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Show Thursday, June 11, 1970 SOUTH SALT LAKE NEWS Page 3 Boost Agriculture Income in Utah Utah is in an excellent position to boost agricultural income; so said Dr. R. Phil Shumway, head of Brigham Young Universitys Animal Science Department, at a recent managers meeting of the Farmers Intermountain fawowing pens are scattered over a field in a " feeder Michigan pig production" fann. Cost per sow in housing and equipment is as low as $9.50. Dr. R. Phil Shumway explained hotv excellent profits are realized by midwest fanners with simiy lar type operations in IFA's recent series of serr.inars for managers. Inexpensive two-da- As- sociation. Dr. Shumway was speaking to IFAs 21 branch managers during two days of seminars on product improvement and innovations being introduced by I FA management. Following the theme of the Forward On All meetings, Fronts, l)r. Shumway em phasized a forward look at hog raising as an excellent source of income for Utahs fanners and growing number of part-tim- e farmers. Pigs are p r e 1 1 y, said Shumway, and this is the philosophy of hog raiseTs in the midwest where he has spent the past several months as a visiting professor and guest lecturer at Purdue University. their research proand with Purtraveled jects dues extension service people to study hog raising first hand during his sabbatical leave from the BYU. He says hog He studied farmers of the midwest follow this slogan, We raise horses for fun, cattle for romance and hogs for profit. During his work at Purdue he lived with many of the farmers and their families who are making good profits raising hogs. From this closeup point of view his observations and studies have convinced him that Utah has the ideal climate and potential for raising hogs so long as the farmer uses good mangement. lie considers quality management as much a key to suc-- I Continued on Page 5) Bennett Favors Expansion of Parks WASHINGTON Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, today testified in favor "with reservations of legislation extending the boundaries of Canyon-land- s National Park and establishing Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. witness The Utahn, lead-o- ff before the Senate Interior Committee which opened hearings on the two bills Tuesday morning, said one of his reservations regairds the language of the Bennett Amendment to the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area bill protecting State jurisdiction over fish and game. "Theoretically, the same language was to be contained in the Glen Canyon bill, to protect R-Ut- ah, Come home to a real live girl! ; ' V " , 'A M the jurisdiction of States in fish and game matters, Sen. Bennett explained. "However, the Interior Department has attempted to water down the language by proposing an amendment which would exempt the Secretary of Interior from consulting with State fish and game officials in a emergency. In response to prodding by time-honor- ed so-call- ed chairSen. Alan Bible, man of the subcommittee conducting the hearing, Dr. Leslie L. Glasgow of the Interior Department agreed that deletion of the emergency clause would not be opposed by the Department. Glasgow is Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks and Marine Resources. Sen. Bennett, who said he was very pleased" with Dr. D-Ne- v., Glasgows statement regarding the fish and game provision, stated, in addition to this clause are several other problems that should be ob- viated by the Interior Committee to make the Canyonlands and Glen Canyon bills acceptable to the citizens of Utah. The Utah lawmaker continued, "Before we add more acreage to these parks and recreation areas, we should be sure that we can properly devdop what we already have. We should have a steady, reliable development program so that tourists will have good access to areas set aside for parks. "In addition, I am vary anx- ious that full rights of Utahns be given complete protection. These include hunting, grazing, road developments, mineral development and the like. Sen. Bennet said that in the Glen Canyon area, "It is vital that these nights be spelled out in advance and safeguarded in the legislation if the State is to have any assurance of tion afterward. protec- -- get GAS air conditioning! our doll a rag doll after a day of sweltering heat? alive after you've installed gas whole-hous- e Watch her come air conditioning. Gas air conditioning is built to he relied on. Simply, ruggedly, with no compressor, fewer moving parts. That means less things to go wrong and added years of dependable service and comfort. Gas air conditioning costs so much less to operate especially with the new low summer gas rates. Want to come home to a real live girl? Call your gas air conditioning contractor or us for a free cost estimate. Is GIVES YOU A BETTER DEAL MOUNTAIN FUEL SUPPLY COMPANY -- Natural Goa Se-u- t :et- - |