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Show FARMaiaHOMM-fi UTAH STATU EXTENSION SKIIVIl R .GBIC11L,TI'KII BOMB EfilWiMiii. By Louis A. Jensen County Agricultural Agent Annual meetings of our loca' artificial breeding groups were held last week at Mt. Emmons' and Roosevelt. Programs included includ-ed a report from the technicians Charles Edwards and Willai'.l Mecham; a talk and discussion of problems by Ross Olsen, fieldman for the Cache Vallev Breeding Association: and election elec-tion of officers for the coming year. The program in the county is progressing nicely, with over 1,400 cows bred during the pasi year. Oats have consistently proven to' be the most desirable grain :or feeding growing lambs, ant1 is all-round good feed for breed ng stock. Oats included in fat 'ening feed improves the ratior. naterially. There is little difference, ir !he performance of fattening ambs. on hard wheat, sof vheat, barley or corn Corr iroduces slightly heavier gain Ut usually at a greater cosl i When - fattening lambs, the .ceding of a protien or a mineral -upplement. increases the gains vhen fed with a ration of grain, md good quality -alfalfa. T'-'-:s a savings in the cost per hun-Ired hun-Ired pounds gain when these supplements are not fed. Lambs fed dried beet molasse--oulp with oats and alfalfa usually usual-ly give heavier gains at less -ost than with oats and alfalfr. alone. - One of the best rations con- sists of oats, dried molasses, beet pulp, and chopped alfalfa mixed in equal amounts and self-fed. This gives good gains at reasonable costs. The advantage advan-tage of this ration comes, however, how-ever, when hay prices are high. When feeding native grass hay, it is best to feed a protein supplement cotton-seed meal, soy-bean meal, safflower meal, ox linseed meal. |