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Show FARM NOTES UY GOLDEN L. STOKER Beaver County Agent m 91 1 1 .nil m m t Experiments carried out at the range experiment station of the Dominion Department of Agriculture Agricul-ture at Manyberries, Alberta, have been conducted to determine the relative merits of treated and untreated un-treated fence posts. In one experi-1 experi-1 ment started in 1927, posts were treated with coal tar or creosote while other posts were left untreated. un-treated. In 193G all the treated posts were found to be sound but all the untreated ones were either completely rotted a few inches below be-low the ground or showed such advanced ad-vanced stages of rot that they will have to be replaced within the next year. At the end of a 9-year period, per-iod, a comparison of the two treatments, treat-ments, tarring and creosoting, failed to show any definite advantage advan-tage in favor of one or the other methods. However, where cost and equipment are concerned, there is a decided advantage in the tarring treatment. The cost of tarring is from 1 Vi cents to 2 cents per post, whereas creosoting costs from 5 to 6 cents per post, depending on the size of the post. (Canada Lumberman, Lum-berman, November 1.) AAA Working on Farmers' Ideas On 1937 Program The ideas of four million farmers farm-ers on the kind of agricultural conservation con-servation program which should be developed for 1937 are "in the mill" in Washington, D. C, where the AAA is now busy working on the 1937 program, George E. Farrell, Far-rell, director of the AAA western division reports. These ideas were suggested by farmers at county and community meetings, or were reported by county and state committees. com-mittees. The ideas of Utah farmers were submitted at the regional meeting held in October at Pocatello, Idaho. Ida-ho. These ideas and suggestions are being worked over to fit into a program which will meet tbe wishes wish-es 0f a majority of farmers and at the same time fulfill the purposes of a conservation program, Mr. Farrell says. After the program is ready for the western region, it then will be fitted into the general plan for the nation as a whole. Utah's welfare at the Washington confab is being looked after by W. W. Owens, assistant extension service ser-vice director of the U. S. A. C. and J. W. Greenman of Orem, members of the state AAA committee. A great many different ideas and suggestions for the 1937 program pro-gram have been made by farmers, Mr. Farrell says. As many of these will be used as are found feasible. These have varied from state to state, depending upon conditions. con-ditions. However, certain sugges-(Continued sugges-(Continued on last page) FARMNOTES (Continued from page 4) tions were made by farmers in practically ever state, and these are the suggestions which are receiving re-ceiving first consideration. The first suggestion and one on which the AAA is working especially especi-ally is that the plan be made more simple, avoiding as much "paper work" as possible, and making it easier to understand. Another suggestion which the AAA is working to meet is that the plan be completed as soon as possible in order that farmers may make their plans for their 1937 plantings. Another suggestion which was made in nearly every state was that a maximum conservation allowance al-lowance be made for each farm, with farmers given more leeway in earning this allowance, through either diversion or soil-building practices. All these suggestions and all others made by farmers are being studied carefully as the program is being developed, Mr. Farrell says. |