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Show STATE DIM MEET IN USBWI Logan, Jan. 25. The dairymen, stockgrowers and hog raisers are to have their turn at the roundup this week They commenced today, when the sessions of the day were turned over to the State Dairymen's assoela tion. President Ben R Eldredge presided and at the first session de livered a brief address, in which h.-said h.-said the Utah Dairymen's prospects are unusually bright He urged co-, co-, operation upon the members and advised ad-vised them to make of dairying a ! business rather than a side issue to ! some other phase of farming. Professor W E. Carroll had for his subject "(Meanings from Cow -testing: Work," and he maintained that In the cow-testing association will b-found b-found the best means of increasing the butterfat yield of Utah cows In Denmark these associations had raised rais-ed the average production of butter fat per cow per year from 112 pounds to 224 pounds he said in Utah he added, there are 85,000 cows whose average yield is about 140 pounds of fat per annum per cow. It Is just as feasible, he declared to 1 double this yield as it was to double the I vanish out put Speaking of the recent experirnr nf a made at the college, Dr Carroll sai l it should be dry not lss than one month nor more than two months be tor' freshening in order to get the best results from the cow. The dairy cow is most profitable when she freshens In the fall. Professor G. B Calne talked on the dairy cow, and he pointed out that if one desires the greatest possible production he will select the large, strong cow with plenty of barrel, rather than one which strictly conforms to type and has not the qualifications mentioned. Dairy animals should be kept la good condition and the time to place flesh on them is in the two months when they are dry They should b3 fed. a full ration if maximum results are desired. At the afternoon meeting President Eldredge gave an informing talk on silos. In which he stated that silos are fast coming Into general UBe in Utah and soon will be as common as tho granary. Silage is being used in the state not only for dairy cows, but for fattening beef and mutlon. The most economical silo is the monolithic mon-olithic concrete silo and the most economical eco-nomical size for Utah is one twelve feet in diameter and with a capacity for supplying a herd of not less than ten cows. Corn has proven to be the best silage plant for Utah farm erg, although there are several other plants available There was stock-judgtng at the horse pavilion during the afternoon, under tho supervision of Professors George B. and John T. Calne. Tonight To-night Mr. Benson delivered another interesting lecture on club work among boys and girls, his talk being illustrated by lantern slide. He gave a demonstration in canning before be-fore tho Housekeepers' conference this morning, and Miss McCheyno lectured lec-tured to the women this afternoon on tho federal government and Utr home economics associations |