Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith FRUIT Utah peach and apple growers should capitalize on markets right here in the according to experts who addressed the recent Utah Horticultural Society meeting in Hotel Utah Utah State Agricultural College specialists described research work which they said shows local consumers want high quality fruit regardless of the price or where it is Max superintendent of the Howell Field reported that early peaches picked at North Ogden and sold through an Ogden were ac preferred to even at a higher mainly because they had a better He said the test indicated that Utah growers should exploit the early peach market with some of the earlier maturing varieties which have shown promise at the Howell Field A few of the early peaches were picked at North Ogden in late most of them in A new variety which ripened about six weeks before Elberta peaches shows special Ellis W. associate professor of agricultural economics said that when Utah and Northwest Delicious Apples of able quality were offered at the same price in four Salt Lake City food consumers bought the as rapidly as the He Utah growers can market Delicious apples with as good external appearance and better in quality than Northwest Utah growers received an average of only per bushel for apples in 1955 while Salt Lake wholesalers paid to per bushel for high quality out-of-state LAMB AND WOOL OUTLOOK Chances are good that lamb prices are going to remain on a higher level during the first half of reports Russell R. sheep and wooL specialist at Utah State Agricultural it is less probable they will do so during the second he The long awaited upturn in sheep and lamb production has not been Since lamb prices to producers have averaged above the production is increasing in the But shortage of labor on western ranches and drought have caused declines in some western Keetch points out He says an increase in sheep numbers can be expected some time in the future but no one GRAIN STORAGE Keep the moisture content to reduce insect damage in home-stored advises your agricultural agents of Duchesne Insects like moisture In their food They breed much more rapidly and destroy more grain when moisture is 15 per cent or than if moisture is Home-stored wheat should always be low in moisture when Furthermore it should be inspected every month or two during warm if insects are found to be fumigation is usually A number of other and the of certain commonly attack small flour and other cereal Once the material may need to be fumigated or heated clear through to a temperature of degrees for 20 minutes to make it safe from insect damage Small lots of home-stored wheat and other food may be heat-treated in the oven to make them safe for storage in sealed metal or glass con the agents explained HOG SANITATION Hog sanitation and better management will cut losses and boost profits according to George extension animal husbandman at Utah State Agricultural He points out that only 60 pigs are going to market for every farrowed at the current rate of pig Mr Henderson says many of these losses can be cut down by keeping someone on hand during cold weather farrowing and by following improved management and feed It's cheaper and more profitable to prevent disease and parasite troubles than to suffer losses and provide he |