Show i The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING OF CATTLE Cattle in good condition now may lose weight during the next six precautions are warn Duchesne County Agricultural They say this may mean a loss if cattle are Usually range plants have generally reached or passed maturity by his time of Thus they are not rich in phosphorus and protein as earlier in the George animal says cattlemen may do twp things to avoid losses due to reduced nutritional value of range They may market before cattle lose Or they may feed a small amount of concentrate and as a the value of the work the bother and the cost of the supplement are more than the value of weight and then it probably won't But many cattlemen have decided it does the flesh of the animals is worth more than the expense and work Henderson FALL IRRIGATION RECOMMENDED Irrigate this fall where water is advise the Duchesne County Agricultural Paul soil says there are a number of advantages in fall Fall moisture can be Irrigation following plowing will help to prepare the seedbed for the following It will insure adequate moisture in the entire root zone for spring Irrigation can be done during slack periods in the fall and per mit planting in the Another thing farmers should consider is fall irrigation of particularly if irrigating can be done early enough to allow the surface few inches of soli to dry but and eliminate danger from winter freezing and winter Fall irrigation also can be used to leach salty and alkali Christensen RECORDS ADVISABLE ROP doesn't spell but it might hang registered sheep breeder who don't consider That's the caution of R. sheep and wool specialist from Utah State He says record of performance is really important to It gives buyer and seller a record of both parents of the animal Also record of the production of wool and lambs by the breeders will say they have tried to sell quality stock with a background of dependable Keetch sounds good in but it is quite different to try to know the background of each Commercial operators for herd sires turn to The commercial men the rams they buy to productive hey can J i better assured of this if breeds s provide ROP the US J expert V He adds that the day is na when purebred breeders will a distinct advantage in a complete record of sheet for each animal offered ft v sale- Jl |