Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Norris I I MILK PROFITS To Increase milk profits feed your cows all the good roughage they will sug-I geste Lloyd Utah State University Extension Agent for Duchesne The nutrients I in roughage cost less than nu obtained in other This is especially true with high quality alfalfa such as is produced in Roughage is the number one item to It's true that a cow on pasture will give more milk if she receives supplementary says but the amount of supplement she needs depends on the quality of pasture she is grazing and the quality of other roughage she such as hay and In determining the economical dairy concentrates only according to production after considering th quality of pasture or other Utah dairymen should keep in mina that high quality alfalfa hay will sufficient protein in the form of Homegrown grains can very well be used as the Since feed is such an important item in dairy the production and preservation of high quality is of first Check with county agent advice in roughage production and in the selection of concentrates which will make the most economical productive dairy ration when added to the roughage your cows Helpful literature on selecting economical dairy rations is now available at your county agent's or by writing to the office of Information U. S. Department of Washington D. C. and asking for leaflet VEGETABLES is the time to be thinking about storing In doing we should keep mind that we cannot take better produce out of storage than what we put we should select the best ob for Anson B. Extension Horticulturist at Call points out the fact that although most vegetables can be not all can be stored in the same turnips and need cool and moist 32 to and humidity of to 95 need moderate moist 32 to 40 and Humidity of 90 to 95 Onions keep best where it ia and dry and where they will not Avoid storing them in deep layers or in closed so they may heat and Squash and pumpkins keep best when stored at about to 50 in a dry Place them on shelves in a basement far enough apart so they do not Since cabbage to create an it is advised not store them in the basement of the Outside storage should be Crate storage one of the best outside storage meth- according to the University An assortment of different vegetables can be placed in each of several small-slatted Place the crates in a well-drained spot outdoors and then put a 3 to 4 inches of straw and leaves under Space the crates a few inches then place straw between the crates so that when you remove one the other crates will not be exposed to the Remember the storage will need intake and outlet Ventilators can be made by nailing lathers The intake ventilator is placed horizontally on top of s i the ground with one end in crate and the other extending beyond the area to be covered with Outlet placed vertically in each crate the tops extending above the area to be covered with Crates should then be covered with a heavy layer of straw or 1 to 2 feet This should be covered with 4 to 6 Inches of Be sure to put screens over the outer ends of the ventilators to protect against More information on home storage may be obtained from your county Ask for your free copy of the bulletin on Storage for |