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Show By Robert S. Murdock County Agricultural Agent FARM AND HOME INSTITUTE Modern research which is uncovering un-covering easier and quicker ways of farming will be described des-cribed to farmers from all parts of Utah at a Farm and Home ' Institute at Utah State Agricultural Agri-cultural College in Logan July 8 and 9. Two half-day tours of research re-search projects in the field will highlight the revival of the former Farmers' Encampment. USAC scientists will conduct groups of men attending the Logan event through the college col-lege farm and laboratory facilities facil-ities in both livestock and crops. .Beginning witn registration at 9 a.m. and a general session at 10, the Farm and Home Institute In-stitute will also educate farm women in the latest methods of homemaking and family care. Children will be cared for in a special nursery and play groups. After a general opening session ses-sion Thursday morning in the college auditorium, men and women will separate for tours. Subject of each farming tour and its scheduled time is listed below.' Men may alternate between be-tween livestock and crops if they wish. Thursday afternoon, July 8 1:30 p.m., Livestock, Beef Cattle Improvement; Crops, Irrigated Ir-rigated Pastures. 2:30 p.m., Livestock, Sheep and Swine; Crops, Irrigated Studies and Crop Rotation. 3:30 p.m., Livestock, Live-stock, Turkeys; Crops, Cereal Grains. 4:30 p.m., adjourn. Fridav morning .Inlv 9 9:00 a.m., Livestock, Poultry; Crops, Range Grasses, Winter Wheat and Forage Crops. 10:00 a.m., Livestock, Dairy Production Produc-tion and Management; Crops, same as last hour. 11:00 a.m., Livestock, Artificial Breeding of Cattle; Crops, Weed Identification Identifi-cation and Control. Individual problems of farmers farm-ers participating in the Institute will be highlighted Friday afternoon. af-ternoon. Sectional discussion meetings will take place under the leadership of Extension Service Ser-vice and School of Agriculture authorities. Questions from the floor will be invited on any production pro-duction or marketing problem that a farmer may have. The Livestock section will include in-clude these discussions: 1:30 p.m.. Problems of Beef and Swine Production and Marketing; Market-ing; 2:15 p.m., Problems of Sheep and Wool Production and Marketing; 3:15 p.m., Problems in the Dairy Industry, and 4:00 p.m., Problems of Poultry Production Pro-duction and Marketing. Questions regarding these enterprises en-terprises will be considered in the Crops sectional, meetings: 1:30 p.m., Problems in Production Produc-tion and Marketing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; 2:30 p.m. Problems in Canning Crops and Potatoes; 3:15 p.m., Economics of Range Seeding and Management; Manage-ment; and 4:00 p.m., Economic Outlook for Grains. Friday afternoon's meetings will close the two-day Logan evertf. Thursday night activities will feature a talk by Allan B. Kline, president of the American Ameri-can Farm Bureau Federation on "Current Issues in Agricultural Policy," and recreation and square dancing on the lovely USAC quadrangle. Farmers are encouraged to bring their families for a two-. two-. day vacation in Cache Valley. Low-cost housing will be provided pro-vided at the time of registration, registra-tion, and privisions have been made for the pitching of tents for those who' want to "rough it." If you have any questions, contact the "County Ag ent's" |