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Show FARM NOTES BY GOLDEN L. STOKER Beaver County Agent State College Sets Dates for Stockmen Meet Stockmen days at the Utah State Agricultural college have ben set for August 3 and 4, according to Dean E. J. Maynard. Plans are now being laid by the college officials of-ficials to accommodate a large group of livestock feeders and breeders from the state intermoun-tain intermoun-tain region. Forty fat steers that started on feed last November and are now ready for market, will be on display. dis-play. They will be used to demonstrate demon-strate the relative efficiency of some common Utah fattening feeds including barley, wet and dry beet pulp, beet molasses, corn silage and alfalfa hay. Discussion on some of the present-day range, cattle problems and recommendations for their solution solu-tion will be conducted by prominent promi-nent stockmen. A cattle judging contest will be held for the stockmen stock-men with tight classes of cattle from the college herds of Hereford and shorthorns. The program for the second day will be given over to the sheepmen. sheep-men. Demonstrations will be conducted con-ducted in the new sheep barn showing show-ing the breeds of economic importance impor-tance in the west. A thorough discussion of the correct type and conformation of the Rambouillet is being planned with the view of crystallizing the opinion of leading lead-ing Rambouillet breeders regarding regard-ing the correct type that should be developed. The demonstration will be followed by a wool judging contest con-test and a demonstration in the selection of rams for herd sires. Discussions will also be conducted on livestock and wool marketing problems. Tents will be supplied by the college for those who wish to remain re-main on the campus during 'he night of August 3. |