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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
3
The County Fair committee prepares for Uintah County's fair with Farm Bureau members urged to ready stocks, gardens, and homes. Premiums for Boys and Girls clubs and for men and women workers are being set and will be announced soon. Members and families are asked to raise livestock, crops, and keep fields clear of pests as the fair approaches.
Representatives from eleven Western States will meet August 20 and 21 in Salt Lake City for a first time Western gathering. California will join with cooperative insights while Utah counties are urged to be fully represented. The piece notes dairy feed costs and urges prudent strategies as the dairy industry faces feed price uncertainty.
Uintah county farmers are urged to study production costs for crops including wheat potatoes oats and hay to guide fair pricing. An 1819- era study shows average wheat costs at 2.15 per bushel with wide regional variance and potential losses if prices equal costs plus 10 percent. The Farm Bureau backs coordinated action among producers merchants and consumers for fair profits, while noting price fixing is complex and requires broad cooperation and principle.
Dr M H Harria state club leader spent five days in Uintah county last week reviewing local club work. He praised Ashley Verneal Maeser Glines Jensen Lapoint and Roosevelt leaders and highlighted Hazel Williams Vernal girls club 27 members and Golden and Albert Slaugh on Green River with their acre of garden and $144 receipts. He noted Uintah county has strong club members and wished more time to visit all workers.
A statewide push for veterinary oversight in Vernal is noted with reference to the Monte Vista Hog Growers Association in Colorado. The article highlights organized vet care, rising dues, and dual veterinarians to combat hog cholera, urging similar arrangements elsewhere. It cites Dr. Glover and Charles Edman, praising the association’s success and annual banquet as a community anchor.
A Farm Bureau notice from Vernal requests market prices for two carloads of horses aged four to six years, weighing 800 to 1000 pounds. Interested sellers are urged to call at the Farm Bureau office.
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