| Show 6 SunNews Wednesday March continues at Bull Testing Centerfield Thirteen different breeds of bulls on test at the Centerfield Bull Test Station of the Utah Beef Improvement Association after 84 days on test show an average daily gain for all bulls of 338 pounds per day and an average feed efficiency of 385 pound total Digestible Nutrients per pound of gain All bulls are fed a high roughage ration to allow them to express their full genetic merit yet be sound and unhampered when the test is completed bulls High gaining individual by breed and owner include: Simmcntal John Williams Cedar City at 470 lbs average daily gain (ADG) Angus Leo Gillespie Fairvicw 452 ADG Charolais Don Barton Manti 440 Red Angus Scott Gumcy Aurora 440 Polled Hereford Landon Anderson Ktxxs- - 1990 21 Bull Test Station harem 417 Gelbvieh Roger Turner Lchi 417 Devon Holbrook Maslen Sun Valley ID 4 7 s Mark Ipscn Montpelier ID and Hereford Ray Wareham both with 399 Blonde ‘d Gilbert Orme South Aquitaine Jordan 393 Saler Jeff Jones Morgan 369 Shorthorn Swaseys Shorthorns Ferron 339 Limousine Howard Morgan Goshen Karl Dean SLC tied at 310 USU Logan 310 The top three feed conversion rates in pounds TDNlb of gain for the various pens in increasing order lowest the best include: B londc ‘d Acquitainc - Gilbert Orme South Jordan Laury Newman Riverton at 274 lbs Hereford Mark Ipscn and BYU at 286 Charolias Don Barton Manti 295 Attention is also focused on the progeny groups from the 22 herd sires represented in the test The highest gaining sire groups from in ascending seven differentbreeds order by breed sire owner and ADG are: Holbrook Devon Noyl Boy Maslen Sun Valley ID 239 Hereford HH Adv 894 Y Monroe Brothers Scipio 330 Polled Hereford NF Victor 38T Landon Anderson Koosharem 267 Angus 153 Leo Fairview 371 CharoGillespie Donald Barlais BCR Mailman Rich ton Manti 371 Simmcntal Seigfried Reese Richman Tooele 375 and Red Angus Honest 6126 Scott Gurney Aurora 395 One more period remains in the test of 112 days which ends March 27 followed by the sale of only the better bulls on April 7 at the Test Station in 3000 acres will be burned in Sanpete Forest Thomas Shore District Ranger of the Sanpete Ranger District Manu LaSal National Forest reports that about 3000 acres of mixed will be burned in Six Mile About 700 to 800 acres Canyon will be burned in 1990 while the remainder will be burned in 1992 to fit with grazing schedules for the allotments Shore notes that if the area remains untreated the aspen will be completely lost The conifer is not of commercial quality Loss of aspen w ill greatly reduce the value of the area for wildlife habitat and for livestock grazing If you have any comments contact Shore at his office at 150 South Main Utah Ephraim 84627 Prison carries big responsibiiies for Sanpete The SanpcteSevier county areas will be experiencing some benefits from the Gunnison Regional Prison as it gets underway Some of the gains arc obvious such as jobs and economic growth However along with the benefits Sanpete county will receive jurisdiction over all criminal offenses such as theft assaults homicides etc that occur inside the prison complex Sanpete Sheriffs Department will now be responsible for invesand the tigating these offenses Sanpete County Attorney will be responsible for their prosecution Carrying out those responsibilities will cost money - and could mean that more employees will be needed to deal with the new obligations in Sanpete Utah's FFA students gather at SUSC More than 600 Utah high school students and their advisors will be in Cedar City March 22 - 24 for the annual Utah FFA Convention being hosted this year by Southern Utah State During the three day convention FFA members from across the state will gather to conduct statewide business and to honor this week fellow members for their outstanding achievements There are 53 Utah chapters including new chapters in Enterprise and Emery County The Utah FFA organization was established in 1929 and has more than 2500 members making it the largest in the state student organization next to the Boy Scouts of America conserve water dry winter weather The resolution noted that moisture levels in Utah arc low and would be likely water shortages during the summer The resolution asked public conserve waster measures as fixing leaky washing larger and less laundry loads etc All residents are asked tarily conserve water Call Call 9 1 Nuisance wildlife can be problem to residents Gary McKell DWR Conservation With spring just around the comer and trees blooming thoughts will turn to the garden spot Depending on where