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Show December 1974 Page 3 Utah Farm Bureau News Deadlines loom UFBF honors leaders, winners for emergency loans An outstanding group of Utah farm meeting in New Orleans in January in 16 Utah counties leaders and a years free use of a pickup truck received recognition durr ing the November Utah Farm Bureau convention for their contribu- Farmers and ranchers in 13 Utah counties face a December 23 deadline for applying for certain types of emergency loans, and January 6 is the final date for 3 other counties. All 6 counties were granted eligibility for the loan program administered by Farmers Home administration (FmHA) because of losses suffered through natural disasters in 1973 and 74, primarily from drought In the following 13 counties,, applications for physical losses are authorized until December 23, 1974: Beaver, Carbon, Daggett, Emery, Kane, Garfield, Millard, Piute, Rich, Tooele, Uintah and Wayne. Applications for production losses will be accepted in those counties until July 24, 1975. For ranchers and farmers in Juab, San Juan and Washington counties, applications for physical losses are authorized until January 6, 1975, and for production losses until August tions to agriculture in the Beehive state. Distinguished Service Awards went to A. Alton Hoffman of North Logan, Cache County, and to Mrs. Alice Coombs Ward of Riverside, North furnished by Rick Warner Ford, Salt Lake City. Designing an efficient dairy operation on the farm his fa- ther and he operate was one of Wright's achievements, along with a great deal of Farm Bureau leadership. Merrill and Christine Fox and Paul and Glenna Prior were runners up in the OYF&R contest; both couples also farm in Utah county. In the state Talent Find finals (senior division), Mrs. Sherry Bingham of Honeyville, South Box Elder county, won first place as a flute soloist. She will perform at the AFBF convention next month with all expenses paid by Farm Bureau. Winners were also named in an en- Se-ve- ir, ergy essay contest sponsored jointly by Utah Farm Bureau and Inter- mountain Farmers Association. They were: Elementary School: first, Gia Sor-- . ensen, Orderville; second, Joan Brigham City; third, Suzette Wis-comb- 6, 1975. The disasters caused reduction of livestock herds and crop losses. In Juab county, large numbers of insects also destroyed planted crops and farmland. Food producers in the eligible counties should check their local phone book under U.S. Government for the exact location of offices accepting to loan according applications, FmHA officials. Loans are repayable in their entirety at an interest rate of five percent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that crop disaster payments to producers of 1974-cro-p wheat, feed grain and cotton may total a half billion dollars. Alton Hoffman (center) accepts his distinguished service award plaque from Elmo Hamilton while Mrs. Hoffman enjoys the moment. e, Box Elder county. Sponsor Rick Warner (right) pre- -' sents pickup truck keys to William Wright and his wife Kathy during ceremony honoring the young dairyman as Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher. Pierson, Garland. Junior high school: first, William Redd, Monticello; second, Jan Wayment, Weber county; third. Dale Olds, Brigham City. Senior high school: first, Paul Ot-tese- n, Spanish Fork; second, Jeanne Newby, Orderville; third, Robert Zun-de- l, Monticello. Adults: first, Joy Heaton, Alton; second, Rosalie Goldman, Bluff; third, Ruth Rothe, Payson. The Future Farmers of America (FFA) 1974 Farm Leader of the Year award went to Booth Wallen-tinexecutive vice president of Utah Farm Bureau, for his work in agriculture, church and the community. Six leaders were recognized with Farm Bureau leadership awards. They were: Mrs. Marjorie Anderson, Wellsville; Quenten Jenkins, Ogden; Mrs. Leila Judd, Morgan; Raymond McMillan, Morgan; Mrs. Afton Miller, Layton; and Mrs. Jane e, 4-- H Hoffman gave leadership to dairy and Farm Bureau affairs in Cache county during his many years of farming. Mrs. Ward, known as Mrs. has Farm Bureau to her to devoted countless hours youth other and booths fair work, county Farm Bureau activities. William and Kathy Wright of Pleasant Grove, Utah county, received the Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher award from the YF&R committee of the state Farm Bureau. trip to They won an expense-pai- d the American Farm Bureau annual 4-- H rs, Willson, Elmo. Farm Bureau membership workers from 25 counties, plus a number of Mrs. Alice Ward (left) listens while Pamela Turner of state womens committee reads accomplishments leading to Mrs. Ward's distinguished service award. Farm Bureau insurance agents, were given awards for outstanding work in recruiting new Farm Bureau members. 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