Show Variety Crops Guarantee Against failure Faure D By C. C 0 O. O Stott Co Agent The average farmer under aver age conditions in Utah should maintain maintain maintain main main- tain in his iris farming operations d diversified livestock system That Thatis is tho the average farmer should plan on having all o of the crops produced on oft his farm utilized by some Borne farm of livestock The Tire exception to this will wiIl bo ho the one or possibly two cash crops that are grown In tho the case of sugar beets the pulp and syrup should be he brought back hack to the farm farmand farmand farmand and fed and with canning peas the tile pea silage utilized etc This system will build for permanent permanent perm perm- anent agriculture because it will maintain the soil fertility if U along with it a system of of Crop rotation which includes sweet clover as a pasture and green manure crop is religiously practiced Tho The question in the mind of the reader at this point undoubtedly is what is that diversified di livestock system mentioned above e The answer answer answer an an- is is for the average farm to maintain from six to twelve titi-elve good milk cows of one of or the tho three leading leading londing lead lond- ing dairy dair breeds a unit of poultry from to white leghorn liens hens from ton to fifty good ewes one or two good brood sows and enough horses preferably mares marcs to do lo the farm work and raise colts colts to sell Diversity means safety security The rhe man nian who is following such a system today toda will sell his veal yeal calves for tot 1 Il 11 i cents a pound while his hogs will wiIl only bring 9 cents dressed while wool is now 35 cents and lambs 10 lOte 1011 i cents all aU of which i in the tile will carry over O a depression poultry products prices The average average average av av- av- av price of all commodities from flom such a diversified enterprise over a 0 period of years ears will show snow up wellon well wellon on the tho Profit profil side of tho the le ledger ger Wilh Vilh such a u. system in addition to building up UIl tho the soil Boil fertility and making the industry more moro secure se tie- cure cut less leis hazardous every member of or the family famil has a job joll worth while every day lay is a work da diy illy y and every everyday day a va pay day Such a farmer I never nevor bas has a p piled ed up UI grocery grocer bill a machinery repair bill hill nor riot a delinquent delinquent delinquent delin delin- quent tax till tin worrying the life lifo out of him The Thc family reared under undera 1 I a diversified sY system tem of livestock farming will make the very best citizens l |