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Show Iranian Agricultural Specialists Pay Visit To Local College to Study Experiment Plans Agricultural specialists from Iran, as another part of their study of effective extension and experimental phases in the field of agriculture are visiting College Col-lege of Southern Utah today, Thursday. The primary purpose Is to view the Utah Experiment Station sheep project and to note studies for the improvement of range sheep and sheep management man-agement practices on Southern Utah ranges. Wallace D. Sjoblom, Iron County Coun-ty agent, and Darrell Matthews, assistant professor of animal husbandry hus-bandry at CSU, will greet and conduct 20 agricultural administrators admin-istrators from Iran with Director Royden C. Braithwalte. Assisting In the Instructional and fle.'d activities will be A. Glenn Vahl- qulst, assistant professor of agronomy ag-ronomy and biology, and Vern K. Kupfer, assistant professor of psychology and social sciences. Both were affiliated with the Point-Four Rehabilitation program pro-gram for two years. The officials, whose status In Iran Is similar to the United States Department of Agriculture commissioners, have been studying study-ing effective administration of programs for the improvement of Iranian rural living conditions and farming practices. They have been working through the United States Department of Agriculture and the land-grant colleges. Since Oct. 31 the specialists have been guests of Utah State Agricultural Ag-ricultural College, and their research re-search and analyses will continue con-tinue through Dec. 31. "An Idea of the type of work being conducted here at College of Southern Utah in collaboration with USAC will be presented to the group In the Library-lounge," Mr. Sjoblom said. "Main points of interest In the experimental program regarding various' sheep, range and beef cattle research programs will be showed and explained ex-plained to them," he pointed out. DeLore Nichols, retired Davis County Agent, will sfcrve as technical tech-nical leader. The schedule of instructions and field activities for the Iranian Iran-ian Agricultural leaders began Sept. 15 in Washington, D. C, and after four month's duration, they will return to Iran with their findings. They will be engaged in study and activities in Utah two of the four months. |