Show COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN faun faint financing favors short torm terni loans loang during the first drat six months montha of 0 1936 the states of utah california nevada and arizona have witnessed a return to normal agricultural f i fan dancing ancl cing ng instead of tile the greater part of the various types of lending going into long term real estate loans as has been the case tor for more than to years the short term seasonal credit has returned to it its usual le adling position while the federal land bank and the commissioner have loaned more than seven million dollar in six months the production credit associations ciati clat ions ons have more than doubled that amount and have put out about the bank tor for cooperatives Is close to the mark for or the same period while the federal intermediate bank which discounts short term paper shows loans and discounts outstanding on june 30 of 0 twenty five and a halt half million dollars analysis ot of these figures shows that the recent emergency needs tor for long term credit to forestall fore closures has been met and that farmers again have their long terra term financing programs under the control and are now borrowing tor for their operating needs as in normal times the dollars and cents effect of the continuation of the 3 per cent interest rate on all federal land bank loans has lust just been computed and furnished the utah state agricultural college extension service by the farm credit administration in oakland two weeks ago tile the administration announced that this temporary low rate which was in effect tor for the year ending june 30 1936 would be prolonged until the same date in fit 1937 on more than worth of 0 land bank loans made in utah the exact saying saving to utah farmers tor for this period is now announced at in fit comparison to what the interest costs would have been figured on the original contract interest rate tor for loans road hold Piro profits fits it if attractive many fruit and vegetable growers are using the roadside stand as an outlet tor for their produce this is excellent cellena and a good method of 0 marketing it properly handled but special attention to few vital points are essential tor for continued success in the first place the price of produce must be right to maintain a permanent business of repeat customers overcharging Over charging as a practice will soon drive your customers away when persons drive out of the city to buy produce at a roadside stand they expect a price difference that will at least pay for the gas used in driving to the stand produce can now be obtained in city markets that is ia just as fresh and just as high in fit quality as that offered by roadside markets and unless there is some attraction to get people out they will purchase their produce supplies of 0 the city grocers signs indicating the produce for or sale should be easy to read while traveling at a reasonable speed on the highway they should be far enough away from the market so that a car can be stopped easily before reaching the stand adequate parking space on oil both sides of the road should be provided at the stand the attendant should be a responsible person who treats tile customers courteously and renders a maximum service A fountain of other attraction is often a very profitable asset to the business treating the customers right and giving better service than competitors will determine who gets the business many persons go where they can call make their purchases without leaving the car this car service should be kept in mind by op orators of 0 roadside roa dsida markets most of 0 us do our buying where we can call get the most moat of the best for or our money trained funn farin lenders an editorial farm loaders leaders in pralle farmer fanner july 4 says gays in part to one whose memory goes back over a span of years one ot of the most encouraging developments fit agriculture Is the increase in the number ot of capable farmers who had enough self cinfo ta fa with bonugli self conti donee dence and executive ability to go out successfully in community or state or national affairs were few indeed now there are inona the growth of farm organizations and cooperatives the training received in local administration of AAA and soil conservation programs has developed a battalion of farm shock troops that holds great promise tor for the future Iler perhaps haps most promising of all Is the growth of leadership among tho the farm arm young people one has only to attend a meeting of 4 11 clobbers clubbers club bera bers or future farmers to have his faith renewed in the future of rural civilization in america in utah more than leaders have been developed through the A A A program and 4 11 club leaders are now active in the state in fit assisting club boys and girls i fight best on oil jand droutha Drout hs past and present have sifter out the best farm practice tor for combating the effects of dry weather they have shown the effective nebs of approved methods of farming where drout droutha lis of greater or less intensity are to be ba expected weekly reports from experiment stations operated in fit tho the northern great plains by the bureau of plant industry show that some methods maintain possibilities of crop production in this semiarid semi seral arid region tor for as long as three weeks or more after other methods tall fall completely small grain erain crop following a grain grain crop of 0 tile the year before regardless gard less of 0 preparation of the seed bed are the first to dio die e small grains following cultivated crops such as corn are the next to go crops on oil land hold out the longest lomm LOIN in ill over overgrazing over grazing a iange or pasture pay in montana cows on oil an over grazed range one cow to every 23 acres averaged pounds of calf per cow at weaning time at a cost of per pounds the calves averaged 68 pounds at birth and pounds at weaning time cows on oil moderately grazed range one cow to every 30 acro acres produced pound calves at weaning time at a cost of 0 2714 2744 per pounds the calves averaged 75 pounds at ablith and had a weaning weight ot of pounds |