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Show Millard County Progress Annual Farm Supplement, Friday, April 18, 1980 BE A BACKYARD DAIRY FARMER INCREASES SILAGE YIELD Page 9 SHOW-OF- F AND MILK PRODUCTION Beating the odds at Las Vegas largely a matter of luck. Beating the odds in dairy farming, however, depends a lot more on expertise than on luck. Thats the opinion of Joe Hill, a veteran dairyman at Kaysville, Utah, who traces much of his expertise to his 31 years of experience in both farming and dairying. Joe Hill is a rather distinctive dairy farmer in that 1. he grows all the corn silage he feeds (200 acres of it); 2. the biggest single component in his feed ration is corn silage and 3. his corn silage yields per acre and milk production Figures are significantly higher than both the local and state averages. Hills 290 Holstein milkers averaged 16,011 pounds of milk and 589 pounds of butterfat last lactation compared to the state average of 15,450 pounds of milk and 533 pounds of butter-fat- . is Hills silage yields averaged 25 to 27 tons per acre compared to 19 to 20 tons per acre for Davis County and 15 to 17 tons per acre for the state. Hill believes that the corn variety he planted, Funks was largely responsible for his above average yields. Hill feeds com silage throughout the entire year. His milking herd is divided into two A classes: the top milkers re ceive a daily ration of 24 pounds of com silage, 18 pounds of alfalfa and 28 pounds of grain concentrate. The second string receive 30 pounds of com silage, 22 pounds of alfalfa and 16 pounds of grain concentrate. Although Hill stresses the importance of effective weed control and proper fertilizing in silage com production, he also pays close attention to all facts of production from seed bed preparation through harvesting. Hills seed bed preparation is extremely simple; he plows twice with a harrows once and then seeds. Hill usually plants from April 25 through May first and harvests the first part of September. His planting population of 28,000 seeds last season produced 27,000 plants at harvest time. His row width was 32 inches. Last season Hill provided a preplant herbicide and a fertilizer application which included 125 pounds of nitrogen and 100 pounds of phosphate per acre. But this year, Hill explained, "we plan on applying the fertilizer both as a preplant and also following emergence. Applying some of the fertilizer when the plants are about three feet provide better utilization of the fertilizer. Hill irrigates every 12 days. - starting when the plants are one foot tall-abfive weeks after planting. During the season he irrigates, on the average, five times. Hill credits as a major contributor to his better than average com silage yields and milk production. Here is how he evaluates this varietys most outstanding agronomic traits: first, top yield potential; second, high grain content; third, excellent standa-bilitfourth, desirable maturity, and fifth, wide adaptation to local growing conditions. out y; culti-packe- r, tall-sho- uld How To Lose "Food Shoppers Blues" Are you plagued with a common malady known as "the food trying to get shoppers blues good nutrition, with good taste, low cost and ease of preparation rolled into a complete package? One way to remedy the situation and improve your diet is to include enriched grain products, such as breakfast cereals, breads, rice, and pasta in your daily menu. Served as part of a well balanced diet, enriched grain products safeguard you against some of the to poor factors contributing nutrition. The time has come to prove that yours are the biggest and best tomatoes on the block. Beautiful and tasty they are, marinated in prepared Italian salad dressing with minced onion, but they cannot stand alone at a backyard picnic. Crispy Cold Chicken provides a substantial accompaniment. Finely crushed potato chips are added to an envelope of Shake n Bake seasoned coating mix for chicken and the chicken when chilled, results in cold chicken thats extra crispy outside yet moist and tender inside. So good, so tasty that tomatoes may have to take a back seat while Crispy Cold Chicken shows off. CRISPY COLD CHICKEN 1 1 cup potato chips envelope seasoned coating mix for chicken original flavor chicken pounds cut-uegg, slightly beaten p 2 1 Place potato chips in plastic shaker bag and crush finely; mix in seasoned coating mix. Moisten chicken pieces with egg; then shake 1 piece at a time in the bag until evenly coated. Arrange in single layer in ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake at 400 for 40 to 50 minutes or until tender. Remove from pan and serve warm or cold. Cover and refrigerate any leftovers. Makes 4 servings. Marinated Sliced Tomatoes. Pour 12 cup prepared Italian salad dressing over 3 tomatoes, sliced, and 14 cup minced onion. Chill at least 2 hours. Makes 4 servings. title company specializing in serving farmers in the Millard County area Title Insurance and Other Services Loan Closings Escrows LOCAL PEOPLE SERVING LOCAL PEOPLE IN PROTECTING THE LAND WE LOVE 85 SOUTH MAIN FILLMORE, UTAH 84631 PHONE (801) 743-694- 4 |