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Show DevoteA VOL. 5, HO. to tte Progress 28. WlW int(ie Qrea t (MabBasin Development o? A ROOSEVELT, UTAH, JANUARY 15, 1929. FIFTY CEHTS PER YEAR . Lapoint Forms New Chamber Alfalfa Seed Crop Dairy Barns Throughout Uintah Is Reported Lower Basin Should Be Improved Says A Commercial club for Lapoint The alfalfa seed crop of the has been organized, with former Duchesne Funk County Agent, State Representative L Sander as Uintah Basin is nearly all threshed president; Roy Tylor, and Carl Hacking, secretary-treasure- r. These with Charles Tay-lc- r and Fred Neumyer, form the board of directors. hav (The activities of the club been delegated to ten committees, with three members each, membership being named by the board of vi''-nresi-de- nt JJ Ducbesns county dairy men new in the business have not yet dairy farms for their dairy enterprise. Most of the dairy men if this Uintah Easin district are farm cattle men and have a tendency to house their dairy cows much as their beef cattle are directors. There are thirty charter housed. The straw shed common in members. the basin proved to be a satisfactory Lapoint is situated at the doors shelter to winter beef cattle, but a of the coal and lumber resources, study of the situation reveals that and in the district are located some they are for the adequate hardly of the most .productive alfalfa seed proper shelter of dairy animals. farms in Uintah Basin. Where ever one goes in a so called dairy section one is impresANNUAL MEETING OF TJINTAH sed by the fine cattle and splendid COUNTY FARM BUREAU dairy farms. It seems to be a fact, THE LARGEST YET HELD that successful dairy men, where v. e go, Wisconsin, Oregon, Cache , At the annual meeting of the valley, Utah all provide a very sat- Uintah County Farm Bureau held isfactory barn for their cows. Most at Vernal, Saturday, Jan. 12, there Uintah Basin farmers realize more were present, directors from each milk and pay from their cows dur-ia-g of the seven locals and many other June than any other month. members. The two important subJune, then seems to supply the jects that brought the men out ileal conditions for dairy producin snh larr . minhers wa the tion. Certainly such conditions can dairy association and the wool pro- not be approximate in an open duction. A great deal of time was straw shed during the months of used to discuss the plan for the February, December, January, new dairy association which is beetc. March, ing launched by the county bureau The cow needs warm, dry, as one of its new projects. well ventilated quarters All the dairy men present were that are so constructed as to he united that when the new project and comfortable. Convent cream and milk will be mors uni- sanitary arrange all equipment to perform with outside prices. After a iently mit a saving of labor. In tie care discussion as a whole, the plans and management in- the dairy herd. were referred to a committee whose The dairy cow cannot stand as duty it is to prepare the contracts much cold as some of the other and arrange for the organiztion. farm animals and continue to proThe meeting remained in session duce economically if she is kept from until 4:30 p. on. in outside during the winter as is cusorder that the organiz&Hbn might in this section. Her milk be perfected and the outline for tomary become small. Dairy must flow the ensuing year made. cold air from all admit iat The unanimous decision of the barns cracks and cranny have much the body was that the bureau should same effect. Dairy cows housed in maJor project9 eLtafe9 tw.H!e barns having tight walls of such &13 year, as followfe: construction that the temperature 1 Snellen Johnson, does not go much below freezing Dairying: Cbas. P. Maughan and Mark Cook are more during the cold spells, ss leaders. 2 Farm. Edward Sheep, comfortable and require less feed to Hart, Asher Merkley, Theodore their bodies at blood heat. Johnson, O. B. Calder. 3 Roads and keep to the Sunlight Is essential Transportation: E. Peterson. 4 and the production Boys' and Girls Club Work: Leroy health of a cow acts as a germIt milk. Carroll. 5 DeMar Dudley, cf clean Poultry: strikes, germs do it icide. Whenever C. Bulst, Geo. E. sunWilkins. 6 cot thrive. An abundance of Beef Cattle: Louis E. H. Frestone. bam means eley. W L. Fletcher. 7 Field light la ihs dairy quarters for the Crops: W. H. .Oaks, Jos. Horrocks healthier lung cows and more Banitary dairy pro' A ducts for the consumer. (Continued -- pro-vic- ed . . llam. on page four) J?rTy .f.v well-lighte- d, Colton Files NeW Grazing bill and most of that sold is in the warehouses. The crop for 1928 was considerably below that of 1928. ConseWASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 12. An entirely new bill to regulate the rvative persons who are in a posito know, estimate the crop at grazing on the unreserved, public tion domain was introduced in the house 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 pounds. The today by Representative Colton and crop of 1927 was more than 4,000,-00- 0 may be brought up for action bepounds. tween now and March 4. There remains considerable seed In preparing this hill Mr. Colton had the cooperation cf the general in the basin unsold, the price has land office. From them, he learned been better this year and. the qualthat the remaining public lands are ity good. Unfavorable climatic conto be classified into areas suitable ditions during the development of for homesteading or susceptible for the plant is given as a reason for irrigation, and lands suitable only the shortage. for grazing. The Colton bill applies to tie latter, f.ni provides that the secretary LUPINE (WILD BEAN) IB BESP0NSIBLE FOB LOSS OF of the interior may lay off such classified grazing lands in grazing MANY SHEEP ON RANGE districts, and issue permits for Certain species of Lupine (wild, gtazing livestock on those areas After the grazing districts are es- bean) is responsible for much of the tablished local boards, on which loss to sheep on the ranges and in !cc?l stockmen shall serve, will prethe uncultivated pastures. Not air scribe regulations for the use of the range, fix grazing fees, which, species cause loss in. sheep. .There under the bill must be "reasonable are some eight or ten different and otherwise supervise the is- species of this plant growing on suance of permits. the ranges of the Uintah Basin and The bill provides that 50 per cent of the grazing fees shall go on the north slope of the Uintah and adjoining ranges. to the state in which collected, for mountains Bchools and roads, and 25 per cent The different species vary considershall be expended in improving the ably in the degree of poisonous range, development of water sourc- properties. No practical remedy es and the like. which can be given to sick animals lighted dairy barn pro vires 4 square has been found. If sodium bicarbonate (common baking soda) is givfvt of vr.idcw space per cow. V:itil?"io is not a diffi:?: en at half hour intervals, it has problem in the dairy barn In tn been found effective. When, howUintah basin due to the dry atmosone ever, has a sunshine. of abundance large number of phere and 116 sick A cow breaths animals, pnch detailed treat- approximately cubic feet of air per hour. Ventlla- - ment is hardly possible, although it tion should provide for the removal might .be used for a single valuable of foul air and the keeping of the animal. One must ordinarily rely stable dry and sanitary. Just the not on medical treatment of anitype of dairy barn construction best mals already sick but on preventsuited to the Uintah basin would ing sickness. Prevention means recfrom conventional ognition of the plant and vary somewhat handling the sheep in such a way as to make bams. dairy Lodge poles or native lumber may it impossible for them at any time reto eat enough to be used with very satisfactory produce tozio efsults. Plans of dairy barns suitable fects.. Well fed sheep, not allowed for the Uintah Basin will be on at' any time to get very hungry, are file in the county agents office at not likely to be poisoned. Wbea Duchesne after the first of the sheep are unloaded after railroad month and those interested may transportation or after long driven, do not turn them, loose 'on call and have copies. lupines. FUNK, When they are trailed keep them LeRoy well fed. County Agent. . a The Old Fashioned Maxim of Doing as we Would be done by is one that cannot be improved |