Show Concern Rises Over Farm Fuel Concern over Utah's farm fuel supply grew to a peak today with news that farmers in the state whose crops were frozen last spring are being denied fuel by ther suppliers Grant Orant rr nt of Payson P Utah reported to the Utah Farm Bureau that when he called l his s distributor to order fuel for cutting his first crop of alfalfa hay he was told that none was available to him be because because because be- be cause he didn't buy any fuel during this season In 1972 Last years year's spring freezes hit the early hay crop as well as most of Utah's fruit orchards greatly reducing the normal fuel needs for those crops C. C Booth executive executive executive tive vice president of the Utah Farm Bureau reported that his contacts with the regional office of the oil company involved were successful Fuel was de delivered delivered delivered de- de livered to Lyman and other hay growers in his area who were having the same problem of powering their hay harvesting equipment Shortage of fuels and farm fuel specifically is one of the top priority Items on President Richard M. M Nixons Nixon's list of key domestic issues This fact was reported to some farm leaders last week by Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz in an emergency meeting on agricultural agricultural agricultural tural fuel and transportation Fuel distributors In this state are operating under general guidelines established by federal federal federal fed fed- eral Office of Oil and Gas These set up a base period the last quarter of 1971 and the first three quarters of 1972 1972 on 1972 on which fuel needs are supplied pointed out two flaws in this approach first farmers such as byman didn't have typical needs In 1972 Their 1973 supply of fuel shouldn't be based on last years year's use Second he quoted Secretary Butz as saying The worlds world's most massive effort to increase food production Is now underway In American agriculture Beehive state farmers like those across the nation are being encouraged to bring their food production to a high point this year Food is in short supply both In the U. U S S. S and abroad due to world-wide world demand Increases This heavy output from American agriculture will just have to be powered with more fuel as well as more labor fertilizer and all other inputs declared The man who knows it all allis allis allis is as dangerous as the man who knows nothing ng |