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Show silage and 40 pounds of alfalfa. Stanworth grows practically all of his corn silage, about of his alfalfa and a small portion of the barley. His planting schedule for corn silage is quite distinct He grows three separate varieties and Why does be grow three varieties rather than just one or possibly 1DL. I fV T' ' SV?v vyi ? f. mr L two-thir- .? r V ; ' - , .& 4 two? Stanworth exyg-575is a long season plains, variety. It produces more tonnage, especially if we have a has a shorter late fall. growing season and can be harvested early. This is extremely important, especially if the weather turns bad. Finally, we a grain variety, to grow insure a high level of grain in to top yields, Stanworth also stresses the importance of good cultural practices. Fertilize adequately," he says, hold a good moisture level in the soil, keep the weeds out and get the benefit of a long growing during the growing season or at about three-weeintervals after the first irrigation. Water grass, a major problem in this area, is controlled by a preplant herbicide which Stanworth claims is usually effective over a two-yeperiod. The fertilizer program includes 200 pounds of available nitrogen and 60 pounds of phosphate per acre applied in pelletized form as a preplant. k season. ar Stanworth applants proximately 22 pounds of com seed per acre on rows and targets for a plant population of 28,000 plants at harvest. He plows in the fall, lets the fro6t break up the clods and works the soil down just enough to provide a smooth h seed bed for planting. He irrigates five to six times The Times-New- s Nephi, Utah April 21, 1977 F7 the silage. Stanworth believes that more dairymen are learning the value of high grain content and that there is a trend towards growing a grain variety along with the silage varieties. He suggests that a cheap way to process grain is to put it in the silage. Stanworth is understandably proud of his yield records: about 22 tons per acre with G 5757 and just slightly less for which matures faster. Stanworth added, performs with the best of them in a long growing season. A second silage pit is now being scheduled as the present one is fairly small and has a capacity of only 1,600 tons. A This calf is "all eyes as she gulps some liquid rations from a hand-helcontainer at the Conard Stanworth dairy near Delta. Photo, courtesy Germain's Inc. d Delta farmer sells milk to Cache Valley cheese makers by Justin Scharff it feeding out of one pit while filling the other. Harvesting com silage at the Stanworth farm is timed to the .heavy dent staee because theres less moisture and less His cows average 16,000 pounds d per year, roughly greater than the state average of 12,000 pounds. His butterfat content is in the 340 pounds per cow per year range. How does he establish these of milk Conard Stanworth, a Delta, Utah dairyman, has been milking cows for almost half a century. His present herd of 200 includes 170 milkers. Yet nobody drinks his milk. Stanworth sells his entire output, as he has done for many years, to the Cache Valley in Northern Utah. Dairy Co-oThis organization processes raw milk for cheese, mostly for distribution Swiss, throughout the United States. A major part of it is marketed in one-thir- grain Stanworth started shipping whole milk for processing a long, long time ago. And he remembers well separating the cream from the milk which was sold for butter and then feeding the skimmed milk to the calves and pigs. Stanworth is both a dairyman and a fanner. Its a family afhe says, and includes fair, Stanworth, his wife, and three sons. There is also one hired hand, a milker. 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Chain., BrakeHand Guard and many pro features. Save $25. Save on fuel bills. Greenwoods Inc. 740 N. Main UTAH DAIRY COMMISSION prices the cows in winter. Stanworth feeds com silage mainly in winter and spring. In summer, when theres a truth is hes involved in everything thats going on both at the dairy and on the farm. And to guarantee that theres no idle time on his hands, Stanworth also conducts a seed distribution business catering to the needs of the local fanr What sets Stanworth apart from other Utah dairymen are his milk production records. has a way with foods. Try a refreshing cold glass with your meal and see. Milk is a natural. Milk Spring Sale on Toro Lawn Mowers Care limited to stock on hand. In addition, corn silage encourages more even consumption of grain and also warms the wife Stanworth explains, does the dairying, and I try to keep it all together. Stanworth is modest. The Stanworth if you harvest at the milk stage, it seems the com is not mature enough to hold together, and you get a lot of seepage in the pit. While admitting that selecting the right variety is the key Stanworth attaches great importance not only to a properly balanced feed ration but also to the inclusion in it of significant amounts of corn silage. His love affair with com silage goes back many, many years. Com silage, says Stanworth, not only provides energy but also serves as a conditioner since it tends to stabilize bloat. California. waste. is a natural tee for people on the go! claims records? p Mini Mac 25 was two-psystem, Stanworth exwould allow for plained, Nephi, Ut. 623-130- 210 West Center 0 r- Nephi, Ut 623-004- 4 - |