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Show Conservation Of Livestock Urged Under the general supervision oi Major George R. Henderson, livestock live-stock specialist of the Utaih Extension Ex-tension service, a program aimed at all-around conservation of live-j live-j stock in the state is now going into active duty. Purpose of the work is to prevent pre-vent and control diseases, prevent ; accidents, increase livestock crops, and adopt better feeding and breeding methods, all of which lead to conservation of animals, Major Henderson declares. To formulate plains for a statewide state-wide organization aimed at con-servation, con-servation, Utah livestock men met Monday, September 4, in the Hotel jNewhouse, Salt Lake City. There ; the groundwork was laid for future projects and programs which will be of value to farmers ;and ranchers in all livestock ! fields. j Major Henderson points out that , during the past two years the j number of livestock has increased (more rapidly than total feed production, pro-duction, resulting in a shortage of jfeed. The average number of ani-,mal ani-,mal units in 1935-39 was 98,950,-jOOO 98,950,-jOOO which saw an increase of 18 j percent toy January 1, 1944, j amounting to 117,000,000. The feed shortage is most acute , where livestock are concentrated and feed production is limited, states Mr. Henderson in analyzing another phase of the conservation problem. Livestock furnishes 46 percent of our calcium, 62 percent of our phosphorus and a large part of the essential vitamins; amd America greatly needs all the livestock and livestock products which can be profitably produced, he adds. He advocates such practices as improving herds and flocks through culling out unthrifty and inefficient animals, increasing returns re-turns per acre from our grazing lands, l'aising the low calf and low lamb crops, saving more pigs per litter, supplementing feeds that are poorly balanced nutritionally, lowering death losses through ' 'better management. "Good live-! stock management will keep the j soil fertility at home where it be- J longs, and good livestok farming ; is always associated1 with good ' home, happy families, and continu-! ed family ownership of the farm," , he concludes. ! v I |