| Show BROUTH SITUATION IN UTAH EXPLAINED ba AG ii anew A new estimate under date of aus aug list 10 lias has lieen been maile made if if feed available in the state of it utah the states I 1 hay supply Is approximately 40 per cent of nt normal and available feel feed in the hole united states Is only ca Pe percent rent of normil normal the the august forecast for ecat for sugar beets Is thousand tons holcli cli meins means a loss liss in su beet pulp molasses and beet tops the index andey number for summer pas anre Is only 12 1 I percent and ami that of the ring range percent these are the lowest fidares figares recorded in 20 years yea rs rains in august and septem ler her may help hells the pasture pas and ranges hut but will not materially affect the winter teed feed supply just as sure as there are seasonal chances cha lizes winter will come with the t be feces alty of 0 feeding livestock because cause e the supply ts Is cirt CA percent below tile the feed Aval i vanalie labie for teed feed inz ins cattle doirin during the 11 e winter a program has haa been outlined for n a 40 per ner cent shrink in cattle to t he be fed this that tiler ther lie he disposed of nf in the state of utah approximately approxImate lv 1 0 thousand head ot of cattle forty thousand heal head should ile sold thru tile the normal channels for commercial meat me it consumption the 1 0 thousand should lie absorbed in the govern ment cattle buying these figurea fan can only be general estimates lut but in the vice fice of the drouth the state is experiencing and the definite assur assurance tince of a short binter inter teed sup ply it seems only sensible tor for this year that every farmer reduce the number of livestock to ile be fed in pro portion to the teed feed available and what normally should hp hf necessary ytol f feed eed such it a number r df livestock from november until slay anery farmer Is urged to t make a careful survey and inventory of feed available and then to cull and keep the best animals ns as a dounda alon herd tor for the future and to t dispose of the balance as rapidly as the program alit permit |
