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Show SPECIAL SPRING FARM AND FERTILIZER SECTION Nephi, Judb County, Utah ten acre, installed 4 213 lineal feet of concrete d'tch with 224 the 15 outlets, cross-fence- d acres to make six 2' acre pustules, and iiihtuliei troughs k and pipelines to provide water. He decided ujxin six pastures because they fit in with his irrigation turn, which came every 12 days, and allo.v-o- d the establishment of a rotation that provided for six days of grazing and a recovery period between grazings. By the spring of 1965. the pastures were well established and ready to graze. Grazing started May 1 when 45 head of 400 pound yearlings were turned into the lush green fomge. The 45 head were kept In the pasture until September 27, but because the forage grew faster than it waa eaten, other cattle were turned in and removed from time to time, during the grazing season. Commercial fertilizers were not used, but in 1964 a heavy application of turkey manure was made, and early In 1963, sludge from a sewerage disto the posal plant was applied 150-diy pastures. During the grazing season the 15 acres produced 12,051 pounds of beef a little less than two pounds of gain per day per head. Mr. Blackett says an epidemic of pink-ey- e in his herd reduced gains by at least a quarter of a pound per day. He also thinks the daily gain was reduced by putting the steers and heifers -- live-gtix- 30-da- v Etna Blackett Mamin hntidrs til new Irrigated punt lire. Irrigated Pasture Pays Off urea on by Earl Spendlove 15 acres of newly seed- Thafs the best per acre ed Irrigated pasture, at the return I ever got, and by ap- close of the first grazing sea- com- son. plying a proper amount of do even can I fertilizer mercial For several years, Mr. Blackbetter," Evan Blackett of Ne-p- - ett, who is a cooperator with said as he checked the fig- the Juab Soil Conservation District, has been dissatlsfed with the time required, the expense involved, and the returns from alfalfa hay, corn and small grain. He had always liked livestock, and in 1962 decided to plant five acres to pasture to see how it would do. Following the recommendations of Soil Service technicConservation ians, he planted a mixture of smooth brome. orchard grass and alfalfa. This pasture was just getting started when. In 1963, the government came out with the Cropland Conversion program and he decided to plant another ten acres to the same hi IF YOU POTATOES ! l bv 803600!) ite inmii wiijjEm MjliillUBBR mmm MIXING DELIVERING SPREADING at lowest costs . . . featuring Fertilizers SPRING FARM AND FERTILIZER SECTION m Thursday, March 24, Sevee Pag Know Why and What's Cehe Needed You Buy, Specialist Says ly laul l. (litUti-iino- Kvleii.ion Stul SjH. Iiili.l, I tali Stale I nifr-.it- j . latgan Bci. cu.ivr tr ;l,c c m in i rraaona l.iurg and a; ply, and ing niatcnaU tu your soil: (11 supply needs pint nutiunts; 2 iu.piove tilth of no. I; 3) emit ini weed.-.- ; Hi ponttol inaetis, i5i u nlrol in your . .d, and ttil 1 1 1 1 iicin-atod- IlltlodlHC IlceiVd lilts I O-- ia g umlcr Kjecific tuiuatlons. By caicfuliy considering thexe leaxons jou tan avoid upending money for products that ae actually of little value to jiu. First, keep In maul th.it plant nutrient needs can beat be satisfied through the application of atandird oomnieivial fertilizers like ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, concentrated sujHrphoxj hate, ammonium phosphate, and minor element products ptoved by research. 1 tellable fertilizer recommendations can be obtained from your ISU County Extension agent. In addition, he can tell you how to sample your soil anil whete to get it tested to determine fertilizer needs. Fertilizer needs in each state are continually and consistently being investigated by the Extension Sendees and the Agnl cultural Experiment Stations. These Investigations constantly involve new products and new Fertilizer recomprocedures. mendations are based on more than 100 years of careful laboratory and field testing, both locally and throughout the world. HERES Y0UII CHANCE TO BE A JOHII DEERE TRACTOn TEST-DRIV-ER Heres our offer . . . well deliver one of these John Deere Tractors to free of charge. Test Its your farm, fully fueled, for you to field-tes- t, well Its productivity Test comfort power, speed, maneuverability, We the volunteer test even provide the Implement for the tractor, the equipment, free of charge with no obligation, for you to e on your farm. Just let us know when youd like to make the test work-outp- ut test-driv- JENKINS SALES & SERVICE Nephi, Utah 105 West Center See your INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS ASSN. Branch Manapr ROSS GARRETT at 285 West Center - Nephi for higher prohts and greater Farm Profi's A as onfa Vu kn0V,f combination and ptoper finanCnfn,ohelpm8nn"cin8e comer to Bank uke we But when are all being Security m these other sure that PASTURES f' CMC i an-- I733JIIIB -- , : lii, up on dty htv filling the ( Ufoic they were turned in' In tiie f tit ite he pit ex pis'ine t lie lu'Kgen feitdize- !it tun date the grivx and help keep up with the alfalfa, an I'I to increase pro.luctum Mr. Blackett found it diffn- -' ull to adjust Ivestiak numbeHj to fluctuations in fotage pro. duct ion and has concluded that to have a successful operation,! a farmer must la able to occa. tonally harvest lus pastures fori hay. "By applying nitrogen fctii-- i izer, and collecting a few of the mistakes I mud-- this year" he says, "I should be able to get nt least 2- - pounds of beef per head per day and reilize a net profit of more than $100 00 an acre". stock consumed It during the spring months. "I believe I licked the scours by the use of 32 per cent proThe tein blocks" he says. blocks cost me about a dollar a day, but after the cattle started taking protein they were not troubled by scours." After the first grazing, the re growth of the alfalfa was much faster than of the grass, and Blackett was worried about bloat, but he had no trouble. He figures the problem was The years 1963 and 1964 were busy years for Mr. Blackett. With financial assistance from the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service and technical help from the Soil Conservation Service, he leveled five acres of land, seeded the 3 k SPECIAL CtmcO'iVcUu the atfuif lived bv allowirg to maun e for together. Other problems encountered during the first year of practicing the present rotation were scours, bloat, and the fact that the grass grew faster than the mixture. SUGAR BEETS J)c a . . or most other the to increase (Torts crops i USE I ENOUGH needs. 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