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Show Page 6 UTAH FARM BUREAU Bennett Advocates Safeguards In River Basin Act Douglas R. Warnicli In National Contest Finals Douglas R. Warnick, Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, when appearing before the Senate Interior Committee's Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, said, I will support the Colorado River Basin Act which includes the Central Arizona which the Committee now Project, is considering, provided six legR-Ut- ah, 19, of Pleasant Grove, Utah, has been designated a finalist in the 1966 ge herd of 18 registered Holsteins; of these were bred by him. He owns eight cows of producing age and estimates the value of his entire herd at $8,000. The son of Mr. andMrs. Charles W. Warnick, Douglas has completed one year at Utah State University at Logan, majoring in 15 dairy science. He is also a coowner with his father and three brothers in the Country Home" farm operation. During his high school years, Warnick carried farm enterprise club and projects under both FFA programs. He qualified for - National Junior Holstein Champion Contest by Holstein-Friesia- n Association of America. The Utah placed in the County farm boy winners' circle in competition with 32 other entries in the annual event. contest In the national for islative safeguards protecting junior members of the Hol Utah are included." entries are stein Association, on to keep dairy ability The Utah Republican said he judged in interest was requesting records, the safeguards project to farm other operations relating because The natural flow of the the dairy enterprise, success in Colorado River will soon be inadequate to meet all the demands picking and developing Registered of the entire Colorado River Holstein calves, leadership in Basin in which Utah ha a major youth organizations and participation in dairy industry events. stake." Credit is also given for the Sen. Bennett requested Congresnumber and quality of Registered sional authorization of studies to Holsteins developed as a breeding The Holstein augment the water supply of herd nucleus. the Colorado River Basin, and Champion Boy is G. Kent Smith inclusion of an equitable criteria of Oswego, Illinois. for the coordinated long-ranoperation of the Colorado River May, 1967 NEWS 4-- H both dairy and scholastic scholarships at Utah State. In 1964, he was awarded the State Farmer degree in FFA and has held officer responsibilities in his local chapter. In 10 years of dairy project Warnick has assembled a work, Warnlck's entry was supported by detailed herd records to show development of cow families from his original foundation brood cow, Country Engraveress Snowball 3958185. Identification (VG.) production photos, records, show and achievements offspring ring were notations of his animals also submitted. Over the years, he has taken an active part in .Holstein showing activities and exhibited- Grand on several Champion animals occasions. The production and type attainments of his animals have permitted Douglas to merchandise several bulls for breeding purposes. The family farm act- ively supports consignment sales, shows and other area Holstein events. In school and community activities, Warnick qualified for membership on the Utah FFA dairy judging team for competition at Iowa; was president Waterloo, of his senior class; participated in several sports, Boy Scouts of America and local church functions. The Warnick dairy is a family farm operation of 100 acres, all irrigated. The milking herd consists of 40 cows with a matof replacement ching number heifers and calves. As Utah's Holstein Boy representative, Warnick will receive an award from Holstein-FriesiAssociation of America. He shares finalist honors with Edwin R. Fry, Maryland, James K. Will, Pennsylof John Tilford, and vania Tennessee. storage reservoirs. Sen. Bennett also asked that the Act include Language making it clear that the Lower Basin pro- and Smntia at 70 mfeAl ject shall in no way affect the division of water between the Upper Basin and Lower Basin states established by compact." The Utah Senior Senator also requested language establishing the planning report on the Ute Indian Unit be finished by 1972, and language including the Dixie Project and authorizing the Proto participate in the deject velopment fund. The Upper Colorado River Basin fund must be reimbursed for all expenditures diverted from it to meet 'deficiencies' in generation at Hoover Dam durthe filling period of Glen ing Sen. BenCanyon Reservoir," nett said. Of the five bills the Subcommittee has before it today. Sen. Bennett said, My examination, and in the opinion of Utahs water officials, the bill which best protects Utah's interests is S.1409 introduced by my colleague, Sen. who Frank E. Moss, also is a member of this Comso-call- ed (D-Uta- h), mittee. The Utah Republican said, It is obvious from the position I outlined that I cannot support the Administration Bill. I feel, and I think Utahns agree with me, that the Administration bill abrogates all of the agreements that have been reached among the seven states of the Colorado River Basin and their regional plan of development to help alleviate the ills associated with the water probof the entire basin." lems I would Sen. Bennett said, like to see that our friends and from California and neighbors Arizona be given every chance to develop the Lower Colorado River. However, in the Interest of the State of Utah, I also thing that we must have our own safeguards." rfnd rla TtJivicUt&im 1aduicuicel Recent windstorms in Utah have had gusts recorded at close to 80 m.p.h. Roofs were blown off barns and outbuildings, silos overturned, trees damaged, windows broken, fences down, stock loose and the kind of miscellaneous damage that takes weeks to clean up. Wind usually written into your fire insurance policy on your .home, and other buildings, at a small extra cost. Now's a good time to call your Farm Bureau Insurance agent and review your fire and wind insurance policies. Call him today. He's in the Yellow Pages under Farm Bureau Insurance. damage is NATIONAL m SAFETY I'M FARM BUREAU 'tUMtfMCe TUinKflnDMTSflFHY an |