Show Legal meetings and demonstrations prove profitable to Basin farmers By Ben W. Lindsay Uintah Parm and Home Development Agent i We have had good attendance at educational meetings during the past More interest has been expressed to keep better farm and home accounts By keeping more accurate records many people been pleased with the money they Farm business is big with the average full time farmer or more invested Expenses are high and the need for accessible credit is a More farm account books were distributed through the Extension Service office this year than at any time in previous years One thousand and twenty-eight contacts were made by local people for record book LEGAL MEETINGS were held in Vernal and Ballard wherein local lawyers and tax examiners assisted in presenting up to date information on mortgages and property These meetings were requested by people in these areas and were very well attended Nearly will be returned to Uintah County farmers this year from the non-highway gas tax Refund forms and information were available through the Extension office to assist farmers and ranchers in filing their returns Filing for gas tax returns has been in operation for three years from the federal but 1960 was the first year for filing a state refund form THE OLD WORK horse is no longer the source of farm As a the average farm spends to annually for petroleum The need for oats has decreased and other forage crops are taking their From a cost study survey showing the net profit of various the Extension Service has illustrated how alfalfa and corn silage are more profitable crops oats or other small grains in many Uintah County raised acres of oats in 1954 In 1959 we grew On the other hand the acreage of corn silage increased from to acres in the same period and produced one-third more A SHEEP FEEDING demonstration revealed that flocks of sheep are not producing pounds of lamb as fast as we One flock of lambs gained less than one-tenth pound per day during the fall months which indicates we must feed better or plan to market lambs A number of farm buildings and house plans have been distributed through the Extension Service office in an effort to encourage improved building on county farmsteads |