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Show r WS5 I I ' T i ... : - . Thursday, May 10, 1984 Uintah Basin Standard Farms in Duchene Co. on the rise from the sale of livestock, poultry Preliminary reporta of the 1962 of Agriculture show that the number of forma in the Duchesne county Increased from 690 to 677 since the 1978 census. All land in farms totaled 316,061 acne in 1982, an average of 466 acres per farm. The Census Bureau defines a farm as any place from which 91,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have, been and their products. Preliminary data indicates that expenditures for feed for livestock and poultry wen 92.6mfllkm; total farm energy costs wen $1.9 million; fertiliser coats were $493,000; and seed coats wen . Census - 9141,000. Of the total farms in the county, 106 had gross sales of $40,000 or non; 376 reported sales of lees than 910,000. Farms operated as sole proprietorships represented 90 percent of the total. In 1982, the average age of farm operators was 60.0 yean. sold. Land from which crops were harvested decreased to 44,496 acres since 1978. countys farmers sold million in agricultural products according to preliminary reporta from the 1962 Census of Agriculture. The 1982 sales figure ' represents an average of 122,844 for each of the county's farms. The census reports that 92.0 million or 13 percent of total sales wen for crops, while 918.2 million or 87 percent of the total came The $15.1 to 48 percent over the four year period. Data in the report for 1978 and 1982 an directly comparable for acreages and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. Firewood access posponed due to late spring Although firewood permits an available, access to most firewood . cutting areas of the Flaming . Gorge Ranger District has been postponed due to a late spring. According to District Ranger, Bob Meinrod, the majority of these areas will not be accessible until gates on access roads an opened. Before this is done, roads must be dry enough to allow use ' without damage. A flew areas, close to paved roads, will not be . accessible until the snow melts. Until weather conditions chan-- . ge it will be come time beforo all firewood areas an available. In the meantime another e areas has been designs when one may collect driftwood for heating fuel. The .area designated extends from the Henrys Fork River, along the , south edge of Lin wood Bay to the Off-roa- . free-us- Group JUNIOR JEANS e . t-.- REGULAR TO 30.00 Entire Stock r OFF 2 REGULAR FASHION PANTS H. Ladies COORDINATES FHA rO Office Gladys Ross g TO JUNIOR CROP PANTS OFF MATERNITY JEANS REGULAR PRICE OFF 2 Denim, Stripes and REGULAR Entire Stock LADIES CASUAL 2 Entire Stock SHORT CLOTH ROOT Rogers completes basic OFF 2 SANDALS responsibilities in Daggett, Uintah, and Duchesne Counties. The FmHA County Officee at Price, Monticello, Roosevelt and Vernal will be unaffected. REGULAR PRICE OFF REGULAR PRICE II ....... Reighlyn S. Rogers of has been assigned to Good fellow Air Force Base, Texas after completing Air Force basic training. During the six weeks at Tjickland Air Force Base, Texas, the airman studied the Air Force miiminn, organization and customs and received special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree in science through the applied Community College of the Air Solids PRICE. Office at Richfield. The District Office at Ogden, will take over District FmHA n Entire Stock Entire Stock Farmers Home Administration District Office in Price, will be discontinued on June 1, 1984. This Office has been overseeing the activities of FmHA in Daggett, Uintah, Duchesne, Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties. The services previously provided by the Price Office for Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Counties, will, after the above date, be handled by' the District e Mr. and Mrs. Clair T.MAJ1, returned home last week from Alamosa, Cola, after spending ten days caring for their grandchildren while their parents, Karl and Jolene Liddell attended a J.C. Penny Convention at Farm-iton, New Mexico, e The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Frandsen, was blessed and given the name, "Jade Marie" Frandsen by her father at the Roosevelt Tenth Ward Sacrament Meeting Sunday. Out of town relatives attending were; Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews and family, Orem; and Rick and Denise Fielding, Salt Lake, e The following children were baptized and confirmed members of the LDS Church, Saturday and Sunday at the Roosevelt Stake Center. Charles Walter Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Foster by his father. Jason Ray Robb, son of Bishop and Mrs. Sheldon Robb, by his father. Brandon Ernest Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wright, by his father. Natalie Todd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Todd by her father at Roosevelt Third Ward, e Mrs. Chloris Scholes returned home Saturday after mending a week at Salt Lake with Mr. and REGULAR TO 32.00 OFF REGULAR PRICE closes e Randy Nelson was a Salt Lake visitor one day last week. e Dalton Hunt passed away of a heart attack this week. His wife is Sylvia Anderson. Both of Montwell in their earlier and now live in St. George, down to the funeral sendee Friday wen sisters Rita Hamblin, Jean and Mariey Hamblin and brother George Hunt. After which Mariey ana Jean Motored to Brigham City when they attended the testimonial meeting for their grandson Elder Greg Hamblin son of Kay and Mary Hamblin. . Alta-mon- t, HOUSEW ARES1DEPARTMENT Entire Stock SPRING FABRIC Force. The airmen will now receive instruction in ..the Mrs. Leslie Collins. specialized Intelligence e Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Moffitt field e A large group of people from the Roosevelt area attended sessions at the Provo temple last Group PILLOW PRINTS Whitehead v earns Navy, recognition recently returned home from a weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Loveland at Gooding, Idaho. ' v ... Q AO Ap or us OCOZOmici ... AD Select Group APRONS AND Entire Stock SCISSORS and 25 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES ROTARY CUTTERS bi. OFF MICI Large Selection GIFT WARE Marine Staff Sgt Fredrick D. Whitehead, son of Sonny White- week e Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Snow, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Curtis and Robert West returned home last week from spending a week in Florida attending a real estate Century 21 Convention, and sight seeing, e Wednesday overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brighton, were; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey,. Watkins from Smoot, Wyo, f-- ' Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Snow , recently spent a weeks vacation at Marco island, Florida. $I7. Ranger Meinrod reminds wood- and charge cutters that free-uspermits will be available thia year, but each must be used within specific conditions and areas which are identified when the permit is purchased. He also cautions that chainsaws must have approved spark arrestors. Woodcutters must also have a pointed shovel and a fire extinquisher of eight ounce (or greater) capacity. ROOSEVELT NEWS . REGULAR TO 25.00 cutting area. : . $ d Forest Service pasture. vehicle closures will be enforced on roads so please remain designated for vehicle travel in the Flaming Gorge District Travel Plan. Information, permits, and maps are available at the Manila Ranger Station, which is within four miles of this new head of Lapoint, has n mA 19 Orr Rlo. O puki been awarded a Meritorious ; Mast while serving at Marine Corps . - . $ ' Quality Fashions Reasonably Priced Air : AAQ ... aUO Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nin- e Palms, California. A Meritorious Mast is official from a Marines recognition commanding officer for superior individual performance. It is issued in the form of a bulletin published throughout , the and a copy is entered in the Marines permanent '' service record com-man- d, i q 10 |