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Show April 1975 Page 7 Utah Farm Bureau News Workshop draws 80 UFBF women Gathering in Salt Lake City from every part of Utah, 80 Farm Bureau women leaders took part in a workshop March 6 and 7 that aimed at developing their leadership and effectiveness in state and county womens activities. Jean Siebe of California, Western region representative on the American Farm Bureau Federation womens committee, brought committee work to the forefront in her address on the opening day's program. Other speakers in the Thursday session were UFBF president Elmo Hamilton, Netherlands native Roswitha Bonn, extention horticulturist Fulmer Allred and handwriting expert Jane Bergen. Friday speakers were Dr. Lanny Nalder, director of the Human Performance Laboratory at Utah State University, whose topic was heart diseases and their prevention, and UFBF director of public policy Tom Bingham. In charge of the Workshop was Pamela Turner, Morgan, state womens committee chairman. Legislative action was the topic at the Women's Workshop Friday luncheon. Tom Bingham of the UFBF staff reported on bills of farm interest. Spring suggests beautification By Pamela Turner State Women's Committee Chairman As I drove through a wooded section of highway a few days ago, I observed a yellowish cast in the trees sig- naling the movement of sap and the coming of spring. This has always been a thrill to me: 1 watch for it quite a while before it comes. Somehow this seems to stir within me that old malady, spring fever, bringing with it the usual symptoms a desire to capture the white tornado and clean the house, an anxiety to get the windows washed outside, an urgency to gather up the debris surrounding the exterior, and, of course, a twitching of a thumb wanting to dig into the good earth to see what will come forth. Unfortunately, the illness is too often shortlived. One good dose of caring for any one symptom (such as washing the windows) seems to wipe out the presence of any more spring fever. The famous song Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me! could well be paraphrased into Let there be beauty on earth, and let it begin with me! Spring fever is really just a desire to put on a fresh appearance to again see the satisfaction of starting a new project and having it rise to fulfillment. If one were to sef out to accomplish everything needing to be done at once, she would soon be discouraged and quit trying. But, as the song says, Let it begin with me. Resolve that Henceforth, I will speak kindly to everyone, regardless of what happens. Continue working on yourself to improve your beauty from within. You, knowing yourself, are the Chocolate Chip Brownies 3 eggs 12 cups brown sugar 12 cup cooking oil 2 12 cups sifted flour 12 tsp. baking powder Add: 2 tsp. salt Add: 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup nuts Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 F. for 15 to 20 minutes. Sharlene Money Utah County 1 most capable to decide what improvements you can and want to make. Then look at your surroundings as if seeing them for the first time. Choose the squeakiest wheel ydU can oil alone, and start to wrork on that, adding another project as soon as you can handle it. Gather your family together and Lifting of farm export obstacles will benefit consumer: Hamilton Utah consumers will reap food price benefits from the recently announced reopening of free trade in U.S. farm exports, according to Elmo W. Hamilton, president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. The farm leader said the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it has cancelled requirements for prior approval of U.S. grain sales overseas will mean more, not less food for Americans in the future. The average consumer in our grocery stores might have the opinion that selling grain and other farm products overseas has raised food prices, but this is not the case. Our export market for wheat, corn, soybeans, and other farm commodities has helped build up our farm production techniques more than almost any other factor in recent years, he pointed out. This increased volume of farm products has lowered the unit cost of growing food and feed, which in turn has helped hold U.S. food prices down to the lowest level in the world, as a percentage of income. Americas gigantic food output has enabled this nation to furnish 84 per old-fashion- ed FINE CUTLERY AND EXPERT GRINDING L LORENZ Largest Selection of FINE QUALITY STOCKMENS KNIVES 1 29 E. 4th So., Salt Lake City, 363-282- Want to buy or sell FARM OR RANCH Cream above ingredients together. 2 select a family project, perhaps picking up debris, mowing or spraying the 'weeds, or repairing and painting that horrible fence everyone sees as they drive by. Make a fun activity out of the hard work, and savor the joy of sharing the accomplishment together. Call your local Farm Bureau together and choose a community beautification project. Women can organize the activity, keeping in mind that Farm Bureau is a family organization. Have a job for everyone, male and female, from the oldest to the youngest. This is an excellent place to involve new members, especially those unfamiliar with the many facets of Farm Bureau membership. Finally, and where closeness makes it possible, choose a county-wid- e Farm Bureau beautification project. Do a good job of it, then let everyone know that Farm Bureau was concerned. Farm Bureau worked out a solution, and Farm Bureau did the work. Let there be beauty, and let it begin with me. Enjoy a good case of spring fever, and see all the good it can motivate! cent of all w'orld food aid in recent years, Hamilton said. Agriculture contributed over $21 billion in foreign trade in the last fiscal year, with a positive balance of trade of $11.8 billion in farm products, he pointed out. In light of our import costs of oil, selling food overseas has saved the U.S. economy and preserved the stability of the dollar, he added. 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