Show I. I I. I 1 n. n II County C Farm News en By The County Agent II 1111 Those who use common sense In handling livestock will wm be bewell bewell bewell well paid in higher prices and greater pi profits of its declares Harden Marden Mar Mar- den Broadbent assistant Utah Extension Extension livestock specialist Because of careless handling of oC livestock ll especially in shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping to market Utah cattlemen annually lose an estimated 58 55 profit Mr Ir Broadbent said in profits profits's s 's s 5 ost each year ear nationally for thin thio reason The loss comes in dead or crippled animals and bruised meat he explained Tho The extension specialist offered offered offer offer- ed cd the following suggestions for eliminating such losses Keep livestock in safe comfortable com cout- surroundings eliminate sharp corners loose or protruding ing lug boards nails and wire from fences hunks bunks nd yards do not leavo lea machinery standing around in feed yards ards or fields as s far as possible keep off wet wot slippery slipper concrete and earth when shipping livestock always use a sturdy loading chute What Kind of a prod do you jou use in loading he asked A club or can or a pitchfork A canvas or buggy whip does a a. better job with no bruising bruis bruis- ing ing- nb Cattlemen are aro especially urged by the specialist to dehorn their livestock h Horns on commercial cattle are the most costly and useless decorations on the farm he declared They are perhaps the greatest single cause of bruising of daughter laughter cattle Horned cattle do more aS aSand and need twice as much bunk- bunk ro room m in feed lots Take off thy the horns while the calf caIr is young young When handling cattle for Cor market market market mar mar- ket livestock men should be careful to not crowd the animals animals animals ani ani- mals into the runway or chute thus bruising their sides hips or legs for Cor such bruises greatly reduce the price they bring he concluded |