| Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Norris j PLAN FOR FERTILIZER i Farmers would do well to be- Sin making plans now for ap- plying phosphate fertilizer to alfalfa and pastures this suggests Lloyd Duchesne County Extension Agent with Utah State He says that if soil samples are taken the results will be ready in plenty of time for farmers to determine their fertilizer needs before He that if soil samples arc to mean they should be taken according to standard He will gladly advise on the methods of taking the soil The samples can then be sent to the Utah State University Soil Testing Laboratory to be analyzed at a cost fee of for each If properly up to ten acres may be checked with a single soil For several fall is considered a good time to apply phosphate At that time the material can usually be obtained at a slightly lower It can be applied any time before the snow and the winter moisture will carry it to the root-zone of the On relatively flat fields the phosphate can even be applied on the Phosphate usually remains available for crop use for several It is not all used by the crop the first and it is not leached out of the Those farmers who have been applying phosphate annually to the same fields may find that they do not need to apply any this Those who have not applied phosphate in the past year or two should consider the need for putting some on this Planning fertilizer needs now will Many of you were on our fertilizer tour and saw what can be done and also that timing is Fall application has many advantages over PASTURES Extremely hot weather and shortages of irrigation water have cut the productivity of some of our pastures in the reports Lloyd He advises supplementing the pastures with other feeds in order to maintain high levels of production from dairy he many dairymen are inclined to supplement their pastures by simply feeding more It should be remembered that this is one of the more expensive ways of doing Good quality alfalfa hay or corn silage is more economical used as a supplement than feeding additional Studies conducted in 1956 at the Utah State University dairy farm indicated that nine pounds of alfalfa hay provided equal value to pounds of grain in supplementing if you Were to consider alfalfa hay worth a a pound of total nutrients would cost On the other grain cost-j ing per ton would provide a pound of costing 4 cents as a supplement to the For this John new extension advises dairymen to always build their feeding programs around good pastures and other Grain should be added to the ration according to production only after the dairyman has done the best possible job of roughage Since extremely high producing cows often don't have enough capacity to held the amount of roughage required to maintain the production they must be supplied more concentrated nutrients in proportion to each cow's Out Last SILO FILLING A look at the field reminds us that silo filling time is about Wo don't have to use our memories very hard to realize that operation has undergone a complete mechanical revolution in the past 10 We now see bunker and stack The chopper lias replaced the ind self-unloading wagons make 1 the liard labor of pitching bun- v lies a practice of the The job used to last a or two r and it was hard Now it requires only a few i Even though the nature of the I operation has changed there is a sobering Wayne B. Extension Engineer with Utah State 1 reminds us that the hazards of 1 silo filling arc still with He urges all to heed the following precautions Make certain your silo equipment is in good operating lie sure the arc sharp and in correct Have all guards and shields in place BEFORE going into the Try a test run in the farm It could save you trouble and A machine doesn't get A ma-n Don't try to do it all in one Take time for a work break in the morning S. Fermenting results in the formation of a dangerous To avoid the harmful effects of silo gas when filling run your blower for at least JO minutes before entering the keep all and adults out of the silo room for at least 10 days after filling and before Heeding these precautions will make your harvesting days much more pleasant and Be sure and pack your silage if it is poorly packed it will spoil and turn Moisture is also don't let it get too ORN FLIES If you find more than twenty-five on each side of your dairy or beef it's time to get the flies before they get your advises Lloyd Duchesne County Extension Agent with Utah State Beef and dahy farmers in Utah lose money each year because of these small biting flies annoy their animals throughout the summer and early George F. Extension Entomologist points out These small flies resemble house but are only about 1 v r i I 1 1 half as To control them on cows being apply one tablespoon of over each animal i and rub it in This treat- should be repeated each y Control of the files on cattle h not being milked can be obtain- ed for longer periods of time by J spraying the cattle with h or chlor spray of actual strength of active Users should follow the given on the container be- cause each material may be of different Rubbing devices arc also p helpful ways K these flies on in o ai L holes or sal t-li more details f. can be obtained from the Utah V State University Extension leaf- available at the County Agent's |
