Show The County Agents Report Duchesne County Farm News by Lloyd Smith and Norris j 9 BEEF ASSOCIATIONS FUNCTION IN COUNTY Nine beef cattle grazing associations functioned during 1950 in Duchesne reports Lloyd county These associations have the responsibility of governing the type of bulls that are put on their particular grazing the salting of cattle and the management of cattle on their particular area Some of the associations arc doing a very fine job of govern- ing these grazing areas while others lack the personnel or time to accomplish the much-needed the county agent there is a county-wide cattle association that tends to combine directors from the associations within the This county association ates with the state cattle which in turn With the national association and they combine their efforts for the promotion work of the beef The county association has been very active and lias done a number of things in the improvement of brand and disease control and research on disease also rhe publicizing of red meat for the industry Until the past few the majority of beef cattle in this county were able to stay on the range the year Due to dry about 85 per cent of the cattle need winter feed supplement for at least 3 months of the due to drought many of the range permits have been cut and the cattle numbers are along with low has caused quite a slump in the beef industry the last few The situation throughout the county this past year has brightened some duo to the raise in the price of livestock and the demand for light feed-ei in other Com Acreage Grows Acreage and yield of corn has increased in Duchesne County the past year due to improved methods of fanning and the additional use of fertilizer Lloyd agricultural agent at Duchesne for the Utah State University Extension states the increase is due in part to the gradual change in attitude of farmers for the need of this crop Grain corn and corn silage In this country as a low in acreage as well as yield per acre due mainly to fertilizer moisture and soil the county agent reports Major crops grown in Duchesne County are alfalfa corn the grain produced in this county is consumed locally in the feeding of according to Smith's During the past Smith contacted different farmers in this county on problems pertaining to crop production He has emphasized the use of crop rotation and good quality clean This was done through ten fertilizer test two personal fifteen news articles and ten radio |