Show RECENT EXTENSION conference IN COLORADO OP GREAT significance signia TO WEST SAYS DELEGATE F trefa ha recent western states extension conference at ft colllns collins colorado was one ot of the most epoch making gatherings of its kind avei ever held in the history ot of extension work in the west was the statement made by rona rena B maycock ol of the utah agricultural coneg college extension ap division state leader ot of home demonstration on ori work who was wag one ot of the utah delegates to the conference this was the first conference in which there was a distinct recognition ot of the tact fact that the problems ot of the men and women workers in extension are essentially one said bald mrs tl aycock A number or ol joint meetings were held and problems were presented tor for consideration both la in relation to the tana farm and the farm home heretofore greatly to the detriment ot of the work we have held separate meetings the utah delegation to the conference consisted of 0 dr R J evans evana director ot of extension service tor for utah W W owns owens state leader 0 of county agents prot prof john T calne caine livestock extension specialist and mrs airs maycock mrs haycook presented a paper on the adequate diet in relation to adequate food supply at the conference a chart was exhibited showing the adequate diet tor for the dult mart man as compiled from ten recent investigations this charu chart corn com pared with statistics on production and consumption in the western sates snowed 81 owed that in all foods except meat there is lose less being produced than an adequate consumption sumP tIou would call tor for this point aroused special interest among all of the division representatives and considerable sid erable time was devoted to its discussion it was considered especially ant from tho the viewpoint of tho the I 1 dairying industry that the western weste rn sates produce only about 80 per cent ot of tho dairy products required for tho the dietary needs ot of their population the dairymen present adopted reo commendations to the effect that every effort be made to induce dairymen of 0 tho the western states to increase their output out put to meet their own mar liet acet demands at least within a very tery short time to accomplish this they will carri carry on a campaign on OIL two ma T jor lines 1 to induce dairymen to take better caro care of present herds and thereby increase the yield and 2 to encourage the purchase ot of purebred herd elrea alres tor for the purpose ot of i be securing curing a better grade ot of dairy cattle cattie I 1 |