Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm by Lloyd and Norris M CONTROL depend on modern antibiotics to serve as a in controlling warns Er Don W. Extension veterinarian with the he points more of a sanitation management problem than any other affecting dairy antibiotic syringes may be more of a curse a blessing to many dairymen who buy large quantities of them thinking that they are a sure cure for mastitis and a variety of other as and neglect the importance of management is especially important in controlling mastitis and many other disease problems during the wet weather and spring Dr Thomas explains management includes providing shelter with dry concrete or other hard surface for feeding and watering areas to avoid and washing teats and udder before using a properly adjusted milling machine and taking it off as soon as practices will go a long way in preventing mastitis where the disease has already become a problem your veterinarian can help with diagnosing the particular type of mastitis prescribing and a control program prevent its for mastitis is no place for amateur Thomas cows Most dairymen I cows to freshen once a a milking j period and a tw o-month dry period in I breeding failures plus other reasons usually extend the calving rate in most herds up to 13 or 14 Therefore concentrated effort is required to maintain a calf per cow ner Duchesne County A- at Lloyd Smith points It should be he that the uterus of the cow-does not return to normal until 60 days after cows should not be hied back sooner than 60 days following Anticipating the first heat period after the day is possible by recording the heat periods prior to the 60 th estimating cows that are bred and safe in calf by the day after calving will freshen within the records serve as a valuable tool especially during the height of the breeding Smith records should contain the dates of time to be and the number of repeat These records are essential in maintaining maximum efficiency in your to a recent survey financial loss due to weeds is greater than all other agricultural losses states Louis A. Extension agronomist with State Weed loss amounts to about five billion dollars annually m the States In the estimated lOSS amounts to about fifteen million dollars or six hundred twenty-five dollars per farm Weeds compete with crops for light and they take a toll in loss of production as well as t of control can be and it pays to do the agronomist reminds Re cent figures indicate that for each dollar spent on weed four dollars are returned in increased crop yields and In order to control weeds it is necessary to understand the proper use of various control methods and put them into An acre of performance is worth a whole world o f William Dean Howells |