Show ITEMS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS sevier county feeders are endeavoring to put over a operative cooperative co marketing scheme with their livestock this year and considerable work has been accomplished toward this e end nd at a recent meeting of 0 f the livestock project leaders from different communities muni ties a plan was outlined and a tentative agreement a adopted to have the feeders sign who wished to join with it the agreement carries with it a forfeit on the part of the feeder it if lie he assigns his fat stuff to the pool and does not stay with it and markets individually without the consent of the county sales agent H E tuft of monroe was selected as the marketing agen tand is now busy locating the best possible markets for the animals signed up to date there have been something over head of cattle and about head of lambs assigned to the pool the following communities are represented in the pool venice richfield central annabella I 1 monroe elsinore antl and joseph several feeders brorn from other communities have expressed their desire to join so it is expected the pool will be increased several thousand in both sheep and cattle within a short time mr tuft is in salt lake at present to locate a possible market tor for the cows that are now ready emil hansen landscape gardener of the utah agricultural college spent I 1 monday in richfield in beautifying the richfield park high school and a number of residences mr 01 sen principal of the monroe high sch school ool had previously asked for some assistance in the planting of trees and shrubs about the monroe high school therefore county agent holmstead took mr hansen over to monroe to look over the school grounds and at the same time made recommendations as to the arrangements of ranting panting mr hansen is one of the leading landscape gardeners in this part of the country and has attained this distinction by improving the grounds about the utah agricultural college to the extent that it now ranges second in beauty of public institutions in the united states mr hansen has been in the utah agricultural college for a number of years and his time up to a few years ago has been devoted to the college campus the people of richfield are very fortunate in securing the services of such an expert in the planning of public or private grounds so that when completed they will be a joy to the owners parker brothers of joseph have their jersey herd on official test and are keeping dairy records on every individual cow and the results that are being obtained speak very well of the animals they are now testing during the month of november one jersey cow six years old named daisy silver leaf 2nd and produced pounds of butterfat or pounds of butter another cow also six years old produced during the same time pounds of butterfat or pounds of butter the above two cows are the same age and from general appearances one would not expect the difference in production but by keeping accurate records the dairyman is in a position to pick out the best producers and save the offspring from fr am them tor for breeding animals to produce more of like quality |