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Irrigation Water Values In Cache County, Utah, Marlyn Fife

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In Utah all water, both on or below the ground surface, is considered public property. The right to use water is obtained by following certain subsiding procedures of appropriation through the office of the State Engineer. Any right to the use of water may be changed to some other beneficial use with the approval of the State Engineer; however, there must be no interference with other rights, unless proper compensation has been made.

Agriculture still uses most of the available water in Utah; However, farmers' needs for water are not exactly the same. When allocation per acre is the same …

A Study Of The Off-Farm Agriculture Occupations Of Millard, Beaver, Iron, And Washington Counties In Utah, To Determine Educational Needs, Thales C. Brown

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The objectives of this study were to gather information concerning the off-farm agricultural occupations of Millard, Beaver, Iron and Washington Counties.

A list was made of present and anticipated number of employees in these occupations with the numbers involved in full-time, part-time, and female work.

Occupations with similar backgrounds were clustered into four main areas. These were further classified into individual jobs.

Comments were made concerning the competencies needed for entry and satisfactory performance in these occupations.

Some of the characteristics of these occupations as to salary, required experience, labor laws and education requirements were reported.

An attempt was made …

Factors Influencing Meat Consumption In The Home, Cache And Box Elder Counties, Utah, 1965-1966, William Duane Evans

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Meat is important in the American diet. Money spent for meat ranks as the largest single item in the family food dollar. Various studies indicate that the proportion of the food dollar spent for meat ranges from 25 to 30 percent. Such foods as dairy products and fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables calculated as separate groups account for a smaller single percentage than meat. Dairy products, the one of next importance to meat, account for approximately 18 percent of the consumer's food dollar.