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Show From Farm-Ranch THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF UTAH BY WES DICKERSON I Buy Feed Grains. Cover your , requirements during the next two months of harvest in so far as practical. Many farmers lose money year after year by selling sell-ing grain crops at harvest. What kind of storage? Storage buildings should be planned so that it will be easy to get into and out of them. At the same time, the building must be low cost. Permanent buildings are USUallv a hptjor inuotlmont Before deciding what storage stor-age is needed, ask yourself: Where and how will the crop be used? Can livestock be used to harvest part of the crop and save the cost of storage? What future developments might change the need for, or methods of storage? Answers to these questions will help you avoid making costly mistakes. Losses from grain improperly stored can cost more than gains from proper storage. Avoid combining com-bining in early morning and late evening, when grain is moist with dew. Harvest and store weedy grain separately. Too much moisture is the cause of most bin damage. Stored-grain insects must also be checked. Damage can be controlled con-trolled by: Cleaning bins and granaries thoroughly, spraying walls and floors carefully, storing stor-ing only dry sound grain, and fumigating if necessary. Rent for buildings used to store crops for livestock must be paid by the livestock that get the feed. Livestock can afford to pay for practical low cost crop storage. |
