American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1920-01-31
FARMERS OF UTAH
DISCUSS PROBLEMS
PRESIDENT OF STATE ORGANIZE.
TIoN SEES BEGINNING OF NEW
EPOCH OF SERVICE.
Bettering OF Business. Conditions and
Cooperative Movement Discussed
at Annual Convention.-Substsn
tiai Gain in Membership Shown.

opening session of the annual conven-
ton of the Utah State Farm Bureau.
on January 20. the representatives of
the farmers of the state having rs
their motto, better farming, better
business, better living"
In the opening days discussions
place was made for consideration Of
the work the bureau has done and can
do in making for better farms, In help
Ing the farmers to better business
methods, and I'm promoting better
homes.
Beginning OF New Epoch.
ID. ID. Mckay of Huntsville, president
of the state organization, characterized
this convention IN his opening address
us the "beginning of a new epoch of
service to agriculture. We expect to
protect and promote our own bust
ness, improve rural life. and cooper
ate with any agency that tends to the
development of the state, teaches
loyalty and supports the law"
President l.. q. Peterson Of the
Utah Agricultural college told the bu-
reau members the aim of the county
agricultural agents was to cooperate
with them, and assured them that
the state and the nation will work
with them In every possible way to-
ward II realization of their. aims
through the Agricultural college and
the federal department of agriculture.
DIR. Peterson discussed the relation
ship of the county agent to the bC-
reaus and spoke of their mission rs
predomlnates.
Mention was made time and again
by the various speakers of the place
of women In the bureau organizations,
showing the general desire of the bu-
reau members to give the farm home
greater consideration than ever be-
fore.
The lettering of business conditions
for the farmer was discussed by J. Ed
ward Taylor, commercial agent. who
spoke of the necessity for securing
'or the farm products producer n
'reater share of the price the con
umer pays for that product.
l.. Il. Taylor of Payson, secretary
nual report, showing substantial gains
In membership for the bureau and a
betterment of its financial condition.
The question of the relationships be-
tween the banks and the farmers, with
especial attention to the question of
agricultural credits, was discussed by
Il. l.. Van Meter, cashier of the State
Bank of Ogden.
AT the second days session of the
Utah State Farm Bureau convention
the farm bureau as n means Of extend.
Ing agricultural education in coopcru.
ton with the county agents was
stressed by the speakers. ID. ID. Me
Kay of Huntsville, president of the
bureau spoke of The opportunities be.
fore the farm bureau and of its nc.
complishments to date. He gave par.
| ticular importance 10 the work the bu.
reau Is doing In making the homes
more attractive.
Other speakers during the day told
of the success being achieved in the
boys and girls work In cooperation
with the county farm bureaus. and
mentioned particularly the value oi
this work In persuading the young peo
pie to remain on the farms.
Reelection of officers. the referring
of the farmers contract for sugar
beets for signatures and the passag,
of resolutions accompanied by mucl
discussion, was the business of Tho
closing session of the convention, OF
January %.
The Officers and executive commit
tee for the ensuing year are: ID. ..
Mckay. Huntsville ,pres,uent; Davn
n. -,ell. vice president Lee X. Taylor
Payson, secretary; II. Il. Beck, Delta
treasurer and Ephrlam Bergesen, dl
rector at large.
The sugar beet contracts will be dis
tributed among the membership
throughout the eleven sugar produc
ing counties, 81 that the growers ma!
have opportunity to make early con
tracts with the sugar manufacturers
That Utah farmers are entitled t
just profit on the costs of produc
tion was the sense of one resolution
adopted by the farm bureau. Tn
Utah state educational campaign, Feh
g to II, was indorsed In another reso
tuition, The membership pledges itsel
to lend all possible cooperation to tn
returned soldiers, sailors, marines an
nurses.