| Show — 1 1 Dairy Diary Utah's Milk Program Marches Abead ' 't Too little has been said about milk improvement pro- by Lyman Wittordsome gram It has reeeived casual mention locally arid nationally but it is ttally a major forward in step state-wid- said the effects although slow In crystallizing add up to the credit of all the foresighted people who act out to do something that no other state had succeeded in doing And that is putting into effect a state-wid- e milk produc- e tion Two other states have falowed sut Prior to 1947 the milk we drank was regulated on either I city basis or ono remote con- - basis trol Outaideof ene or two ri I sea there was but spo-radie control Pasteuri zed or raw it was 1 - I t accepted pretty much ‘'1 r' al produced Now milk pasteurization program on an A grade basis Teats Show Quality The last dairy short course held at Utah State Agricultural college in Logan demonstrated that the processors of market milk in Utah are capable of delivering to their consumers a superior quality of milk The samples analyzed were surprise samples They fairly represent the milk that Is delivered daily to the doorsteps of the citizens And moat of them were good Symbolical of the bottled ap- 1 proaching the end of Mr Vittlardson the third year with some tumbling and stumbling it can be '1 1 '7 - )- t I iy '1 ' 1 k t 1 ' 1 - :i 1 ) ' 4F 'i d II 0 e" " l'it'le-- It 41 itZoostowgtIvo '" Ar whoa choosing a milk what Mg machince Many Millinns of Milking by Surge Machines he peony barns in many photos peony won back op tho safety convenience performanto and velem of the Surge tin onatter how you're milking now - IT COULD pay I vow to rend out what Sergio Milking condo for you on In your born ' visor tows Wowellll ' " '' tenni 'Th- t 4 A' u yogi SHOULD IS :- ahi ' l‘ J 4He 7' '':-44t- glad to 1111! --t‘"a'ri::tp-:y r 1 : - i f 1t - :' 2 iy4N 'i:i: 4 ti 11 I ' e i -- i - :i t - -- - ' ' --- Li ' i It!' i f I i‘' xy:) ' AUTHORIZED SURGE - - SALES i) 13 7 4 1 IF WALLACE TAYLOR C DAIRY FARM EQUIPMENT Phono - 92 Salt Lake City FARMERS ATTENTION Hlshest Market Prices for dead and useless horses cows sheep and hogs For prompt sarvic can the nearest plant este: While Stanley laraewarta Salt Lake Trib- Tillie? tarns eervire director le al a Taeatiesi avast writers are coatributiag Vs Over the Fresco rest hie areels's article cusses water consereatioa---alerst- e an importaat problem that I wow especially timely This will be a dry year in if the drouth southern s Most irrigation companies are now rationing continue water to the farmer and it has been necessary to start using Can SALT LW CM storage water from reservoirs earlier than usual In areas Co Where there are no storage reservoirs it appears many 19S-V49 crops will suffer from lack of DEALERS-IIIIDES TUKS WOOL AND PELTS water In these conditions the efficient use of available water supply will pay big dividends CANVAS DAMS The experience of Seegmiller of St- George JUST trates what can be done to ''''l 4 0014 CUtibas save water Mr Seegmiller has 4c to 6( por Sq It ARechos Cottle in leveled his land and at '3""D good ditches and controlput ties end Sheaf) struc" Toms i Pas tures With this system he can OGDEN STORE govern the amount of water he Mt liralltingtos applies to each field Tibil gorloCt Oat tag OtoOoltE— PIM Os4e 11 Lta 10 Last year he made a study wog Owl koq taI STOKE koto liooble bob loco— A sales SEND of the amount of water NU Swills of teartteld FOR CATALOG I needed to irrigate sugar beets 0111 ttlebloay LAKE SALT STAMP Co 011011 tiotbtlavs 'rem Seib Ten rows in a field were set I a In to I p 43 W 34 go-- gall Lek Oty 111 aside for the study The rea mit to Itil' sold 4 mainder of the field was irri C'Afl4 IL II I EAR TAGS - ' UCK9S 4' tP'S g '4- - - :' 1 rs'n 1 k ‘6 1 i ' 't- : 44 7S:':' N ': '' 'Xb' 'I - '44 : - tto '' Talking brand—their stock la trade—are O L Shaw Boise Ida (at left) asd Ralph Miracle Helena Moat )fr Shaw was elected preskleat at the reeest Western State Broad tonferesee that was held la Salt Lake City and Mr Miracle was aimed secretary This coatereace stressed the lacreagrig scope of the war against tattle rustling the seeompan3r1ng article tells of bow stochnsea may do their part through proper braading proof of cattle ownership - Cold War Hits Hot Brands Etermil vigilance Is the front line of defenee in the war against cattle rustlers—that was the message left with stockmen as the Western States Brand conference closed last week at the Newhouse hotel in Salt Lake City Indicative of the trend in cattle thievery as well as of the measures being taken against it was the fact that 15 states were represented at the two-da- y session attended by brand inspectors