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A Salute to Agriculture

Click to see original imageThis seems a good time at conclusion of the county fair season in Utah, Wasatch and Juab Counties to pay deserved tribute to the people in agriculture. Year in and year out, our farmers, stockmen, dairymen, orchardists and folks in allied phases of the industry do a consistent job of supplying the food needs of the country. We’re told only about 4 percent of the people of America are farmers – a far cry from the days when a big share of the nation’s population was engaged in agriculture. But these and others associated with farm production, packaging, shipping, and marketing keep the foodstuffs flowing not only feeding the American people but exporting to other countries. We, of course, receive some farm imports from other countries. The Central Utah agriculturists are part of the over-all picture. Utah County traditionally ranks No. 1 among counties of the state in agricultural income. That includes the whole ran e livestock, dairy, pouitry, orchards, field and row crops, etc. Besides foods, the farms and ranches produce goods that go into fabrics, leathers, furs and apparel not to mention well-known and not-so-well-known byproducts, With all its hard work and a generous share of challenges and drawbacks, farm life offers its share of rewards pertaining to quality of life. The farm teaches dedication, persistence, selfreliance, teamwork. It’s a great place for children to leam to work and shoulder responsibility, There are compensations in the free agency of farm life that can transcend the difficulties of rural life and give relief to the tieing responsibilities and hard work. Prominent at the county fairs were examples of excellent accomplishments by folks on the farms and in the homes. We take this occasion to salute these people.