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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER 2 r FEEDING DAIRY COW TO GET MORE MILK o The dairy cow uses the feed given J her for three important purposes to maintain her ibody, to produce milk and to produce a calf. First of all she will use the feed for body She iwill ' then remaintenance. quire feed to develop and produce Then if there a calf being bred. she will use left feed nutrients any them for the production of milk. From this it can be easily understood why it is important to feed the dairy cow liberally if she is to produce a maximum amount of Try A Pound of Sweet Cream Butter and This is an age of SHOULD START THE the dairy business of the Uintah DAIRY BUSINESS WHAT YOU HAVE Basin must get in line if we ever hope to more forward. Uintah E. County PETERSON, (By FIVE GOOD REASONS Agent) WHY THE DAIRY HERD A mistaken idea has become preIS SOURCE OF PROFIT valent among the farmers of the in effect to the Uintah Basin, that, (By P. I. Akelund, Altonah) order to succeed in the dairying one Made in one of the must purchase high priced pure The dairy cow is a source of prof-bred-s. milk. This idea is contrary to the jt in at least five most sanitary, of sections where this in- First As a source of food for the UTAH CHEESE FIRST IN and best equipMilk should dustry is succeeding and where small farmers table. COMPETITIVE DIVISION It ceive greater care and consideration share in the profits. ped creameries in the In cities, seems natural for us to expect some- - than it oft times does. in-twest Utah Of states State. thing better if we go a long ways men are finding that milk even at ranks four Caliof cheese. in first we are purity a source to as often 10 but cents is a get it, cheap away quart fornia, Washington and Colorado disappointed and find after a long 0f food as eggs at 15 cents per was against Utah in a we 3 3 wanted cents what that just en, fish at per pound, were entered conducted by the western ofThis appears chicken at 5 cents, beef steak at right at our door. division of the Unifice of the dairy to be the condition here at the pres- 12 y2 cents, pork chops at 20 cents, of - Yet farmers can States ted clamagricul3 department are farmers milk for ent time. Many produce ture. ad- - cents is cows which one is for here better per quart. Surely oring Submitting nine samples for test, mirable, but often they have failed way to lower the cost of living, to consider what they already have, Second Under right conditions Utah had an average of 90.11. A statement by H. R. Lochry, and if they were to buy at the prices the surplus milk produce above cheese chedder with the specialist, be would a afford very those used on the farm, are source there they can cheese and said that division, over dairy if wherein reliable 0f any, improvement little, profits regular butter manufacturers the throughout what they already have. the farmer receives his check regto west are the improve the attempting sounded Ben test Uncle milk Eldrege Vernal, Utah ularly. By a quality of the finished product by key note wrhen he told us that many association every one receives a increased quality in the raw of us have a great deal better stock square deal. Thus he does not feel needs we it we all of think so hard than have, much the heavy pressure is a chance to show what it will do times. Pure- under proper conditions. Third The herd thus provides a breds are all right for a specialist, sure and profitable market for grain for breeding is a specialists game, and roughage grown on the farm Our best information leads us to and at the same time it is conserv-concluthat ninety-fiv- e per cent of ing and even improving the fertility Land that supports the people who go into the pure bred 0f the soil. game fail, because in this business good dairy herds becomes richer and the breeder has to depend on the richer each year. Unless very care-sal- e e of his stock for his nrofits in fully managed land devoted to If he sue- - ing grains and grasses for market of their products. ceeds he must raise the best and he becomes poorer. The reason is that must find special markets which want every ton of wheat sold off the farm Avhat he has to sell, a thing not pos- - takes from that farm $7.50 worth of sible with a majority of the farm- - fertility. But every ton of butter ers. worth $600 takes only 49 cents of While testing dairy stock for tu- - plant food and meanwrhile the herd berculosis at one of the communities returns to the soil many times this the writer had occasion to look over amount in fertility, Fourth Pure bred stock costs the stock assembled, and it was very ut noticeable that the Jersey predomi- - no more to keep than grades, nated, but there were no Jersey bulls they give as much or more in milk in the herds and judging from the and butter fat and both young and younger stock present no such bulls mature animals when sold brings a It great deal more money, had been, used for some time. Herefords Short Fifth The dairy cow is a hoiqe Horns, that appeared and scrubs of various descriptions builder. Farming, n matter how le This is a deplor- - profitable will never reach the vere being used. condition, for under such con- - sition of dignity it deserves until the ditions there is but one way for the farm home becomes so attractive dairy industry to go and that is that it will be the pride of the The dairy herd always has ily. In the writers opinion the best stood and always will stand as a way to improve the dairy herd on symbol of good farming and real the farm is to start with the best farm home, you have and breed to nothing but the best dairy bulls obtainable. If DAIRY ASSOCIATION some of the good Jersey bulls now 'kt JJiUSIYi UUItljiiU for sale in the Ashley valley were we saw in herds the placed The dairymen of the section testing there would be a marvelous in the dairy pay roll within braced by the Fort Duchesne, Ben-tli- e Harness With 2 -- Inch Harness With next five years. nett and Randlett farm bureau lo- Double and Stitched Double and Stitched A good bull is more than half of cals propose to make the most of a is scrub bull the the splendid opportunities afforded the herd, but Traces at Traces at Avhele herd. There is nothing more by this district for dairying. Dairy 5 disastrous to the dairy herd than farmers representing the output the crossing of breeds or the use of from nearly four hundred cows inferior bulls. Nearly every com- - have signed an agreement for has a few Jersey or Hoi- - ing their cream, and active steps stein coavs, so in the starting to are being taken for the incorpora-o- f Best and Cheapest Harness on the Market cows in tion of a dairy association. breed up, the number ach breed should be ascertained UPALCO MEETING and Avhich ever predominates should be the breed everyone should adopt The regular meeting of the Duin purchasing pure bred bulls. In is essen chesne county farm bureau will be other words, tial in breeding up the dairy herds held at Upalco, Saturday, April 5. If you buy elsewhere you lose money Patronof the Uintah Basin. By a little The big subject of the meeting will ize Home Industry and keep the united effort better bulls can be pur-- be regarding a county agent, chased at a lower cost to Individ- work ways.-experienc- e up-to-da- te he doz-sear- ch com-peti- 1-- on CALDER BROS. de rais-plac- po-ab- fam-clow- n. . Big Drop In Harnesses! em-chan- ge 2-In- pool-muni- ty $55.00 $65.00 Newton1 Stock Saddle nw g0Mfir Wmlelt. ''seve'Tafown- - Uintah Meadows Dairy ers can use the same bull and when he has served his time in one herd he may be passed on to another in exchange for one of like quality and .in this way the maximum service may be obtained at the lowest possible cost to the individual. , Assn ch good at $60.00 going. NEWTON BROTHERS Vernal, Utah vwwvwvwvvwvwuwwvwwwvvwvwwwtfj |