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Show Wi e w From Farm-Ranch THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF UTAH BY WES DICKERSON' Recently I had the opportun-1 opportun-1 ity of visiting on the farm of Harold Dudley, a successful farmer in Randlett. He is cooperating cooper-ating with the energetic Uintah county agricultural agent, Clair Acord. Harold has been seeding improved irrigated pastures, which have proven very successful. suc-cessful. F &R Speaking of irrigated pastures, have you seen the Sudan grass pasture on the Regional . Welfare Wel-fare Farm located near the town of Roosevelt? We have been advised ad-vised that in the Uintah Basin, Sudan grass for pasture should prove to be especially valuable during July and August, when alfalfa fields are, producing hay and seed crops and when other grass pastures are driest. Contact Con-tact your county agent if you want to know more about this grass. F&R Breeding range heifers as yearlings Studies at the Utah State College indicate that breeding heifers when one-year-old will pay if you have plenty of winter feed and if a manger is provided so you can give extra ex-tra attention during the calving season. Calving at two years old does not stunt range cows, but some of the heifers will have difficulty. F&R Margin In the cattle feeder's mind has come to mean the difference dif-ference between the price per pound paid for the feeder steer and that received for the finished fin-ished animal. Profit from feeding feed-ing calves must come not so much from margins as from the conversion of feed into high-quality high-quality beef at a low cost. A combination of both a beef cow herd and a feeder set-up is practical prac-tical and can prove profitable on many Basin farms. |
