Show County Planners Meet at Rubys Ruby's Inn Monday and Discuss Plans for Projects During This Year Food production goals and agricultural agricultural agricultural ag ag- ag- ag projects for consideration tion for 1944 were outlined at atthe atthe atthe the annual Garfield county planning planning plan plan- ning meeting held Monday of this week at Rubys Ruby's Inn Speaker of the day was Robt L. L Wrigley assistant director for agriculture agriculture agriculture ture of the extension service who urged Garfield county people people people peo peo- to recognize their problems plan a program and put it into action Elna Miller extension nutrition specialist discussed the state nutrition program with the women Thirty-five Thirty representatives of seven communities were present Reports on the agricultural sItuation situation situation sit sIt- of communities and projects projects projects pro pro- requested for consideration for 1944 were presented by Mrs Irs Maude Wiley of Antimony Fay Lynn and M. M I. I V. V Hatch of PanguItch Panguitch Pan- Pan gultch Dean LeFevre of Spry James Burrows of Hatch Jasper Henderson of ot Cannonville and Jesse Jolley of Tropic Projects outlined for immediate immedi ImmedI- ate action Included culinary and and stock watering system for Hatch Labor shortage to be aided by cattle associations hiring one man manto manto manto to ride and manage all cattle on ona ona ona a district instead of each man lUan looking after his own bringing in city boys for summer work on farms more cooperation between between between be be- tween neighbors work together more raising of crops that tal take e eless less labor and will at tha the same time help to solve the feed shortage shortage shortage short short- age for another year were among problem solving activities activities ties discussed during the meet meet- ing Raising of beans was not recommended for this county during this year but it was stated stated stated stat stat- ed that barley would provide more feed per acre acre cre more orderly marketing system system system tem for marketing livestock was advocated by Mr Hatch and wa way praised by all as having great merit The plan would be to gather gath gath- er livestock at a central place in each town grade and classify them and sell to buy buyers rs on designated designated designated dates Increased cooperation by p parents parents par par- r- r I 1 in H 4 club work and mor more livestock projects in club work were urged Every home a garden every home bottle and store a years year's food supply livestock improvement improvement improve improve- ment went program to include the culling culling culling cul cul- ling of low producers purebred sire purchase Importing of good dairy cattle cow testing work wool and lamb program of checking checking check check- I ing fleece weights improved method to increase lamb crop crap breed cattle In short season so calves will all come about the same time were all discussed and favorable accepted The farm building program was discussed by County Count Agent Agent Joseph MuIr Garfield county people are only using two per percent percent percent cent of the lumber sawed in the county each year and our outbuildings outbuildings out out- buildings are in sad need of repair repair repair re re- re- re pair he said Every farm should have some deep sheds for forthe forthe forthe the protection of livestock li during during during dur dur- ing the winter months and shade for summer One good deep shed will save many tons of feed and cattle will come through the winter in much better condition The need for new homes was discussed but due to the war restrictions no program was out out- lined The feed situation brought out the fact that shipments of wheat and into the county would be sharply curtailed curtail curtail- ed this year ear and that stockmen could expect no large amount of feed this winter Hog production was considered consider consider- ed to be an industry not particularly particularly suited to Garfield county crop crap production and that hog feeding should not be encouraged encouraged encouraged aged only to a small degree It was brought out that Garfield county was not situated geographically geographically geo geo- graphically and did not produce enough home-grown home feed to become become become be be- come a hog feeding area The present condition of high feed cost and ceiling price too low on hogs is losing many hundreds of dollars for hog producers County Agent Muir listed several several sev sev- eral possibilities for new industries industries industries indus indus- tries such as increased lumber production new uses for lumber and timber products vegetable potato and grass seed Continued on last page County Planners Hold o Meet ee Monday Continued from page one tion and tho the possibility of obtaining ob ob- a potato dehydrating plant A report was made by each federal agency represented in tho the county and their program of ot work for 1944 was explained Those reporting were Jules Renaud of the Soil Conservation service Rell F F. of ot the Farm Security administration Don Moffatt of the Division of or Grazing S. S Bryson Cook of the Forest service and C. C I. I Foy Fay of the Agricultural Adjustment adIn ad ad- In ministration |