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Show Farm News-Notes By LEW MAR PRICE County Agent One hundred ten dirt farmers and livestock men accepted the invitation of S. R. Boswell, agricultural agent in Sevier county to attend an agricultural agri-cultural outlook meeting in Richfield held in- conjunction1 with a regional conference of extension workers on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Their hopes for a ray of sunshine were given little encouragement by C. O. Scott, extension economist, orj Mr. W. W. Owens, assistant director of extension who assisted in the discussion, dis-cussion, except where most strict efficiency ef-ficiency methods are employed in production and marketing. With an anticipated improvement in market demand during the second half of 1931 and through 1932, but probably not carrying over into the following two yeafs since the general gen-eral trend is downward, there is consolation con-solation for that group who utilize every advantage in producing greater great-er acre yields of better quality commodities com-modities at a lower cost, than selling through the best avenues of distribution. distri-bution. For others the picture darkens dark-ens according to the degree of inefficiency. ineffi-ciency. These forecasts were based on reports re-ports made at the western regional outlook conference held in Salt Lake in December and those of the National Nation-al outlook conference held in Wash-ingto, Wash-ingto, D. C. in January. The outlook for Utah was compiled by some of. the best trained men in our state after af-ter exhaustive surveys and studies in each line. It is being published in bulletin form, taking up practically every commodity of consequence produced pro-duced on our Utah farms. It is concise, con-cise, clear, full of facts, but very readable. It is available to anyone who will use it and it can be secured free by applying to your agent. Studying this 19-page publication could well be your -first step in your efficiency program. Of the three factors: the man, the feed, and the cow, which is' it that limits your success in the dairy venture? ven-ture? Each is largely dependent on the other two. |
