Show j The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Morris WHAT IS A of our city friends are Borrowing from a news story originating- in here is how County Agent Lloyd Smith Pictures today's A farmer is an overall executive with his home his a scientist using fertilizer a purchasing in an old felt a personnel director with grease under his a dietitian with a passion for and a production expert with a and a battling a price-cost i He manages more capital than most businessmen in town He likes good state and county dinner at his his shirt collar unbuttoned above a good soaking rain in August Hp is not much for the or helping with housework Farmers are found in fields plowing seeding rotating planting fertilizing spraying and harvesting Wives help little boys follow the Ag-gri Department confuses city relatives salesmen detain them and wait for weather can delay but it takes Heaven to stop A farmer is both Faith and must have faith to continually meet the challenges of his capacity amid an ever-present possibility that an Act of God late an early can bring his business to a You can reduce his but you can't restrain his Might as well put up with him he is your your your your source of and young citizen to help replenish your cities He is your countryman a fast-growing statesman of And when he comes in at having spent the energy of his hopes and he can be recharged anew with the magic market's LIVESTOCK SHOWS AND COUNTY FAIRS What is the valre of k shows and One is to pro- vide guide lines for breeders to establish breed characteristics says Lloyd county Here breeders get together to their results and exchange ideas to get the improvements they are Examples of these improvements in recent years are the lean type a standard size beef and recently the market type lamb Educators and research people attend to present their findings and gain new In their job is to judge which animals best fit the Sired qualities the producer and consumer Some ideas they have presented in the last three years are carcass evaluation grades of meat and meat Public education has a big place in In commercial trade the grower often loses his identity where advertisers emphasize the processor and merchant livestock shows provide a place to show the public the importance the grower has in maintaining our high standard of objective of our livestock fairs and shows is more than finding final it gives incentive to the breeders and allows educational exchange of Smith said |