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Show CATTLE FEEDING IN THE UINTAH BAS1 Dean Kenneth C. Ikeler, Utah .As : rlcultural College, has the foJlovrlD?.' ,to say relative to the proposal ol r. ,number of Duchesne farmers to feed; cut seme of their cattle this year: Logan, Utah, Aug. 31, 1923. Mr. LeRoy C. Funk, County Agent, Duchesne, Utah. Dear Mr. Funk: I am much Interested in your -'favor of the 26th instant relative to your proposed cattle feeding opera- tiens in your area. One of the best methods of gettli.? . j at the time .cf marketing situation is to study ihe reciord of past years. I take it that your cattle would not be -ready for market before the holiday season at which time there is a strong demand' fcr lighter weight stuff ac3-. baby beef all of which must be ol . very high finish in order to successfully success-fully compete with the poultry aEd special products that are in demand' at that time. After the holiday season Is out ol the way you will find later Februarj-and Februarj-and March as a rule very satlcfactory -months for marketing. I take it that your people would net wish ( carry their cattle later on into Aprii or May as that begdns to Interfere tox seriously with spring work Mr. L. E. Ellison of Laylon, UUhv j has recently had some lntereetlxe cattle feeding and marketing expe: icne. He recently marketed" one- car load at Chicago cX heavy cattle ax 1 17 cents and they also marketed, peveral other car lots at 16 cents and.' above. He would be able to site i you seme good suggestions for yocr i farmers as to weights of cattle, ra,- i lions to feed, length of feeding peri- d and time of marketing, j Judging from yieur conditions r presume that good quality allalfn hay should make the ibasis of your ra- i tion and the cheapest source of heavy gains, giving the cattle all the tax i they will cdnsume throughout Ihe-. I . I feeding period. 13arley, If it can be home grown, is usually the mosi .economical grain and encrgy-fai' 'producer that you will have. This. j grain should probably be mixed.' i with a little oats or perhaps one cr i two pounds of cottonseed cake provided pro-vided it will come at a reasonable. jprlce. Personally I believe that ai i ''good quality xl alfalfa hay and roll-ed roll-ed or not too finely ground barley will give you very geiod results. I would start cattle with not over one or two pounds d barley per head . duily and w-ork up to a ration of 5 or C pounds per .head dally In soewt -. 30 days. The amount of barley yoa will feed will depend somewhat upcra. the age of the cattle acJi the cond- -t:cfn that' they are In. We plan upon doing some cxperi- -mental work In beef cattle feeding; . this, year with alfalfa . seed by-products in the Delta region and: 13 'also do some feeding in and" aroirutS i - Spanish Fcrk. If you have further ' qwmlio'vs: kindly let us hear from rvj, AVilliv .personal regards and best withes, B . am, Yio.urB faithfully, KENNETH C. IKELKR. Dean of Agriculture. . ; n : |