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Show Conrad Stanworth, Delta, recommends corn silage for feed Utah. Conard Stanworth, a Delta, Utah, dairyman, has been cows for almost milking His present half a century. herd of 200 includes 170 Yet nobody drinks milkers. his milk. ' Stanworth sells his entire output, as he has done for many years, to the Cache in northern Valley Dairy the milk which was sold for butter and then feeding the skimmed milk to the calves and pigs. organization mostly Swiss, for distribution throughout the United States. A major part of it is marketed in California. Stanworth started shipping whole milk for processing a long, long time ago. well And he remembers separating the cream from Co-o- p Ranchers This processes raw milk for cheese, - Farmers Stanworth is both a dairyman and a farmer. Its a he says and family affair, includes Stanworth, his wife There is and three sons. also one hired hand, a milker. "The boys do the farming, "The Stanworth explains. wife does the dairying and I try to keep it all together. Stanworth is modest. The 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 farmers. What sets Stanworth apart from other Utah dairymen are his milk production records. His cows average 16,000 pounds of milk per year, greater roughly then the state average of His butter 12,000 pounds. fat content is in the 340 pounds per cow per year range. How does he establish these Stockmen Dont throwaway your cow, calf, or horse hides. They are worth money to you. CUSTOM TANNING SOFT LEATHERS for clothing, chaps, gloves etc. WORK LEATHERS for saddles, farm straps, repairs. 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The average ration includes 20 pounds of barley with a concentrate added, 20 pounds of corn silage and 40 pounds of alfalfa. Stanworth grows practically all of his corn silage, about s of his alfalfa and a small portion of the barley. His planting schedule for corn silage is quite distinct He grows three separate two-third- varieties and Whv does he three varieties rather than just one of possibly two? Stanworth explains, is a long season It produces more variety. tonnage especially if we have a late fall. has a shorter growing season and can be harvested early. This is extremely important especially if the weather turns grown Stanworth West Center Street North Salt Lake City, Utah 84054 importance attaches great high level of grain in a the silage. that believes Stanworth more dairymen are learning the value of high grain content and that there is a trend towards growing a grain variety along with the He silage varieties. a that way cheap suggests to process grain is to put it in the silage. Stanworth is understandably proud of his yield records: about 22 tons per acre with and just slightly less which matures for Stanworth faster. 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 two pit system," Stanworth explained, would allow for feeding out of one pit while filling the other. Stanworth not only to a pro- claims if you harvest at the milk stage it seems the corn is not mature enough to hold together and you get a lot of seepage in the balanced feed ration but also to the inclusion in it of significant amounts of corn silage. His love affair perly 363-686- 4 bad. Finally, we grow a grain variety, to insure Harvesting corn silage at the Stanworth farm is timed to the heaVy dent stage because theres less moisture and less grain waste. records? 633 Telephone (801) with corn silage goes back many, many years. Corn says silage, not only provides Stanworth, energy but also serves as a conditioner, since it tends to In addition, stabilize bloat. corn silage encourages more even consumption of grain pit. While that admitting selecting the right variety is the key to top yields, Stan- ftm (MDip K 59 worth also stressed 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 season. Stanworth plants approximately 22 pounds of corn seed per acre on rows and targets for a plant population of 28,000 plants at harvest. He plows in the fall, lets the frost break up the clods and works the soil down just enough to provide a smooth seed bed for planting. h y 1r mam ffiWCBq:, ($ AGO ggej opnr.ttiE) 3)' EOgJ) JS tear as isGuflar t33BX t3Tv Ok aunr l m is a natural... for people on the go! has a way with foods. Try cold glass with your meal and see. Milk is a natural. Milk a refreshing UTAH DAIRY COMMISSION He irrigates five to six times during the growing season or at about three week intervals after the first 10 SQi! 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