Show THE COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN by MORG IN N P mckay DOMAIN N at the national Wool growers As soc bation meeting held in portland ore O 0 a number of resolutions were adopted and among them was one on the d lon tion and use of the public cobain we quote from that resolution we recommend the sale of mil he lie la ds in large tracts and tha no sale be permitted of corn com mandin anding in or key sections for the pur pose of controlling cont rollin by reason of wa 0 r hole e c la tracts of land to accoe I 1 11 I 1 sh this end we u mend refer be given in the sale ale ot lublic i donarun to asposia blons of livestock men for the pres ent we favor their administration under such an act of congress as woud would A definitely I 1 mit the am punts to be pa pad id by stock owners who shall ue these lands aper B per mit their management and adminis by the users under limited supervision of te vie federal govern ment and C insure a minimum of expenditure to the government in providing such supervision because of low production of these lands in our present condition no attempt should be made to make a charge for their use at the present time the r fht to graze these linds should be granted only to citizens of the united states and the present pre ent users should have preference with definite assurance that there will be po reductions where landa lands are nee e sary to ind used with dependent I 1 i oper ties cd a y large livestock interests hav made la aa a to tile file on certain a i i of the p bile domain tor for the r own d vidi I 1 use A map Is already 0 1 ca g that a wil ion acres ida it to fai faim in lands in millard cou f have been appi appl ed for the plan now is that those who apply would receive first rights on those land which means that all the small mail ohp ah p amen men and cattle owners in this action would be forced oft off the pub i donan n the colton bill as pre d to congress provided that t preference should be given to tock men owning land adjacent othe the lublic domain As it is now ra her doubtful that this bill will becom a law lar it behooves the stock men of this section to get together at the eail possible moment eith e n g u or in associations and make wake application ip to the department of the interior for the land which they desire for grazing purposes already a nu bei of wells and res have been built and consid isid erable e ended to improve certa a areas his wo I 1 11 I 1 be en er jaely 1 dmd ait I 1 im 0 i de inte pt t at u r z ng ite 11 j th to co i I 1 11 I 1 ike 1 ke veil vei to ft lt n I 1 cl rl with all i ally 11 i tt tries besel ea ii I 1 i this abion and i u s st i gett g beit iiii areas of land de for the istock growers of millaid county Ex extension tenion vi Alor or lers ers make plans for I 1 ear ears s program for tour four days lart week members 0 of the he utah 40 1 1 gervice elvce staff ul ill confer emee at th the uta bbate ag rica lutral college made plans tor for the years year s and discussed wais ot further in proving methods of civi to farmers and of the state director NAil william liaw peterson urged a closer contact bo be agents and the farm family some of the best agricultural coures hare have been caught on the coral fence or in the I 1 r faim kitchen jid said ald keep heep in close touch with ane tafe farmers and as s st the individual pel pelson son in solving fe his problems director peterson Pete raon further urged stati members to study more cre fully the things that are brought from other lo localities calitis of the country to determine dete il ii more ot ol the family needs cannot b be supplied at home he asked that a tarea 3 study of the soil be made and eff that it main I 1 lains its fertility it if possible W A lloyd in charge of exten slon sion work in the western section made a plea for the building of a program for youg men and women who aie not detracted bp the 4 H eftia program at present he out pined lined five fivie fields 0 ot endeavor which youat is pa personal aduca social al and public ak 4 1 W must lead the senior group through self interest into a program of their own making said mr lloyd he spoke of the changing sentiment with regard to farming from farming as a business only to that of farming as life he ile said t that k at extension is a hill horse to help the farmers over the hump and the county agents should bind up the wounds of the farmers while the doctors look for a cure other speakers at the con conference leren ce outlined new methods of agrical ture and gave valuable information to assist the agents in their county programs |