Show To Agriculture College I IThe I The Utah State Agricultural college In Logan will receive a anew anew anew I new year four research grant of or from Kennicott Copper Corporation it was announced by I. I F I Pett General Manager of or orthe the Utah Copper Division The new grant will replace a grant given the school In 1950 which expired In iii 1955 Mr Pett said the new grant would support research Into cattle cat tie tle and sheep performance testIng test test- testing Ing dodder control In alfalfa and the development of high energy local grown feeds for poultry All three projects were recommended by officials of ot the college and andare andare andare i are considered of or vital Importance Importance Import Import- ance once to the states state's agricultural and livestock Industries Performance testing was explained explained ex ex- as the only certain method meth od for selecting breeding animals with high gaining ability through conducting proper tests In which gains are arc measured At the present present pres pros ent time purebred breeders select select select sel sel- breeding animals largely on appearance However gaining ability and efficiency of feed teed utilization utilization utilization util util- varies greatly within animals animals animals ani ani- mals with good body tion It was explained the characteristic character character- of gaining ability Is highly heritable It is therefore possible to greatly Improve the profits from Utah's livestock Industry by use of bulls and rams with high gainIng gaining gain gain- ing ability In connection with dodder control control con con- trot In alfalfa It was pointed out that Utah was formerly a leading alfalfa seed producing center Annual Annual Annual An An- nual production still exceeds five million dollars although Insects pests and other problems have reduced the volume Dodder Is a parasite which obtains Its food from the host plant after the seedling stage Mechanization of alfalfa seed production has greatly great great- ly Increased the seriousness of this problem Research Involves studying field treatments so that more fully effective control can be devised Development of high energy local loc loe- al 1 grown fe feeds ll for tor poultry can result In greater local agricultural al income High energy feeds have hav decreased the feeding period for broilers and turkeys by three or more weeks It was explained At the present time principal Ingredients for tor these feeds are being beIng being be be- ing shipped Into Utah Through research it Is believed new local crops can be developed which will replace the Ingredients now bung bt ing shipped In Other Kennicott grants Include to the Brigham Young university at Provo for metallurgical metallurgical metal metal- research to the theN N Westminster college for aid to engineering students and assist assist- ance since to the Utah Water and Pow Pow- I IT r hoard Board and to the I University of Utah Dr Daryl Chase president president president dent and Dr R R. H H. Walker Dean bean and director of the Division of ot Agriculture Sciences expressed appreciation of or the administration and the board of or trustees on renewal renewal renewal re re- re- re newal of or the Kennicott grant The rhe previous grant helped us to serve the people of Utah In away a away way ay that was not possible with cur own facilities Dr Chase said We look forward to research research re reo re- re search programs under the new grant which will result In benefits to Utah agriculture |