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4 THE BATTALION Thursday, October 22,1959 PAGE 3 Seeks Improvement Ideas Iran Minister Visits A&M, long an educational at traction for students and touring agricultural officials from foreign lands, has been visited by one of Iran’s top government leaders. He was Gen. Abbas Izadpanah, in charge of all government live stock, veterinary, range manage ment, milk processing and fisher ies in Iran. The officer is deputy minister of agriculture and reports directly to his country’s' Shah, or king. The general’s purpose in visiting the United States is to seek ideas on operation, administration and the correlation of all agencies de voted to livestock improvement which can be adapted to problems in Iran. He will be in the U. S. for seven weeks. Accompanying the official was Amir Behnam, head of Iran’s divi sion of sheep, goats, wool and hides. He is an honor graduate of the California State Polytech nic Agricultural College. Also making the trip was E. M. Harmon of North Carolina, who recently completed an assignment of nearly six years as senior live stock adviser in Iran under the United States’ Point 4 technical co-operation program. Gen. Izadpanah said Iran’s ma jor agricultural problems concern range management and meat short ages. The arid, semi-arid and rough pasture land often are over- grazed by sheep, goat and cattle herds belonging to nomadic tribes. One of the goals is to reduce ani mal stocking rates, while at the same time producing more meat and milk. He said technicians and scien tists are working on improved and introduced range grasses, such as Southwestern Exposition Gets Poultry Classic Vote The American Poultry Assn., Inc., oldest livestock organization in America, has voted to award the World Championship Poultry Classic to the 1960 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show, Jan. 29-Feb. 7, according to W. It. Watt, president-manager. This classic is coiiiposed of four departments, three of which will be held in Fort Worth. Those arei the large poultry, the bantam poultry and the turkey depart ments. Parnell to Judge E. D. Parnell, poultry husband ry professor at A&M and a li censed APA judge is to be the turkey and water-fowl judge. Other judges for the poultry show will be C. T. Driessen, Great Falls, Mont., secretary of the American Poultry Associaion; Allen D. Fitchett, manager Chamber of Commerce, Cushing, Okla.; and Joe It. Harner, treasurer of the association and large poultry breeder of Freemont, Ohio. World Champs Crowned The grand champions of the large poultry, the bantam poultry, and the turkey departments will be crowned World Champions. This will be the first time the World’s Champions have been selected during the Fort Worth Stock Show. Of special interest to turkey ex hibitors is the fact that in addi tion to the regular premiums, the AMA will award the champion a beautiful trophy and $25 cash. There are two divisions in the Fort Worth Turkey Show, the breeder and junior shows. Two Sections « In order that exhibitors will not have to leave their prize birds in cages over five days, the poultry show is split in two sections. The first five days will include tur keys, pigeons, water-fowl and rab bits. Entries close on Jan. 10, 1960 and exhibits must be in place by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3. This will be the eighth annual show of Standard Bred Pigeons held by the Fancy Pigeon Assn, of Texas in cooperation with the Southwestern exposition and Fat Stock Show. crested wheat grass, but are con fronted with extreme climatic con ditions in some areas. There are regions in Iran which receive an annual rainfall of as low as 5 inches and as high as 60 inches, with most of the country getting 10 to 11 fhches. One factor easing the problem, he said is the open mindedness of tribesmen. These tribes, he said, are hungry for education. When and where schools are built, parents are quick to send their children, according to Beh nam. He said that approximhtely 1.2 million out of Iran’s estimated 3 million school age youngsters are now receiving education. Literacy definitely is on the rise. He said that less than a decade ago, the country had one univer sity. Today, there are 10. Iran also has made great strides in pub lic health and sanitation programs. Most of these advances have come as a result oj’ Point 4 aid, a system praised by Gen. Izadpanah. He said many large dams have been built for irrigation and other purposes. But Tran is helping itself, too, the official said. Industry is en couraged. The Shah is distribut ing’ his own and goveimment lands among his people and there are farm co-operatives and money loans to farmers. The general said American aid is highly appreciated in Han, es pecially during and after World War II when great hardship des cended on the land. 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