stockmen and other state and federal officials Fast trucks and modern highways enable rustlet-- s to cover hundreds of miles in a single night so the campaign against these losses must ignore state boundaries to apprehend rather than protect g the marauders The greatest contribution the average stockman can make in protecting his cattle is to avoid carelessness in any phase of the branding and proof of ownership operation the confer- ence stressed Then whenever discrepancies do appear Anspectors can feel fairly ter- tam n that criminal activity rather than carelessness is involved Besides seeing that all stock Is well branded the operator can assure rapid and trouble-fre- e marketing by being able to produce evidence of ownership immediately for all animats Discussing the importance of this following the session Shaw of Boise Ida: where he is Idaho state brand inspector pointed out that during 1949 in the Gem state 3756000 worth of cattle had to be held up on various markets 01 fast-movin- Efficient Irrigation Saves Scarce Water PRONE OF WRITE AT ONCE 1141 So Stet ''i- 4 cL: 4:' Over the Fence Post — i li i 1 - ?tient Has Madera Rani Their cows are milked in a modern pit type milk barn This permits the milker to have level to the cows at waist-hig- h facilitate cleaning and milkg Their dairy situated on the highway about two miles east boasts modern of equipment including besides past evrizer and mechanical bottler a homogenizer ice cream freezer and a cottage cheese vat Bottles are washed and sterilized In a bottle washer that washes a case at a time washing and sterilizing both case and bottles The dairy has a front for dispensing dairy products and the weary traveler can pause for a few moments to refresh himself at the soda fountain Residents or visitors have the same protection that was formerly for a few city dwellers or was brought into thecounty in the form of manufactured goodsBeing a symbol of the state program Wayne county can feel fortunate it has safe grade A products and the entire state of Utah is entitled to feel proud of the more than 100 dairies that furnish pasteurized milk for consumption ' lSi' I "- ii4 SERVICE a -- smaller counties yet residents have access to grade A pasteurized milk and other dairy products that compare favorably with the best This dairy owned and operated by Erneat Brinkerhoff and sons Wayne and Kyle received awards in milk and ice cream at the short tourse Their dairy named the Circle Cliff because of its location near one of Wayne counts Obtenie points has cost the Brinkerhoff' more than t30- 000 for buildings and equip 4--'' l ) 1'1: 1 N -- AA k : 2 - (- ' milk dairies in Utah is the on located near Bicknell in Wayne county- - Wayne is one of the i''''' 'I - by Clyde Anderson Soii irt4gotion Coosoroofioo Sforvito 114issoope gated as usuar First be irrigated 54 hours to be sure to wet the furrows across The test furrows were irrigated 12 hours and the water had soaked to the bottom of the plant roots but did not waste water or leach'fertility below the root tone Dewribes Method The second irrigation- the field was irrigated 35 hours and the test plot four hours The third irrigation was eight hours for the field and three hours for the test rows All through the season the sugar beets in the test plots had better color made more rapid growth and produced a larger crop than the remainder of the Pelt! As a result of this Inforis irrimation Mr gating 70 acres more land than he ever irrigated before without using more water Mr Seeginillees experience brings out two important factors in this vital busibem of water conservation First if available water' is to be used to irrigate the greatest num Seeg-mill- er - ber of acres It Is necessary to know the water requirements of the crop and how much water your soil will hold Second have the proper ditches headgates and other control devices for applying this water to the crop Improvements Pay To have control of the Irrigation water you need an ade quate ditch with chec k a beadgates and turnouts Even with the best irrigation system It is necessary to be able to tell when enough water has been applied One of the best methods of making this detrmination is to use a probe or soil auger While Irrigating use the probe to determine bow fast and how deeply the water is wetting the soil When the soil is wet to about three-fourtthe depth of the root zone the water may be turned of f From this depth the water will continue to filter down and within two days will have soaked as deep as the roots go Different soils are like different sized water buckets Small buckets hold less water than large buckets Likewise windy soils hold less water than deep clay 'oils ME SALT LAKE TRIBUNE |
