Show 1 i The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith LIVESTOCK PROSPECTS Livestock producers can expect to fare about as well in 1958 as In says Harry H. livestock marketing specialist at Utah State prices probably will hold until late summer and then decline maybe as much as 20 to 25 Cattle prices are expected to he a little higher in We don't look for much change in sheep and Jamb But if there is any it will be in favor of the Smith says good prices for meat animals in together with a large crop and declining prices of are creating strong pressure for expanding livestock But cattle production cannot get under way on short An increase in cattle number is still two or three years away- so much time is required to increase A good increase about 6 percent is expected in the 1958 spring pig This will result in marketing of more beginning about August Smith NEW LOW-COST FARM BUILDINGS A low-cost method of construction of farm buildings was demonstrated to county agents recently at Utah State Concrete walls are first cast in panels on a prepared or concrete After they are tilted into position and fastened together with concrete Panels weighing up to three tons easily can be tilted into positions by means of a special frame attached to a two-plow farm story farm structures such as cattle machine sheds and loose housing dairy barns are ideally suited to this building says J. Donald Extension agricultural The new building method was developed after three years of research at Texas A M Farmers interested in it should contact Lloyd Smith or Robert County Agents at Duchesne and |