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Show December 1975 Utah Farm Bureau News Page 4 Benefits of Farm Bureau that give you access to nationwide The best dollars you can spend are the dollars you invest in a project that brings more dollars back to you. That's why your $20 annual dues for Farm Bureau membership arc the outlets for farm product sales. Like publications that keep you on farm issues, changes in laws and regulations that affect g ideas you every day, that work for other Farm Bureau members, and many more benefits. Unless you have a Farm Bureau Squire insurance policy or have renewed your membership for 1976, your dues are payable now. Hurry and rejoin get the benefit of a free accidental death policy, and help support the activities that bring dollars back to you. profit-boostin- best investment you can make because membership benefits you in so many way. Like representation in legislature and Congress to protect against harsh tax laws, restrictive regulations and careless spending. Like cooperative buying that can save you many dollars on tires, emergency power units, fencing and other purchases. Like marketing programs ' nit I r i Farm Bureau leader and UFBF chairman of elections for 1975, reads results of voting for new state committee members A. Alton Hoffman (standing). Cache county during the November convention. Stefanoff joins state FB board fairs. Johnson has been elected Salt Dennis Stefanoff of Riverton, Lake county, is the new chairman of the Utah Farm Bureau Federations state Young Farmer and Rancher committee as a result of elections held during the recent UFBF annual convention. He joins the state board of directors as well. Stefanoff replaced Robert Johnson, who had reached the upper age limit of 30 for participation in YF&R af- - La-De- ne Quotes Worth Noting UFBPs Neil Sumsion (right) awarded prizes in new member contest for insurance agents. Recipients are (left to right) Ray Tebbs, Garfield county FB president, accepting for Kay Mangum; Wallace Church; Lowell Walker; Leo Syphus; and Eddie Boyle. UFBF president Elmo Hamilton looks on. Whereas the Soviet Union uses half of its workers on farms, and China an even greater percentage, the United States empl.oys only 4 percent of its labor force on the farms. When you add to all this the fact that last year, the United States supplies 44 percent of world wheat and flour exports, 70 percent of world corn exports, and 86 percent of world soybean exports, you start to get an idea of the importance and productivity of the American farmer. Senator Pete Domenici New Mexico Enthusiastic county Farm Bureau presidents receive their 1976 membership goals from Elmo Hamilton and Neil Sumsion (right). Utah is aiming for nearly a ten percent membership increase next year. lousy for Dollars invested in doing something a better way usually pay out quickly . . . and for a long time. Modernization, new equipment, new construction . . . buildings, barns, a home . . . whatever your farm or ranch improvement goals, talk them over at your local Land Bank association. Longterm financing for farmers and ranchers is our only business. Drop by for a visit, soon. Where agriculture comes first! Modernization ielp Winter provides ideal time for equipment care Farm equipment manufacturers ex- pect a heavy demand for larger tors and combines in 1976. trac- To keep from having to buy equip- ment in a year of heavy demand, farmers and ranchers should take steps to keep their expensive machinery operating efficiently. Now is the time to prepare a machine for next years harvest. A combine is only used about one month during the year; it remains in storage for eleven months. Proper FINE CUTLERY AND EXPERT GRINDING L LORENZ Largest Selection of FINE QUALITY STOCKMENS KNIVES 29 E. 4th So., Salt Lake City, 363-2821 IDEAS WITH PIPE Every farm and ranch has projects waiting to get done that call for steel corrugated pipe. Come in for a visit that will spark your ideas on how to improve your farm heavy-dut- y with pipe. Logan Rodney S. Nyman, Mgr. 7 East Firtl North S Provo Blaine D. Hales, Mgr. South 100 East 172 273-044- 0 Richfield Millard V. Owens, Mgr. 100 Norh Main St. You won't need to buy an entire length for a small job. We cut pipe lengths to order. Sizes 6 inches through 96 inches in diameter. steel culvert holds up under heavy equipment traffic. End buckling and clogging. Heavy-dut- y 004-447- 4 Salt Lake City Harold M. Thompson, Mgr. 22S West First South 9 342-420- Tremonton Keith H. Anderson 14S West Main 2S7-S31- S pres- ident of the Rich county Farm Bureau. Four state board members were reelected at the convention. They are: William Holmes, Ogden, District 2; Edward Boyer, Springville, District 4; Stuart Johnson, Aurora, District 6; and Pamela Turner, Morgan, Womens committee chairman. Four districts nominated state Womens and YF&R committee members for later approval by the board of directors. District 1 called on Zundel of Garland and Terry and Lorraine Lindley of Wellsville for the two groups; District 3 retained Eileen Stefanoff of Riverton and called Leland, Jr. and Joyce Hogan of Stockton; District 5 has new representatives, LaVir Kemp of Mountain Home and Joseph and Charlene Barton of Monticello; and District 7 retained Ellen Clark of New Castle and Brent and Carolyn Jones of Cedar City. Stefanoff and his wife, Susan, served on the state YF&R committee before being voted to head that group. The young farmer and his father, Steve have a diversified vegetable, grain and hay operation in Riverton and Delta. PACIFIC CORRUGATED PIPE CO. 1900 S. Highway 91 f Springville, (In Grand Lumber yard) 6 Phone (801) 377-406- storage and preventive maintenance will pay dividends to the farmer on this expensive seasonal machine. Dr. Von H. Jarrett, associate professor of agricultural education at Utah State University, suggests the following steps for equipment protection. 1. Steam clean your machine, both inside and outside, removing all chaff and dirt accumulations from augers, elevators, sieves and chaffers. Chaff and dirt will draw moisture and rust through the machine. 2. Attach a tag to the parts to remind yourself of any malfunction on the machine during the last days of operation. Watch for worn belts, deteriorated hoses, loose chains, worn bearings and frayed or damaged wires. Visually inspect for loose bolts and oil, grease, fuel and grain leakage. Shelter your machine in a dry place. Grease any wearing surface such as your feeder housing conveyor bottom so it will not rust. Drain the transmission, final drives, and hydraulic system when the oil is hot, then refill with proper fluids. Lubricate the machine completely. Grease the threads on bolts used for adjustment and apply a coating of h grease to all jaws. the Support platform with blocks to keep it level. Block up the combine to take the load off the tires. Release spring tension on belts and slip clutches. Order your repair parts immediately, and replace them during your slack season so that your machine will be ready for next season. Have your local machinery dealer tune up and check compression on the engine during his slack season. slip-clutc- |