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Show Spring Arrives At Tribal Livestock Farms In addition to the first green shbots emerging from the d newly-thawe- d earth and the plowing of area fields, the birth of new calves at the Tribal farms announces the arrival of Spring. of 250 heifers recently Early arrivals this year are the purchased by the Tribal Livestock Enterprises. The heifers represent an expansion project made possible by the e farm on the Strawberry River douth of purchase of a Duchesne. The farm, acquired this year, adjoins Indian range land. long-awaite- off-spri- ng on-goi- ng 250-acr- 4 IN THE NURSERY - new calves began to appear almost as soon as their mothers arrived from Garrison, Utah where they were purchased several weeks ago. Transporting the pregnant heifers accounts for the early births, according to Art Brown, livestock director. -- Begun in 1962 with 136 head of cattle, the Tribal Livestock r of a million dollar Enterprise has become a of operation with 4700 head of some the finest Hereford stock in the nation. Art Brown, livestock director since 1970, attributes the successful growth to constant upgrading of the herd through the purchase of the highest quality bulls and to keeping the best heifers of each years A measure of the operations success was indicated at a sale in October when tribal calves captured the highest price paid anywhere in the United States for Hereford stock at $96.10 per hundred weight. three-quarte- off-sprin- g. - LADIES IN WAITING at the Tribal Livestock Enterprises calving shed at Bluebell are among 250 heifers recently purchased by the enterprise. Purchase of a 250 acre fram on the Strawberrry River has made the expansion project feasible. Despite the high cost of upgrading the herd each year, the enterprise has paid a $75,000 bonus for the past two years to Tribal members. The enterprise has enabled the tribe to turn 900,000 acres of desolate Indian land into a money making endeavor. In addition to summer grazing land at the North Unit in the Uintah Mountains and at the South Unit at Hillcreek, the Enterprise operates farms to .raise feed and winter the herd at Randlett, Willow Creek, Arcadia and Strawberry, and a calving shed and feedlot at Bluebell. UTE TRIBAL WINTER HOME Isr these heifers is the Raudlett farm. Others are wintered at Wflfaw Creak, Arcadia aad Strawberry farms. |
