Uintah Basin Standard | 1959-01-29 | Page 4 | The County Agents Report

The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Norris DAIRY HERD TESTING Does dairy herd testing pay declares Lyman H. Extension dairyman with State Logan unless the records are used in making herd management dairymen In Utah who are enrolled in a testing program and who have put their records to use definitely say that these records do he A recent survey of Utah's dairy farms shows that where records are kept the average production of butterfat was pounds per cows per This compares with pounds per cow for Cache Valley dairymen who are participating in a herd-testing At the present time an investment of 00 per year is required to keep a cow on standard This small investment has provided many dairymen with information which they have incorporated into improved breeding and management practices resulting in higher production and greater Another testing carried out mostly by the dairyman is called It costs even less and provides a good guide for culling the low-producing from the herd This economical system is especially adapted for use by owners of small herds and commercial producers The Extension dairyman points out that wise management decisions made possible by these records often substantially increase the margin of profit experienced by even the small Records back 30 years or more have proven that one of the best investments that the dairyman can make is in a testing Dairymen interested in enrolling in a testing program may obtain additional information from their local county PRUNING With the exceptionally open weather that we have had most of this many people have had the desire to get their pruning done early Pruning early may be If zero weather strikes later serious damage may warns Anson B Extension Horticulturist with At the recent Horticultural A N Horticulturist from Oregon State showed pictures of trees which had been pruned early in the year When zero weather there was severe frost damage Very back occurs on the limbs that have been pruned for inches to a foot or more Wherever pruning should be deferred until after the coldest weather is generally in March and Mr Call