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Show Farm News-Notes By LEW MAR PRICE County Agent Experiment Indicates Value of Skim-milk Skim-milk as Dairy Feed At the drouth relief meeting of the Beaver Valley farmers and dairymen held in the court room September 25, M. J. Warr, manager of the Shepherd creamery, related an experiment both interesting and valuable to those having hav-ing a skimmilk surplus. The 30 head of holstein cows being mliked at the Shepherd farm were dropping off in milk production in spite of the fact that they were receiving re-ceiving grain and hay twice a day in addition to pasture. After reading an articles on the value of skimmlik as a dairy feed Mr. Warr decided to try it out, thus utilizing util-izing some of their big surplus of the ; product. Accordingly they started mixing the milk into the grain, gradually grad-ually Increasing the amount of milk up to the time the report was made. One hundred, eighty pounds of milk was being fed daily to the thirty head of cows. The cows were other-A other-A wise fed and treated the same as be fore. Unfortunately no check group was left, so the accuracy of results may be questioned by some, but Mr. Warr is satisfied. In one week's time the drop in pro duction had been checked, and an increased in-creased production of 50 pounds of milk per day resulted. With the herd's average test and present quotations quo-tations this would indicate that skimmilk skim-milk has a value of 2.4c per gallon or 24c for a ten-gallon can. This takes for granted that the physical condition condi-tion of the cows remained the same, the appetite for pasture feed was not stimulated, or that the milk did not replace other feeds. State Adopts Regulation On Contagious Contag-ious Abortion Regulation No. 28 adopted September Septem-ber 10 by the State Board of Agriculture Agricul-ture to become effective December 1, 1931, prohibits the importation of dairy and breeding eattle into Utah, except those consigned to public stockyards at North Salt Lake and Ogden where federal inspection is maaintained, without first passing the agglutination test for Bang's abortion disease within 30 days prior to date of importation, except cattle originating from herds officially designated de-signated and certified as free from this disease. Such regulations are being adopted 1 by oilier states, and mark the first official step in controlling the disease. Many cities now have ordinnaces pro-hibiting pro-hibiting the sale of milk from re-act-t ing cows, and it probably will not be long before we will be compelled to clean up the same as for tuberculosis. Los Angeles is one of the cities re- quiring milk from abortion free cows. There is a pr-actical plan to fit every condition, with few exceptions, that is economic from the dairyman's point of view. Store Winter Vegetables The season of fresh vegetables from the home garden is about past in Beaver County unless provision is made for storing those planted for winter use. At this season many are too prone to look at the vegetable garden as being about through serving its purpose, pur-pose, and leave the remaining vegetables veget-ables to freezo as winter comes on. If the garden was properly planned, only a small part of its full value has been realized, great as it may have been. The remaining vegetables should supply the family needs for the next 8 or 9 months. If the winter vegetables are not produced and stoned on the farm, the winter dietary suffers. They are replaced re-placed by meats and other foods in quantities such that their benefits are doubtful and variety is lacking. The vegetables contain vitamines and minerals so necessary to the best health of the human family. Where no cellar for storing vegetables vege-tables is available, most of the varieties variet-ies can be placed in pits, or otherwise other-wise preserved for winter use. The Bull Saw Red In the past week two vicious dairy bulls that have been permitted to pasture with the herd caused the near (Continued on page five) NEWS FARM NOTES BY LEW MAR PRICE (Continued from page one) death of two young men. Neither bull was considered dangerous before the attack, yet they acted in a manner that is common to the specie. In handling dairy bulls it should always be taken for granted that they are dangerous. It is not sound judgement to trust them, for it is usually one that has been considered perfectly safe that injures someone. We seldom! hear of attacks by bulls that are considered mean, because they are kept where they can do no harm. The very common practice in Beaver Beav-er County of permitting the bulls to run with the milking herd is very dangerous and should 'be discontinued. discontinu-ed. A strong pen with room for exercise ex-ercise and for protection need not be elaborate nor expensive, and it may save a human life or much suffering from injuries. Blackleg Here Again Blackleg season is upon us again, and is beginning to take its toll. Already Al-ready this year stock have died from this disease in bolili ends of the county, and many others within the ages have not been vaccinated. The most susceptable ages are from 6 months to two years, although some younger and some older than those limits do take the disease. The results obtained through vaccination vac-cination are so satisfactory and the expense so small that no one should hesitate to take that precaution; nor neglect it until losses have been suffered. Records show us that 10 eggs produced pro-duced between Oct. 1 and Jan. 1 are worth as much as 20 produced any other time. This should convince us that pullets should be given every opportunity op-portunity to get into production for that period. That means clean, well ventilated quarters free from drafts and moisture, mois-ture, as well as all the laying mash they will take with 10 to 12 pounds of scratch feed per 100 birds. Skimmilk and buttermilk are also of much value in starting and keeping keep-ing the pullets in production. |