Show ag news mews in hi brief production of fats and oils from domestic materials in the united states is is likely to be larger in in 1940 than ever before re rc acord ord ng to the bureau of agricultural economics the bureau economists expect increased production of lard soybean oil oil and grease to more than offie decreased production of cottonseed oil eric englund director of tl at U S department of agrical tia i economics will be one of the gulist butet speakers at the annual extension service conference to he be held at the utah state agricultural college from january 9 to 12 director william peterson peter son announces seven home demonstration agents 32 county agent and the state staff will attend this conference drector Peter cn ra a d at a recent conference of the american association of land grant colleges dr elmer G peterson of the utah state agricultural college was appo anted chairman of the committee on preservation of phosphate deposits an and I 1 their national use while director will arn am peterson of the extension 1 e was appointed chairman xe onie afie extension subsection sub section of th the e land grant college laying houses should be insulated to make them warm enough so that the hens will not use too much of the feed consumed for the production and maintenance of body heat thus lessening the amount of food that can go into the production of eggs the house must also be properly ventilated so as to remove the moisture from the air given off by the birds in breathing and to keep the litter walls and ceiling ceyma of the house dry efam damp houses hiis are condu cye to colds roup and lowered bif vif vitality al of the hens december is the tell ala 13 month for the vegetable horns home storage room if the carrots and other root crops have kept well and are firm they may be expected to be usable all winter if they have begun to shrivel sh rival it indicates that the storage is too loo dry decay generally indicates too high a temperature pera ture cortland a relatively new variety of apple has met with general approval as a good market variety for pie and sauce it is said to excel many other varieties the occasional sprinkling of a handful of table salt on the fire in the stove grate or furnace with the dampers being opened for half an hour has the effect of reducing soot deposits in flues to make sure that a fabric can be washed without harm to color texture or finish squeeze a sample or an inconspicuous part of p garment in lukewarm suds afave five minutes then rinse dry and compare it with the unwashed material if an old house needs remodeling to make it more convenient and comfortable it may prove cheaper to wreck it and start over if alterations affect most of the building a spreading disease of cattle is apparently in creasing in prevalence cattle men especially those haeng berss with irregular breed histories s should consult their veterinarian about this disease in order to prevent its spread from herd to herd bull associations should jace place their breeding operations 1 41 1 tr t U r supervision of a competent t L marian cheddar c cheese h e e s e sometimes called store or Arrieri american cheese is usually inexpensive yet has as much nourishment as many of the costlier cheese 3 in 1870 more than half of th gainfully ernp employed loyed per ferons ons in the tha united cuned states were farmers fsr mers but y 1030 this proportion had fallen to a ittle I more than a fifth if cottage cheese is to be used as 09 the bais for cooked dishes it should not be cooked quite as lang ng as if it were to be used as a cheese when the temperature in a laying house goes above 60 degrees degree 3 egg size tends to dec decrease reave according to the new jersey agricultural experiment station L rd is one of the easiest fas 0 o arse in either cake making or for since since it can bs be worked over a very wide range of temperatures pera tures it is never brittle even when just removed from the refrigerator lard is also easly dig sted and almost completely utilized by the body like butter it is 97 per cent digestible both men and livestock appreciate the advantages of running water in farm build buildings ingv especially on cold winter days many dairymen have found that I 1 acke s for the cows will increase milk production enough to pay for the water system in one year the U S dept of agrical ture tures 3 outlook for 1940 reports that there will be a stronger demand for farm products in 1940 than prevailed in 1939 the reason for this probable greater demand is the expected increase in in Li siness activity it seems that the old fashioned way of saying th s would be that when business Js s better consumers get more money and are willing to spen spend d more after 21 years of experimental work in breeding dairy cattle the federal bureau of dairy industry concludes that the uret and quickest way to develop a herd of inherently high producing proc acing cows is through the use of an unbroken succession of good proved sires once again wheat as a fattening feed for lambs has shown its superiority perio rity over both barley and oats in feeding tests at the eastern oregon livestock branch experiment peri ment staton this time the tests were made in connection with the use of irrigated pastures agricultural outlook specialists declare that a bigger potato acreage is probable next year the combined production of all manufactured dairy products in 1938 in terms of whole milk equivalent established a new high record according to a preliminary report from the agricultural marketing service wheat producers holding loans on wheat stored in warehouses have until april 30 1940 to repay them since the commodity corporation po ration has extended loans on such wheat until that date frank andrews agricultural statistician for utah says the condition of ranged on december 1 was only one point below that of november 1 in spite of the scant rainfall during november no suffering or unusual losses among cattle and calves are reported and their condition was slightly above that of last month condition of sheep and lambs was also slightly better than during the november period this is t the 1 e third successive increase over pie pi e ceding months |