Show THE COUNTY AGENTS COLUMN by MORGAN P mckay WOOL Ac according coMing to the apol marketing division of the U S department of agriculture tremendous losses are being sustained annually by the wool growers in the use of insoluble sheep branding brandt ng fluids manufacturers who use the bulk of our domestic clip re port to the bureau that despite every known precaution taken by them the damage from the use by wool growers of insoluble fluids as a branding substance can t be fully el imitated under present conditions particles of insoluble branding prep orations arat lons regardless of the care and vigilance exercised by the wool sort er are overlooked and pass into the manufacturing process undetected small particles often unnoticeable even in the yarn spread during the finishing processes and alpean in the fabric as spots and stains answers to a question questionnaire aire sent out by the department bring out the tact fact that we suffer very heavy losses in light colored yarns tars cause a stain that cannot be removed at times we have paid allowances as high as to damage again we are compelled to throw out 3 13 per cent of all our local and wi wools plaint paint and tar in the last eight years have cost us at least 30 it is necessary to employ extra help to remove stains with tar remover of course the losses so quoted are not sustained by the man themselves but they re fleet right back on the producer in a lowered price of wool the wool grower himself must sustain this loss manufacturers would ike growers to use branding fluids which would be soluble in the ordinary scouring process in which the chemicals used are mild and the temperature of the liquor Is usually not higher than degrees fahrenheit Faren heit A fluid that would satisfy th 3 desire would also prove to be an ideal solution from their standpoint the grower how ever must also consider the dura ability of the branding preparation he uses investigation lamed on so so far in dicatos that brands should b be as small as possible the smaller small erthe the brand the less waste or loss mem bers of the wool industry le commend the tile use of branding fluids that are most suitable and economical for sheep branding purposes use only sufficient fluid to make a clear mark never use tar tar products or common house paint for brand ing e two T 0 very instructive pamphlets ba iye just been received from the de p dment of agriculture one the reparation of wool for the mar et and the other damage faoul insoluble sheep branding fluids are available to all those interested upon application to the county agri cultural agent grasshoppers the recent grasshopper epidemic in millard county indicated very clearly that the time to tight fight this pest was before the grasshoppers ap pear right now all over the coun ty the grasshoppers are laying their eggs on ditch banks roadways high dry places on the farms stack yards and waste pastures A little time now spent watching the hoppers noting carefully where they are de positing their eggs would be very profitable indeed after the crops aie harvested and the rush of work is over concerted efforts should be made by all farmers of this section to plow harrow and disc all places inhere grasho pers have deposited their eggs this should be done in ithe the tall fall while the eggs will with stand a great deal of frost and ad verse weather conditions if they are allowed to remain in their original position in the egg case e iless less it if they are stirred up and ey ex posed to sunshine and outface C continued oa a bac page COUNTI AGENTS AGENT S COLUMN CONTINUED CONTIN urD ler er conditions the majority of the eggs will be destroyed this is 13 a very inexpensive and most effective wa of solving our grasshopper fern pem it behooves every farmer to get b isy this tall fall and stir up the egg laying grounds of the gra grasshoppers hoppers I 1 DISCUSSED aa a meeting wednesday night in the delta high school attended by b dr R J evans and professor E J maynard of the U S A C the bruties ot of establishing an experiment farm in ablest N est millard together wh some of livestock problems were dis cussed the present plan which has been in operation for the past three years was decided to be more effective than a regular experiment farm those present decided unanimously tor for a change mr maynard then review pd a number of lamb and cattle teed feed ing experiments that were conducted in utah and other parts of 0 the west and admonished the farmers to teed feed all their available hay and grain rather than to attempt to sell their hay for cash he stated that corn si sl la lage e it if fed alone with alfalfa hay was equal to alfalfa hay pound tor for pound he ile further stated that in I 1 our feeding operations in thia this sec see tion a supplement such as wheat bran steamed bone meal beet mo laes hould be fed with our alfalfa hay and barley in order to make a more economical ration the above feeds add ius which Is so necessary pec necessary essary in the fattening of all live stock those who oun their feed at the present time can secure money from various sources in the state to purchase outright it if they so desire cat f n MOI 10 AVAILABLE X money oney is now available tor for teed feed ing operations through the wasatch livestock loan at salt lake city th those age inhere ted get in touch with mr ralph brough of 0 nepal the nearest depre the re construction finance corporation ac cording to mr grover rich of salt I 1 ake city will be reidy ready to operate under a new basi v vitha a week meek or ten days money should be available from this source at a nominal rate of ir terest and inspection fees tor for any experienced feeder who has sufficient teed feed for his op operations rations |