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Show to tfeeiVogress Devoted 70L. 5. HO. 11. Development of Agriculture Some Hog Is ' y, 'A UNIVERSITY w, April 30. 1328. FIFTY CENTS PER YEAR It Worlds Wool Marketing Will Be Subject at Meet ROOSEVELT, UTAH, JURE" 1, ong Alfalfa, Grain Silage Paying Ration in tfie Orest Uinkal? Basin Biggest? j. OF IDAHO, Mos- A ration of long ? With an increase in w'ol con-- J sumption, the United States anl South America bid fair to become j the centers of a world wide wool glowing industry, according to J, F. Walker, wool specialist for the bureau of agricultural economics. United States department of agriculture. Mr. Walker is in Salt Lake to confer with local wool growers concerning marketing and breed- j ? Ifalfa hay, barley and silage gae he best results in thi3 years steer ceding tests on the Caldwell sub- iation, and the tests also shovtcu .round alfalfa to be a more effi-ieft nt feed than either chopped or an g alfalfa. Final results of the "nave experiment just been announced following sale of the steei s ing. it Portland. The lot of eight steers receiving he alfalfa, barley silage ration old at Portland for $12.50 per hundred pounds, the top price for the day and the highest price paid an that market for sevetal weeks. Lot IV, which was fed long alfalfa and barley, also made a good showing on the market, selling fer 12-2- The ! I 5. lot silage made an average gain during the five months test of 271.25 pounds and an average daily gain of 1.85 One steer in this lot pounds. gained 340 pounds. Lot IV had an average gain of 258.2 pounds and a daily gain of 1.76. The lots fed of alfalfa a1 one alfalfa-barle- y the results; following average Chopped alfalfa, gain 206.-- Dazzler, a hog owned by William Deichmann of Leigh, Nebraska, porker in existence. The animal is a pure bred Poland China Stag and weighs 1,235 pounds. The owner believes he can make it even heavier. Dazzler" measures 7 feet 2 inches from tail to nose and is 51 inches high. He is very active. There were nine pigs in his litter, of which five boar and three sow" were raised. is believed to be the largest showed is included in nine referenc circular. Copies of Station circular No. ( Weeds), will be mailed upon reFarmers in Utah and elsewhere quest to the Division of PublicaStation. losses due to tions, Utah Experiment the suffer heavy annual 1; average daily gain 1.40; ground alfalfa, average gain 237.55; average daily gain 1.62; long alfalfa average gain 183.78; average gain 1.25. A similar ration existed in He was a guest of honor and principal speaker at a luncheon in of commerce Tuesday, j the chamber ' A. Hooper, secrt-- I James by gie.i tary of the Utaa Woclgrowers association. After the luncheon niem- -r bers of the association and Mr. met in the oSices of Walker i the Utah Woolgrowers" association in the Vermont building to discuss problems pertaining to the industry. Australia, New Zeland and South Africa, leading countries in wool production, are running to capacity at present, while sound, economic conditions in the United States and South America will enable the two latter countries to forge ahead to meet a natural increased deMethods mand, Mr. Walker said. the of marketing and production are more important than an increase 71 in the number of sheep, he stated. prices paid at Portland. Lot one brought $11.50, lot two $11.75 and lot thr $11.18. 7'o get 100 pounds of grain, pounds of chopped alfalfa were required; 1826.7 pounds of ground alfalfa and 2369.9 pounds of long alfalfa. Lot four required 1308.8 pounds of long alfalfa and 517.2 pounds of barley; lot five 787.5 pounds of alfalfa, 489.7 pounds of barley and 808.1 pounds of silage. All of these lots were composed 1,-9- 44 olds. Two other lots of eight of ten yearlings each, also were Included in the experiment, one receiving long alfalfa, barley and silage and the other long alfalfa siand barley. The alfalfa-barle- y lage lot again gave better results, the comparative average gains being 252.8$ pounds and 239.8 pounds and both lots sold at the same price, $11.85, on the market. Pinch me if I fall asleep, muttered the stewed stude as lie lurched against the lamp post, and the proud Minion of the law proceeded to do as he was bid. Are The Weeds A Menace to Your Farm? weeds. Weeds decrease crop yields, decreases the unit value of both crop and dairy products, injures stock from poisoning and harbor insects and diseases. Because they are more hardy than crop plants they are able to crowd out crops with which they compete; consequently, weeds flourish. Realizing these facts, the Utah Experiment Station Agricultural circular has just released a (No. 71), entitled Weeds Losses, Agencies in Distribution, Nature, and Control. This publication of which William Peterson and D. 3. Tingey are the authors, includes a very thorough, and complete treatment on the subject. In addition to the most common methods of control, rotation and cultivation, the are recomfollowing treatments mended: (1) treating with some chemical, (2) smothering them mawith a crop or some non-liviterial, (3) flooding anjd keeping weeds covered with water, (4) pasturing, (5) burning and (6) digging. For those interested in aa bibliography cf some twenty52-pa- ge ng Burley Firm Tries Out Carrots as a Feed Stem Rot Hits The Alfalfa Fields MOSCOW, Idaho, April 39. Excessive moisture in northern Idaho the past eight months is causing a rot to the alfalfa which is considerable damage in some sections, states R. N. Irving, Kootenai county agent, who is making a siurey of his county. Stem rot is a fungus disease common to all winter alfalfa legume producing areas in the world and it was first noticed in this section of the state about four years ago near Rose Lake. Dr. C. W. Hungerford of the University of Idaho plant pathology department and G. R. McDole of the university agronomy inspected department, over 25 fields the past week and found the fungus in all of them. In most cases the disease has just started, hut two fields were found in which the alfalfa will probably have to be plowed up. 30 In stem experi- doing BURLEY, Idaho, April preparation for a feeding ment on rather so extensive scale, the Portland Feeder company has contracted for forty acres of stock carrots. This company has used carrots successfully in feeding op erations in California. The vegetables are used, tops and all, iD combination with other feeds to mats a balanced ration. The price paid is $3.50 a ton, tops included. federal aid money received Federal aid money amounting to $202,879.82, which will be applied to the cost of road construction in Utah, was received at the office of John Walker, state treasurer, Monday. This money will be applied to the cost of constructing roads in HftTO you figured out your Carbon, Utah. San Juan, Washinglowance? ton, Weber, Grand, Summit, WaNo, What's the use In satch, Uintah and Boxelder about nothing? al. I , |