| OCR Text |
Show 'AGRICULTURE UTAH STATE EXTENSION SERVICE HOME ECONOMICS October 10, 1947 South Cache Courier FARManJHOMBfa U. S. Dept, of Agri., Utah State Agri. College and Count; Commission Cooperating By Reuben Hansen County Agricultural Agent ficl Always Harmfisl to Animals DOT to Twenty-tw- o IVfei j I I 1 CLUB BUYS STOCK 4-- H by , the farmer was tinkering with his sprayer and getting ready to spray his bam. The cow suffered no bad effects. At West Virginia university last year the dairy department threw caution to the wind and put 32 pounds of 50 per cent DDT powder 'in 100 gallons of water then isprayed cows with it. That figures out about 16 per cent for DDT. Most recommendations to date have been under 1 per cent for DDT water There were sprays on animals. no harmful results . absolutely the head of the dairy department reported. The DDT controlled flies, too. The spray was put on in May, And there were no flies on the cows until the middle .of August. club 4-- H members. These calves will be fed and cared for during the winter months and will then be exhibited at the Cache Valley junior fat stock show next May In preparation for the Intermountain junior fat stock show to be held in June at North Salt Lake where the calves will be sold at auction. A purchase of 55 Hereford calves will be made from Rich County this week for 25 of the members. Beef clubs are located in Wells ville, Hyriftn, Paradise, Provi- while dence, Young, Lewiston, Benson, and Cove. Sponsor of this project is Cache Valley Clearing House Assbciation which has cooperated with the club members for the past five years. Girls as well as boys participate in this activity. The young people who sign notes at the bank to purchase the calves will pay their notes when their calves are sold. discover water loss An irrigation tour was conducted in September. At Richmond water losses were checked on the Richmond irrigation canalr Measurements were made at the intake and at intervals along a distance of three miles and showed a loss of water of 71 per cent. The measurement of the river also showed a loss of 38 per cent. The group inspected three large concrete - drops installed n last spring in the canal ntor- the airport to prevent erosion in the canal. A visit wa3 made, to the Soil Conservation Service irrigation research laboratory at the mouth of Logan Canyon. Dr. C. W. Lauritzen, in charge, showed and explained canal linings of several types. In all probability sandy loam mixed with from 5 to 10 per cent bentonite will prove to be the most satisfactory, according to Dr. Lauritzens Dehorning Instruments Spread Common Disease cattle disease known as has gained a serious foothold in the United States and is more prevalent than most folks realize. It is a febrile, infectious, protozoan disease that may be chronic or acute. It attacks older animals mostly. Aver-ag- e . Logan-Benso- - ' . mortality ranges from 30 to 50 per cent of animals affected. Clinical symptoms are similar to tick fever. Treatment is still in the experimental stage. The disease probably is spread by insect bites. Many cases coming to the attention of bureau of animal industry investigators have followed' mechanical de-- 1 horning when too little or no atten-- 1 tion had been given to disinfecting instruments. If calves have horn buttons when young, by means of chemical dehorning fluid, the danger of spreading the disease by de-- : horning tools i's eliminated. ' dyw ' 1 This Land of Ours Must Nov Be Saved One of the greatest costs of the to America, was the depletion of her soil. Demands for increased production, forcing of land without returning necessary food, shortage of fertilizer and the lack of labor to Properly plant soil protecting crops as resulted in erosion and barren of thousands of soil in hundreds acres of land. GAME . . of Toronto, Canada, PERFECT Elston . she a pitched perfect game against a Fort Worth team in tournament at Cleveland. .She struck ont nine, allowed no hits or walks. It was the first perfect game In n Sped? agricult if8. F0068 Prepared for feed slicing and sun drying were compared with cracked No. 3 yellow corn, in series of digegtion get iy balance trials with steers .faml3S011by Oklahoma experiment the basis of total digestible nutrient content the dried weet potatoes had 82.3 per cent the No 8 corn Nitrogen by steers and lambs was Practically the same. . tered softballs hall of fame when Dried Sweet Potatoes Prove Excellent Pood .Jc lgen tv Ssto j j Beef calves are being purchased A ; 'i ? v dairymen together the county agents from Duchesne and Uintah Counties were recently conducted on a tour in Cache County by Reuben Hansen, agricultural agent. They requested to see the cooperative cheese plant, dairy setups and herds, and good pastures. Their visit included the Cache Valley Dairy Assbciation cheese plajit and the farms of Thain Brothers at Benson, Plowman Brothers, Smithfield, George H. H. C. Pitcher, Lewiston, Andersen, and the USAC dairy experiment farm at North Logan. with When DDT fly sprays first became available for farm buildings and livestock, there was considerable talk about sprayed animals befrom poisoned absorption ing through the skin, or from licking one another, or licking the walls of buildings to which DDT had been applied. Evidence, however, indicates the danger of toxicity to animals has been overplayed. For instance, in Missouri last summer, a cow drank half a tubful of DDT bam spray v s S? DAIRYMEN VISIT COUNTY Absorption or Licking Toxicity Overplayed r zpj? to ma-costs tf ' 15 years. Ireting Costs High ration and localization of l production require de- of a huge and expensive marketing system to . irom producers to con-j ost eases, it costs more farm products than it them. iexico Traveling The t ico dui centun wagon- - rg public in New Mex-- ! middle of the 19th d large e -- -n government by teams of mules. ! ! RIGHT OFF THE VINE . . . This daughter of la , belle France doesnt even bother to look for wine She Prefer the juice of the 'rpe udermented and makes a picture of ecstasy as she demol ses a bunch of Frances choicest rM sfariiripnGAPRBE- aTed bc; Z-U- TrLlZ ' Murf Nessa Feldman of the league of Women Shoppers'presented her m before e 8 |
