Show agricultural news in griet brief out of 67 87 utah poultry loans totaling over approved toy by the utah farm production credit association 66 have been bean repaid in full a a notice from the western division office of the farm credit administration says the unpaid loan Is for a minor amount and will probably be paid off in the near future E K winder secretary and treat treasurer surer of the organization tion reports more than two millon sheep were shorn in utah in 1937 a department of agriculture report issued recently points out the total yield of wool in the state last year was 19 pounds the report said the total production of the united states was pounds in 1937 in 1936 and averaged OW tor for the period from 1831 1931 35 id in youths will have the opportunity port unity to enter into a new type of 4 11 club project this year according to dr A L stark extension horticulturist at the utah state agricultural college who hats has charge of the new activity clubs entering the new work will be known as home Land landscape improvement groups and their objectives will be to make the home bome and its surroundings more comfortable and convenient all members will be required to keep accurate records of their expenditures and build their projects long term tenn project of home beautification cash income from the sale of farm commodities in utah in 1937 over 1936 a bureau of agricultural ri economics report issued recently points out the total farm commodities income throughout the nation increased 7 per cent in 1937 over the same jeriod sale of farm goods brought more than 45 million dollars into the farmers pockets in this state last year as compared with just over 40 million in 1936 and about 35 million 1 in 1935 livestock sales accounted for a comparatively large percentage of the total tor for the state last year almost two thirds of the farm income oame came from the sale of livestock and livestock products production of agricultural products for sale or for home consumption wats was larger last year than in any year for which the government has records a bureau of agricultural economics report issued recently indicates the harvest of fruits truck crops and cotton accounted for patt part of the total reaching their highest marks last las t year production of grain crops was the greatest since 1928 but production of livestock and livestock products was smaller than in 1936 and smaller than any year during the five year period from 1930 to 1934 I 1 ah GILTS BRING TOP PRICE four H club projects work I 1 1 don club gave sheppard mem ber bei of benjamin utah a bonus when he marketed Us his eight project gilts at the Salt Lake union stockyards Stock yards recently according to J H manderfield general manager of the yards dons gilts were in excellent shape and showed evidence that the 4 H club training and study which doncas made ss a swine club member had bad been valuable mr manderfield pointed out the gilts total weight was 1664 pounds an average ave of pounds tor for each animal and they were sold to the cudahy packing company for a hundred a premium of 25 cents over the regular market price |