Show County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith o HERDS FOR In a concentrated drive this year to have County V eligible to be as a free cattle herds have been Out of the cattle tested 93 reactors were found and In addit ion the calves vaccinated against A few of the very small as well as dairy arc to be checked before the end of the in an endeavor to have the entire cattle population ex- the district agent Cattle whose animals have not been under this arc asked to get in at once with the county or Richard Olsen of i official in order that a date may be scheduled for this which is free to cattle Meat-Type Pork Preferred Fat pork not only costs more to produce but doesn't sell as well on the market as lean Harry H. livestock marketing specialist at Utah State points He says researchers at Iowa State College have found that the savings in producing a ho over the lard-type L O is found it required less feed to produce pounds gaia and that the meat-type hog gains the specialist a survey in consumers as many lean pork when lean cuts were priced at 18 cents more per pound than the fat They purchased twice as many lean chops when the lean chops vere priced 10 cents pound above the fat Smith meat-type hog is one around one which is long and deep in the smooth in the has good and thickness over the back and has full hams and straight underline and does not carry an excess amount of It may pure grade or producers will sell more pork if they produce the kind of pork the consumer The consumer definitely wants lean the specialist Keeping Farm Records Prepare for planting time next spring by assembling needed information suggests your County you are debating which crop to which field to how fertilizer to you need a record of crop yields by points out Leon farm management spec at Utah State A record of this type will when yields start decline from lack of or from thinning This record will help you determine how much fertilizer you can and should buy to bring greater not take your account calendar or vest pocket ledger and down yields now while you can still by keeping accurate account of the amount produced oni your farm can you determine whether a crop or livestock enterprise is he |