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Show June 1974 Utah Farm Bureau News cent hay, percent protein mix and the basically soybean meal rest grain. The pigs are weaned at 20 pounds and go on an 18 percent protein starter ration to SO pounds. They get a 16 percent grower ration at that weight, then a 14 per cent finisher ration from 140 pounds about 220 to market weight pounds. A vitamin-minerpremix goes into all the rations. Dee and Lyn always add antibiotic to the starter ration, but only use antibiotics in the grower mix if theres stress due to weather or some other factor. They administer iron shots to the pigs at 2 to 3 days of age and erysipilis shots at weaning time, about 25 days. Thats all the doctoring they do except to treat a specific problem. In these days of high feed prices, grow- - your- - own is the thing to do. Even though the partners still own only 40 acres, they lease 400 to 600 acres, about 300 of it on a half- - and- - half share crop arrangement for hay. The land owner also pays them for baling. They raise all the hay they need themselves on 10 acres of their own. Then they put up corn silage from 14 acres. We put it up a little drier than usual for the hogs, but its some of the best silage around, they explain. The 175 tons of barley they raised last year on leased land lasted them 2 to 3 months. They have three 7,000-- bushel grain bins on the place for storage. Dee and Lyn have had few problems with manure storage and handling. Their five underground manure tanks will handle about Page 7 14 al Lyn Morrill and his son Brent, 8 check the nursery where their pigs grow from 20 to 50 pounds. This older finishing house will soon be enclosed, permitting hogs to live their whole life indoors. All the youngsters except Tami Lyn share the work with their dad and grandfather. 100,000 gallons two at the nurone the at sery, farrowing house, Lyn takes his part in area affairs. Besides his Farm Bureau and and one at each ing houses. We have to a day with our keep even with of the two finish- average two loads spreader tank to the manure, Lyn says. When the Swift packing plant in Ogden shut down, the partners decided to ship to Brush, Colorado, near Denver, because feed is more plentiful and lower in price there they ship hogs twice a month and haul grain back. Farmers in the Uintah Basin know these men are around. At the Basin Livestock Show one year, out of 10 hogs in the finals, nine were from the Curfew-Morri- ll Hog Farm. The pair donate the trophy for the champion and grand champion hogs. church jobs, he represents the eastern part of Utah on the board of directors' of the pork producers association and works in the livestock show. He is past president of the county Young Farmers. Of all their accomplishments, what do Dee and Lyn treasure most? The interest my youngsters take, Lyn answers. They share the work. This is real important to us. Were proud of the progress weve made, too, Dee adds. 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