Show Highlights Given On Snow College Farm Field Day DayA A highly successful Field Day was v held at the Snow Field Station Station Station Sta Sta- tion in Ephraim on June 30 Fifty Fifty Fifty ty persons were in attendance representing seven surrounding counties plus those from Utah State University However there was not a very good representation representation representation represent represent- of Sanpete farmers ac according according according ac- ac cording to Dennis Funk chair chair- man Dr D. D W. W Thorne director of Utah Agricultural Experiment Station gave a brief report on the Experiment stations throughout through through- out Gut the state The Snow Field Station was established February February February ary 1 I 1956 in a cooperative agreement agreement agreement a- a between Snow College and the Utah Agricultural Experiment Experiment Experiment Ex Ex- Station It consists of approximately 90 acres owned and 40 acres rented The Station Station Station Sta Sta- tion is to serve the joint purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses of research demonstration a and n d education stated Dr Thorne r. r T r. r 1 Dr ur l. l C. C o. o I. I i. i Draper jL reported on the he turkey feeding research beng beIng being be- be Ing ng carried on Twenty different different differ- differ ent nt pens of turkeys are on the project Two pens of toms and two wo pens of hens will receive an all mash ration Two pens of each will receive a mash plus grain rain ration Two pens of each will ill receive an nn all mash ration in n form Another two pens of each will receive a mash ration in form plus grain rain The final two pens of each ench will receive a high protein high vitamin mash plus controlled control- control led ed grain ration No results of this his work have been obtained to date Dr Ross Smart discussed the turkey Disease Research being conducted The rhe main work beng being be- be being ing ng done is on field studies on the effectiveness of f os as a treatment for staphylococcal ll II lit said preliminary data indicates that grams of for fOt 5 days or grams for 3 a days will reduce loss whereas lower doses or shorter periods of treatment at ate me e not effective Dair Dairy Cow Cote Feeding A vs pasture feeding program for dairy cows is being be- be kg ing conducted by Robert Stoddard dard of Snow Sno College This project is in its second year so sor soro soro r ro 0 final data could be given However the procedure of the experiment was explained Gordon Van Eppi Epps Research Agronomist reported on his work on alfalfa fertility trials He referred to one field where use of concentrated phate increased the thc yield from 5 5 tons per acre where no fertilizer fertilizer fertilizer fer fer- was applied up to tons per acre where Ibs lbs of super phosphate was applied Mr 11 Van Epps also discussed corn and barley varieties a and n d showed a field of barley which contained five diff different rent varie vane ties tics A forage nursey containing 80 different varieties and strains of grasses and legumes was shown and discussed by bv Louis Jensen extension agronomist I This Ibis his nursery provides a good opportunity for farmers to see first hand how the various varieties varieties var- var and strains of grasses and legumes respond in our area The Snow Field Station is open to the public You are arc al always always always al- al ways welcome to visit the station station station sta sta- sta- sta tion and see the the work being carried on there states Gordon Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don Van Epps who is in charge of the station |