Show kT-i kT L J. J Maynard Gives dives Interesting InterI Inter Inter- rl I esting esing y F Facts ts About Basin Mr Mn nard was as in attendance at Feeders ceders I Day Iny a and gives Ites the following observations r Rolling s swiftly over oter the smooth wide highway stretching from Salt basin finds sake ake ake City into Uintah one in visualizing the hardships f t early pioneers who settled that see see- lion lion in iu 1883 Modern transportation and the he new main artery for traffic traffic as S shortened a strenuous ten day trek tek r to a pleasant hour five journey journe Residents of the basin who still re- re J ember tolling toiling through Starvation canyon e on D' and Heaven Hea in an un anI annual an an- I nual trip from the basin for supplies can can now make the round trip in u n day it if necessary IA fA A of trucks hauling to market market mar mar- ket 75 head hend of fat fM l year two wo- wo old steers tile the property of oC L. L P P. P McGarry of Duchesne Du Du- chesne lIera heralds Ids the fact that immediate tate late marketing problems of the basin basina lure lire a re pretty well solved b by motor trans trans- transport p Pa port art rt while shipping costs quoted as It ranging from front CO GO cents to 1 per l' l cwt s 's seem m quite reasonable as ns compared with fth other sections of the state fay fay- 1 lore bred with railroads Extensive cattle fattening operations operations operations opera opera- b have bane e furnished a u len ready r market C for for r available feed fed supply in the hn basin basine in tilis this e winter Over Oyer head of beef cattle cattle were fattened in Duchesne Duch ne I 1 county f alone according to B Bert rl Lusty Lus Lus- S' S ty and County Agent Funk while while h additional ad ad- numbers of cattle and lambs i e been on feed in Uintah county s ns well f f FAt At Lusty's R feed lot lot near Duchesne we e found 27 21 head hend of hi high grade h two two- o I year pear old steers steer that had been on a af f fattening ration since ince December 23 I On On a feed of mixed grain ain and alfalfa alfalfas i s they hey were beginning to round out opt in infine infine infine I fine shape Cattle in wr G. G G Gentry's Gentrys s' s feed l lot lot Yere were giving an un excellent demon demonstration n of of t the fattening value of alfalfa hay alone Jone Mr Gentry believes g that most nutritious nutritious hay bat for fattening purposes f is cut before it blooms He has hns con I cattle cattle attle sheltered with a newly constructed constructed con con- shed slued affording an adequate windbreak and dry bed II in addition ad ad- addition Horace Allred Mired of f. f Roosevelt Roose n to head pf two and three year ear old steers fattening on alfalfa lap hay lf n one Alone op has hu ll been en fattening some calves calyes on ell rain graig 1111 alfa alfalfa f hay r These ese ter on f n six pound sl sIx pound daily grain graig ration fe tea fed al along g with alfalfa hay f ben pu putting g on op nearly 2 pounds oaf pf pt gain gala dally daily h it is realized that i se calves s U use se e only two thirds aRnu as aR linnell nu h fetal feed as year two steers In producing a pound of beef the significance ii une of ot this demonstration Is nt fd t f Front From Indications the Uintah basin seems seems destined to become one of the principal livestock lI fattening districts in io Utah mid and feed crop production Is expected to increase in anticipation of a read ready market on four foul legs and I. I rubber tires |