Show THE COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN blest est should hold country MARKETS bl BI GRADING by director alywin E peter peterson on because pr ces of agricultural corn com modi modifies ties have been lower lomer in recent months than in previous years there is a tendency tor for the producers to be a little careless about the quality of their products the producer may reason that be cause he is not receiving a high price careful grading is not demanded competition is gong go ng to be keener now than during periods of high pric es and it is careful standard grad ing that has made an inviting mar ket tor for the fruit and vegetables pro deuced on the farms of the state director W S lloyd in charge of extension service work in the eleven western states has recently called at tent on to an article which appeared in the michigan daimer under date of april 2 1932 which reads as tol fol lows in recent years michigan prodie ers have been losing their markets to western business farmers the low grade unattractive poorly prepared products of the eastern farm have tailed failed to hold its own with the more careful lly crown frown standardized prod acts of 0 the west our egg fruit po tato bean and vegetable trade has slipped away to an extent not dream fed td of two decades ago can we again win the hearts of consumers at our door that will vill not be an easy task western producers have captured the eastern consumer by the merit of their products we will regain that trade only by the same means it was got from us the longer we wait to recover it the more deeply will our competitors be entrenched we should begin this year to put all the quality in our products that we can tl TI is will mean more careful product ions and marketing to many it may seem foolish to talk quality in times of depression but in these times buy ers are choosers and to secure their attention your product must make its appeal mr air llyod says the moral from the michigan paper is so apparent that it does not need emphasis how ever we are not only working for markets but for well grad ed products in utah those farmers who are greater in their vison vis on as to ahat the future promises will be more careful than ever in seeing to it that the I 1 products offered from I 1 tab tah farms are of the higl est quality other areas have met unusual grades by thinning their fruit by careful I 1 spraying and fertilizing by seeing to it that every vegetable offered tor for sale Is of the quality represented the man who rigidly follows th s po policy licy will have a market for his pro ducts 1 by A AV W owens assistant dl di rector of agriculture the farmers encampment will be replaced this year by college partle in county farm bureau days and county wide gatherings it is planned to furnish demon st rations exhibits and speakers on the live at home project which includes the producing of sufficient meat milk eggs vegetables and fruit for the farm family and ruffic lent teed feed to care for its livestock the object in ie placing the en camp ment which has been held an dually since 1821 is to reach more people with this message of farm P production foi home consumption during each encampment 5 to 6 people have been on the col lee campus at one time several counties of the state will furnoh that sized crowd ahe extension service will begin a at t on ie p through its county agents and nd home agents to cooperate in preparation preparation for county days al ready established and to start coun ty wide gathers in other counties tentative das for our millard county farm days are east millard july 8 anid arild west vest millard july 9 director william peterson and his s secretary ecret ary wilfond porter spent monday and tuesday in millard county checking on underground water and extension work be ing carr ed on in the county the tinder underground ground water in the district he leports is lower than ever begore in its history er he is optimistic and hoping that the recharge which usually omes in jua jul will make up for some of their loss which was dui ng the past two or three dry seasons di rector peterson talked to the live stock men of deseret monday even ing and gave them a splendid out line of the legislation now pending regarding the disposition of the pub lie domain he said that in all abil ty in the very near future some bort sort of government regulation will be put into force which till v ill give the livestock men inen adjacent to the gov eminent domain first choice tor for its use tuesday morning was spent in looking over the west desert as to the possibility billt of establishing water holes at convenient places the utah state agricultural col lege broadcasts over radio station every tuesday and thursday at 1 45 to 2 p in these presentations presentation 3 are part of the farm and home hour which is released from sin francisco over eleven stations in the western states associated with the united states department of ag culture ri four programs have been given up to date programs tor for the remainder of may and june to be presented by the state college over at 1 45 p in to 2 00 p m are may 31 byron alder turkey pro in utah june 2 dr r D B wann cause of 0 bellowing lel lowing of ornamental plants and shade trees |