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Show How Utah will Aid Plans were laid at the meeting of Utah Agriculturists held April 10th at the Utah Agricultural College that will have a mojt far reaching effect for good upon agricultural conditions in this State. Representatives from all parts of Utah were present atthc meeting, which included, besides many experts of the Utah Agricultural Agricul-tural College faculty, the Board of County Chairmen, representatives of the State and Various County Farm Bureaus, and representatives from various industrial and church organizations. ' The outstanding result of the conference con-ference was the completion of an ' organization of Utah's agricultural units looking toward greater agri- I cultural production and efficiency. A central committee was formed composed com-posed of the Hoard of County Chairmen Chair-men and representatives, yet to he named, from many industrial and agricultural interests .of the State. President K. G. Peterson was appointed ap-pointed executive chairman of this committee. In case President Peterson Pet-erson can not find time to act, thy Hoard of Trustees is to fill the office from the College faculty. J. Edward Taylor, formerly secretary of the State Horticultural Commission, was appointed executive secretary, while the central committee will have general gen-eral supervision of the statewide organization, or-ganization, the above mentioned officers, acting in connection with a smaller executive committee, will carry on the active work of organization. organi-zation. This committee will work . through the county agents and farm bureaus, where such exist. In other I cases, tlie county chairman wilt sec to the organization of a body similar sim-ilar to the Farm Bureau within the next week, to undertake the details uf local organization. That the situation is indeed serious developed during the meeting when it became apparent when reports from various parts of the State were heard, that there is an almost' general gen-eral shortage of seed throughout Utah and that many food products arc running dangerously low. President Pres-ident Peterson declared that the nation na-tion is approaching a period of want unless we conserve the food supply and that even in Utah it is not a remote probability that, within the next six months, we shall lack many of the necessaries of life. "The problem before us," continued President Presi-dent Peterson, "is to secdrc and disseminate dis-seminate information having to do with our agricultural resources. If any County has a surplus of seed potatoes, it must be nadc known to counties that lack We must know-where know-where available acreage is that can be used to increase our production. The organization of the Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural College is well fitted to aid in this work, and it will be placed, at the disposal of the State in this crisis. The financial side of the problem can be successfully met. The banks of Salt Lake City have, promised, unqualifiedly, that any farmer who can secure the approval of sonic man designated by this organization or-ganization today, can borrow all the money he needs to secure seed or put in his crop." |