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Show Wiews From Farm-Ranch THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF UTAH BY WES DICKERSON The other day I was out on the farm of William G. Gentry to get acquainted with one of Duchesne County's successful livestock operators. I asked him to tell me what makes a successful success-ful operator so I could pass the information on to others. "Work hard and long hours," was his reply, "Now, that is good advice in any business," he further stated. "In addition," he said, "I have always used good range bulls; nothing below a B grade." The quality of his livestock shows he has been using good herd sires. Someone has said "half the herd is in the sire." F & R Speaking of working hard and long hours, that can be said of our County Agent, Louis Jensen. I was out with him on a field trip the other day. He showed us the demonstrations being carried out on various farms throughout the county. He had figures to verify how the farmers in Duchesne County can increase their incomes with very little increase in cost of production, especially with the application of commercial fertilizer. fer-tilizer. Every farmer in the county should have his soil tested to determine the need of applying commercial fertilizer. This is a service for a small fee that can be obtained through the County Agent's office. - F & R Economic reports show that the only bargains in relation to milk prices the farmer has today are fertilizer and seed. For the dairy farmer in this area, this should encourage him to step up his roughage and pasture program. pro-gram. Contact your County Agent or Soil Conservation Service technician and find out what grasses and clovers will yield more per acre than what we are now producing. I Keep your financial position sound. A well managed high-producing high-producing pasture will help. |