you live wild animals are also looking forward to your garden spot They mighteven have helped you prune your fruit trees during the winter For the most part people are tolerant and enjoy the deer squirrels and rabbits being around However the DWR is often called upon to solve these nuisance wildlife problems There are few things we can and will do but we try to convince people to make the effort to protect their own Providing traps to remove small animals is time consuming and having to kill offending animals may not always be the answer Perhaps wrapping the Italian press with burlap before it is ruined not planting quite so close to a wash or looking at a different variety of fruit tree may prove to be the best answer A free booklet is available from DWR for those who may be having nuisance wildlife problems Contact your local DWR officer and ‘Minimizing request Browsing Damage by Deer Landscape Planning for Wildlife’ You really can have wildlife and gardens in the same area Through cooperation and planning number of wildlife can be controlled and population held within an enjoyable level - your ornamental or garden need not suffer ? aV Legislature asks all to The 990 General Session of the Utah Legislature passed a Resolution to ask residents to be more careful with water as a result of the Classifieds Work! SET IN STONE: Well okay plaster Five students from North Sevier's art class are sculpting a wolf to be placed inside the main entrance at the high school Vic Johnston the art teacher says the scuplture would cost about $35000 if a professional sculptor were commissioned for the job He Is asking the public for donations to help finish the wolf The funds will go to buy paint and a glass case to protect the artwork estimated cost: about $500 Donators' names will be Inscribed on the work Anyone considering donating to the project may see the wolf by contacting Mr Johnston at the high school The class hopes to finish the project in time for the Commissioner's Art Show near the end of April Students helping are: Sandy Horne Mary King Barbara Williams Barbara Frederick and Kim Gates that the by such faucets frequent to volun- Sv ' J 'V? Free classes in family history research The Utah Valley Regional Family History Center will offer free classes in family history research Sunday March 25 Located on the 4th floor of the Lee Library on the Brigham Young the center is University campus open from 9 am to 6:45 pm offering free guided tours - scheduled in advance - consultants to help with individual problems and videos on basic genealogical subjects in addition to the classes Regular courses offered SunPAF day will include beginning (Personal Ancestry File) software for the Macintosh 9:30 am and 2 PAF workshop for the Macin1 am tosh using the BYU Library 3 pm submitting names for 3 pm begintemple ordinances ning PAF software for IBM 3:30 pm and crossing the ocean 5 pm pm Pre is required for registration computer classes For information and registration call In addition to the regular courses special classes Sunday will include Haybron Adams teaching ‘Using Obscure Sources’ at 2 pm and Fay Goodson with ‘Taking a Roots Vacation’ at 4 pm £ i' District honors directors Sevier School District Transportation Director Sam Ware recently accepted the Utah Highway Patrol’s AAA Rating Award given for outstanding maintenance performance of the district from April through October of 1989 Ware praised the district’s gifted mechanics Bill Bredsguard and Lynn Julander for their steady service and concern about the safety of the ‘precious cargo’ carried daily by the district’s fleet of 35 school buses Mr Ware also noted the heads-uleadership provided by transportation supervisor DickCropper and the service assistance from Bryson Sales and Service SLC where most of the district’s buses were purchased Schedule of Pageants The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints has announced the 1990 dates for the following pageants They are: Jesus the Christ - April Mesa AZ Temple Visitors Center A Frontier Story - 1833 -June at the Independence Missouri Visitors Center Mormon Miiacle - July at the Manti Utah Temple grounds America’s Witness forChrist - July 13 14 at the Hill Cumorrah near Palmyra NY Castle Valley Pageant at the Mountain August Amphitheater in Castle Dale Utah City of Joseph - August 347-outdoors near the Nauvoo IL Visitors Center Martin Harris the Man Who Knew - AUgust 17 18 in Clarkston UT Nativity Pageant - December in Calgary Alberta Canada Check out Utah Independent Bank’s IMMA ACCOUNTS! 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