| Show Y Y home markets for farne farmers rs 41 1 1 1 t by prof L A merrill agricultural expert epert salt lake route tile the farms along tile the line of the salt lake route roule constitute the most important stock producing section of the west I 1 ause oatlie abtin abundance ot 5 1 1 V goa good d feed eed and secondly Y bee because esq of qu eusy sy lie noces ceso tto to market alfalfa the aing of fo forage go crops rop s finds fit ids in thene arid soils climate and alla 4 1 irrigation water ideal conditions for growth bar ba f ley rye and are produced both on oil dry a ond ild irrigated c lanas sugar beets abid aad mangel make an all excellent yield an and 1 I an ali ideal temperature elear clear yarm v arm days of almost perpetual i sunshine gun shine and cool cloudless nights make ideal conditions for livestock tho the possibilities for successful meat ineat production are are still further burthe r enhanced by the Dear nearness ariess ne to tho the important meat 1 center at los angeles ir fa r thase the friter do desires to give some face i acs and observations se ovations ions which assist in pointing poin ting the way iva to toa a method of securing aig a good home market for the t lie products grown g rown on utah lita I 1 farms i brioc bior to 1905 the fai farmers mers in Y 1 this section were forced to find a market for their livestock alc in ill the f aas C and the long ifal railroad road haul and with ali the d farmers clos closer r to the market made I 1 1 I 1 livestock production rather a hazardous undertaking aith tile the completion of th thesal eSai the san pedro lios hs aai angeles gens fc Salt lake rail railroad r i oud the markets of sori southern thern california t were available hili and this rapidly growing section is now demanding meat ill eak prod products nets fa far in excess of our present ability to bo supply asan illustration illustrato illus trat ion of tale alie filet fact rift fifty y carloads of hogs from idaho passed right by Y the doors I 1 of utah far farmers during the inot month itil of J june 1913 three ear car load sf hogs only from utah found their way to tile the same saine market during this month in ili july of this year twenty seven carloads of hogs from idaho frund their way over the line and utah farmers furnished not a single car the present average consumption of ho hogs s on oil the los lAn angeles geles market is sixty carloads pac per r month and the imperial valley ley and bakersfield sections il ls of aliffi california iii a furnish not to exceed 25 per cent of ups di demand I logs hogs for los loo angeles market are secured very J largely from froin kansas oklahoma and nebraska fl and allol these are are hauled fr from poh points ts iwo wp and three times fl the e d of points from 1 flirl aly easily be f furnished urnis heI in ill utah mall in the case of fat shep too it is significant fi allt that tile the los angeles market calls for hm 4 to bead eacle month li frn no november to march inclusive 1 these consisting or ol about 75 per iper cent lanias lain bs anil and tile the balance withers and ewes strange to say Mon montana tatia and idaho dallo furnish from 65 to 70 per cerit cent of this flis class and yot yet this is clearly elearly the market or of ilie hi banners of the territory y adjacent won t to dia acne salt latke route mute then too there is always it strong det demand gaii d at los angeles for fht fat cattle and the nearness to its as well as tile the excellence clllence cel lence of our conr feeds for fattening i ig beef cattle should prove an all i incentive bentive n to this binl industry kinstry TI the le favorable opportunity to supply this aliis is urge urgently ca called 11 e d to fo the attention ue ution of our feeders rs there alier e is is no best bes fc breed of liggs for utah litah fa farmers the there re are two types tyes of hogs hoa tile lard reprise re present anted edby by the berkshires voland ohina and D duroc jerseys and the bacon type represented by Tam and yorkshires York shires of course there aro are many other oilier breeds hub but one of these will wil willoit suit luit your spose P purpose the butcho butcher r does not care whether a pig 11 haa aa black binch white or red hair baoit but ho does want a log medium in length deep broad compa compact pt well filled in ill tho the hams hain sand and 1 I ald er ars s und and alive from froin to 25 pounds s jn ili selecting for bre breeding eding remember that a 0 you young g sow BOW should not be permitted to produce more than one litter tile the first firs byear year but since the period of g gestation es tation is days there is no na reason why two litters jitters por year should not be secured after eliat alia time oare should be fallen 1 however SP so that tile the pigs w will not be b born or it during alic he very Il hottest ottest or very coldest season pigs should be provided with w ith good fres fresh alfalfa pasture when vos possible sible and at other times alfalfa liay alcira ski hi iii milk ilk sugar beets r ina mangel igel burtze is should be fed liberally and in ill addition I 1 some grain of course alfalfa alfa ifie without other food whether pastured or cut tind and fed to the pigs in in polls pens furnishes food for maintain ance but with the addition of grain rain it will be found the rates of grain grai n will he be proportional to the grain received up to 0 a certain amo amount tint experiments show t that hogs on oil alfalfa pasture with grain make 88 33 her ber cent better gains gabis and on oil 10 19 per cent less grain than when fed on grain alone Itis it in suggested by tile the packers ers 61 g that hogs should lie be taken oft off alfalfa and given givelman an exclusive grain grai n ration for at least a month before marketing |
