Show boyack boy prepares calf for ogden stock show under carefully panned P la anel feeding program grace call gan gains 27 pounds per ly dasy l y determined to what can be done in the fattening of livestock for the market marka ronald lublin a gembar of the boyack chapter of the I 1 future iture farmers of america is feedon a I 1 fine I 1 baby beef for th tha un an aul ogden livestock show t tj lie he I 1 aird the first week in january th tha calf was financed and delivered to ronald by the john clay commission commissio a firm on september 16 1937 at which time it weighed pounds the calf is ib a fine type of feeder steer low love set blocky compact with plenty of bone on december ath the calf weighed pounds showing a gain of pounds in 78 days an average daily gain of 27 pounds however this gain has been made entirely ei since october 1st ast whai I 1 the calf began to eat cat grain thus i the average gain on a 65 day basis would be well over 3 pounds I 1 pear day cay gre great at pains have been taken in the care of the calf first ronald fiad up a shelter out of poles with a roof of weeds and straw he linw lined the interior with heavy cardboard which offers protection I 1 against the cold and a careful plan of feeding has been worked out in addition to the milk the calf secures from its mother each day at the present it eats nearly ten pounds of barley a and aid id oats with a small content of chopped cotton I 1 stad ed ca caks ke and ground corn and ten to fifteen pounds of tinothy timothy hay I 1 small amounts chopped oats were included in the diet soon after ronald began feeding him but in small quantities about two handfuls per day increasing the amount gradually until he fed him about 55 ounces per day when the system became thoroughly used to chopped oats he was fed rolled oats and barley and recently a small grifall amount of chopped cotton seed cake and cracke corn have been added to his diet if he continues to gain at this late and remains h the fin fins condition he is at present he stands a good chance of winning henrs naj at the ogden livestock show next month where he will probably be i exhibited in the open class the calf was raised in the salmon arver r antry un try in idaho and was shipped in here with its moth two animals was as 40 for the i calf and 60 tor for the r other rother by j january the day the calf is shown in ogden it should weigh I 1 a thousand pounds and if it places i in the show should sell at about 12 per pound calves in this i grade have sold as high as 15 to 20 per pound but the market slump will no doubt lower the price and 12 is an ai average thus the sale price of the calf should reach or more which shows a very worthwhile profit for its feed and care this is the only animal in duchesne county that will be exhibited I 1 in the og ogden d en show although several Toy ackers are getting their animals in shape for the in kermou etain junior stock show to be held in salt lake city on june 7 8 and ath encourage industry the feeding of livestock should take a p prominent P place ace in n uintah ba basin sil a agriculture g r re and y young c g feeders er should 1 I 1 id receive all encouragement possible in more and larger operations of this kind lies the future prosperity pr 0 and development of the uintah basin |