of the Mellor home before and after remodeling is entitled Even the Jones' Jones Are Arc Impressed and follows Better Farming for Better Living families of S San Sanpete a n p pet e t e County Utah are doing a good job of of decision They have learned the process of comparative comparative com com- ve analysis as qs s a basis for farm and home planning The Melvin are a y you young o u n g garm farm arm family typical of the 29 families in Sanpete County participating participating participating par par- in in this program program- This family entered Farm and Home Development in February 1955 Analysis showed the family family family fam fam- ily was about three-fourths three employed employed employed em em- with their cow 10 dairy herd and type crop-type program Immediate objective included in increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing the dairy to a 25 20 cow herd and making needed house improvements Several alternatives were an analyzed analyzed analyzed an- an by by the family before Mr Mellor decided t to accept a milk- milk haul as a part time job This extra work netted the fam family ly sufficient income to start improving improving improving im im- im- im proving their inadequate farm farnI home The house pl planning nning was accomplished with the help of extension workers Most of the labor vas was done by the family The farm has shown an in increased increased increased in- in creased net worth each year The dairy herd Ju has s been ex ex- ex to 19 cows by using heifers raised on the farm The cropping program has been im improved improved im- im proved d to yield most of the f feed ed for the 19 cows and 28 young stock now now on the farm Yields have been improved through addition addition ad addition ad- ad of commercial phosphate and nitrogen fertilizers Farmers throughout the county county county coun coun- ty have expressed interest in n farm and home planning as as a a result of the work of families like the |