Show N NEWS E W S 1 TH E agents corner rs audited A corner county bounty edited edited b by y county agent t lamon lament t E russian thistle silage to fl a valuable feed for sheep and tattle cattle according to dean E J maynard animal hu husbandman ot of the utah state stal A agricultural collego college ex extension tension service figr e animals do well on Riis slon this thi tic when this plant is in a green and grow growing ing condition they will eat cat it fairly well lin winter too when it has been moistened by snow or dew when it is cut dry and stacked however it Is rather unpalatable and it is hard to get livestock to eat cat it where tho the thistle is coming up thick and with sufficient moisture to keep it green and growing it is va s good plan to cut and ensile it in a silo allo before it Is tully fully mat allied the quality and storing pio peril of 0 russian thistle silage may be improved by the addition of concentrate such some carbonaceous dean abay maynard as aa corn corll chop continues it la Is only necessary to sprin aprin klo a little of the finely ground corn over each bach layer of the silage as aa it la in stored and tramped into the silo to secure best results this op britton erit ton tends to produce the desired bacteria tor for proper fe fermentation and results re stilts in a silage that Is less apt to spoil on oil exposure to tha air tho the canning ot of meat on the farm arm Is just as fundamental as it ever wa was aag asserts erts H if smith associate professor of animal husbandry at t the h e U utah t a h S state ta t e ag agricultural r ic u 1 tu r a 1 co college i 1 c e 1 in L m most 0 s t eo counties u n t leg 0 of f t the b e s state t a te s shortage 1 i 0 r t of feed Is making it necessary tor for many animals to be eliminated eliminate ct from the herds I 1 if r these animals are calves or yearlings yearnings year lings they will have to be disposed of at very low lew prices in many mamy cases it will be worth more to the farmer to slaughter on the farm arm and can enough of these younger animals so that a sufficient of canned meat could be provided to take care of the needs ot of the family for the coming year meat from animals ot or wa this age can ii better preserved by canning than in any other way satisfactory results will not be obtained by corning or drying meat from young animals A in selecting the animal al to bd bc slaughtered choose the ones which have the thickest natural alev fleehr ahr and are in the best condition suro sure they are not run ar or excited just before killing because of thi the warm weather and flips duchat will need to be given to sanitation keep tho carcass clean in many cases no refrigeration wilt be available but lucri of orthe the an anar mal heat beat can be eliminated ty by slaughtering on the shady side bf be a building around p in m and letting it hang all night it should shoula be covered with mosquito netting to keela kee ciway men and bugs dorat bo alt cibor the carcasi with heavy rna apa tortal as that would pre vent the ej ef cape ot of heat beat after sundown the carcass carca sst shault be moved to the west wc st side or at a building so that thi it will not get taa early morning sun it would amik help to cool the carcass better it ac the heavier like the are split it if ice iz is available the carcass may be cut up tip into small pieces and packed in ice fee A tender and better flavored product produce will be produced it if the caress carcass ats ha thoroughly cooled says air smith |