Show TO 10 REEF HEEl CATTLE CATlIE PRODUCERS AND LAMB FEEDERS RS Continued from 1st page e Upal Upalco elt and Vernal Professor sor Smith believes there isa Is Isa isa a bli bright ht future for Uintah nasin cattle cuttie cat cut tle tie and lamb feeders He says Cattle Cattle Cat tle tIe produced in the time Uintah Basin plus Uintah Basin Babin hn hay and amid grain equals fat cattle a n profitable combination The cardinal points me are listed helow he be low 1 Feed cattle on home grown feeds I i i 2 Yearlings s and two car eal olds will lil likely el he be more profitable as ns feeders than calves because they can be he more easily easil finish finished d and a larger amount of of ot alfalfa can be utilized by them 3 Balanced rations are aie necessary for for- best results 4 A bal balanced ration lalion is one which furnishes furnishes' the proper amount of pro urn protein protein tein carbohydrates and anti fat 5 5 Alfalfa hay furnishes the protein protein protein pro pro- tein part of the the rations and grain n furnishes the carbohydrates and fa fat t pa part rt G. G Fattening cattle requires these thes e feeds about in to the proportion of on one oue e part of protein to six or 01 seven seen carbohydrates car boh and fat 7 A ration of 15 to 20 pounds o of f alfalfa and 7 to 10 pounds of grain 1 will give gi about this ratio S. S Cattle should cl be he started slowly 1 y on grain Starting on one half a n. porn pound d per pel- day daJ and gradually increasing s so soth o th that t the cattle are on a full feed o or r about 8 pounds pounds' per da day in 30 da days s 9 Grain for cattle should be cram crack cracked k ed or 01 rolled d never ne ground fine Grain ground fine Is ver very likel likely a cm e o of ot f bloat t and amI oth other 1 digestive e troubles The fine flour causes a doughy lough masto mass mas s to form in n the stomach se 10 Water Yater i is essential give gi free fre e access to plenty of it Keep it before before be be- before fore them theca all the tha time and they the will wil l drink more mote About ten gallons ms pe per r head per vel day clay ay 11 tl Provide a place that is dr dry and and 1 covered ered with straw for the cattle t to tolay o Ia lay on Dont Don't expect them to la lay o othe on n I the cold frozen ground 13 Use good equipment which is i substantial and find convenient 13 Feed beef steers of good gooel quality quail quaH- t ty J they should be broad deep low low- set and show beef breeding 14 A variety of grains will increase increase in in- increase crease the efficiency of the ration ratio n. n Barley wheat and ami oats are home born homegrown homegrown e grown grown grain which may be he feed t to o advantage 7 15 Study market conditions an and d market demands Send cattle to mar maret market mark mark- et when thc they ready |