Show III n. n III It Farm News 11 11 1 11 ACt ACl Conservation atlon Activities Resumed Conservation activities by Garfield Gar Gar- Oar Oar-I field flold count county farmers under tho thoI I 1947 Agricultural Conservation I Program havo have been resumed re resumed re- re ro-I ro Burned cording according to Chairman Chairman Clare i. i Foy of tho County Agricultural Conservation Com Com- I Uncertainty In tho the amount of or funds available for tor use this year necessitated suspension of the program for a period of several weeks This situation has now I been clarified and activities acU II havo have been resumed he lie stated Surveys are aro now being made by br count county offices throughout the country to determine the tho amount of or work done under the program program program pro pro- gram during the tho first five rIve months of this year ho ha stated This will give some Indication of the extent of funds available for Cor practices during tho the remaining remaining remaining remain remain- ing five lve months of or 1947 In the main Garfield county farmers can go ahead on the basis of or a full payment program Chairman Foy pointed out that one ono of tho the biggest problems farmers face In resumption O or practices will vill be In obtaining phosphates and other materials and In obtaining tho the services of contractors to construct stock- stock water dams land leveling and other practices requiring dirt dirt- moving equipment In order to assure maximum Conservation activity during the remaining months of the year Chairman Foy urges farmers who desire to carry out this type of or practice to get In touch with contractors Immediately and arrange arrange arrange ar ar- ar- ar range for their services Price Support Programs Farmers who wish to take tako advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of certain of the price support programs should get In touch with their County Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural Conservation Committees Commit Commit- Committees t tees est says Mr Foy chairman ortho ortho or ot tho County Committee That Is necessary ho he says because some of the programs require farmers to file an application and complete complete complete com com- other formalities before they can get a Commodity Credit Corporation loan sell BeU their product product product pro pro- duct to the Government or get getan getan an agreement from the Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment to bu buy their product later on i JL Farmers Fanner's Share The farmers' farmers share of or the consumers consumer's consumers consumer's con con- sumers sumer's dollar spent for farm food products declined from tho the time all-time record high of or 66 56 cents i In ii March to 52 62 cents In May nay 1947 according to the tho Bureau pt ff f f Agricultural Economics While prices received by farmers farmers farm farm- ers were on tho decrease retail prices paid by consumers changed chang chang- ed little The portion of or tho the consumers consumer's consumers consumer's con con- sumers sumer's food dollar charged to marketing Increased from 44 cents in March to 48 8 cents In May 1 Retail cost of or market basket I for a family of or three was at an au annul rate of or In March In April and In May Total charges for marketing a family market basket rose roso from froman an annual rate of In March to In May or nearly seven per cent This Is 98 98 or nearl nearly 50 60 per cent higher than marketIng marketing marketIng market- market Ing charges of In 1936 1935 Payments to farmers for all aU i food products going Into the family market basket reached a record annual rate rat of or In March This tell fell to 10 In May a decline of at more than six per cent During 39 1935 payments to farmers for tor these products averaged GarfIeld County I Home Economics Display Homemakers this is your chance to exhibit that beautiful handwork those precious bottles of ot fruit and vegetables and man articles There Thore Is going to be bo a County Centennial Home Economics Exhibit ExI Exhibit Ex Ex- hibit September 1 2 3 It willI willbe will willbe I I be bo held In the South Ward Chapel 1 Booklets on the exhibit have hav I gone out to the women of or the county If It you haven't received one ask your neighbor to see I hers I All articles entered will be berated berated berated rated and ribbons given Ladles make this an outstanding ing exhibit by bringing In at least one article |