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Show ' :, t 4 '-v t ' I V I .-V .v -i.-. ..- I i , v .X t , t i y s I 1 ' t X. V- '.. ' I f , v , . ' " :' ' ' , , .... f ' 5. - ! . 1 p . 1 i ' Y ; J L- d...'- Sllfc .... . . MUritS " FARMERS MEET Tosh Shiba explains system of storing high moisure grain corn at recent meeting of several farmer organizations who toured throughout Utah County. Cooperators Tour Provides Much Information to Local Farm Groups The annual SCD, ASGS, SGS, and Extension Service cooperators tour held this week provided some very interesting agricultural information. The tour was held in the North part of Utah County. The group visited the Boyd Sunderland farm at Lehi where they viewed a newly installed automated milking system. Mr. Sunderland Sun-derland also explained a system he had designed and built for bringing the cows into the milking area. Mr. Sunderland Sun-derland has completed drainage of a number of acres of agricultural land. Boyd pointed out to the group the benefits from this type of conservation work. The tour then progressed to the Garn Holbrook farm where Ralph Home explained a program for eradication and control of weeds and insects. An extensive program of lining ditches and leveling land was also completed at the Holbrook farms. Mr. Holbrook explained to the group how these improvements im-provements have helped to ease the burden of irrigating and has improved the efficiency ef-ficiency in the use of irrigation water. Next stop was at the Shiba farm, operated by Tosh and Soc Shiba. The brothers explained and illustrated a' new method of storing high moisture grain corn with the use of proponic acid as a drying agent. At the Shiba farms the tour members observed beautiful, well maintained yards and far-mgrounds. far-mgrounds. The tour continued to the pumping station at the north end of Utah Lake. The system of pumps and their operation was explained. At the present time the pumps are not in operation. Utah Lake is high and water flows freely into the Jordan River. Refreshments provided by the State Bank of Lehi were served at the Lehi Park as questions concerning the tour were answered. |