Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-01
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June Dairy Month" is called to
the attention of dairymen in the
monthly report to Dairy Herd I'M
provement Association by G.. E. Cor
don, specialist in dairying to the Ag-
ricultural Extension Service. Univer-
sity of California. Gordons report
reads in part:
June Dairy Month" should be es-
pecially significant this year to all
those in the dairy industry 1t is not
only good time to focus attention
on the value Of dairy products in the
human diet, for which June Dairy
Month" vas originally planned. but
is also a good time for all branches
of the dairy industry to plan their
| future progress.
During the war years, the value Of
dairy products in the human diet
/ has been emphasized moro than at
any previous time. Because Of the
Importance of these products and
the resultant demand for them it
has been impossible for the general
public to secure all of the dairy
products they should have or that
/ they desire.
! During the war years, the demand
has been great, the supply has been
! insufficient and feed and labor
problems have been difficult In
spite of these problems, our dairy
| farmers IN California have not only
maintained production, but have
materially increased the volume Of
dairy products produced.
June Dairy Month" is a good
time for dairy producers to review
the 8point dairy program for 1915:
| l. Grow an abundance of high
! quality rOughage.
,. Balance your herd with your
! feed supply.
! 3. Keep production records on
each COW in your herd.
! f. Maintain herd health.
5. Produce milk and cream Of the
highest quality
| 6. Adopt labor saving methods.
| 7. Take care of your land
8. Develop a sound breeding pro-
| gram.
HAVE OWN PORK CHOPS
Here is one way to have moro pork
chops. Almost every rural family
can grow a pig OF two.
Farm Advisor George WinWright
has few suggestions to help. He
says families wishing to produce
their own pork will not wish to keep
breeding animals and SO they will
| buy feeder pigs. Good feeder pigs of
the right type should weigh about
80 to 40 pounds when weaned at ap-
! prOXimately two months of age.
There's usually some farmer in rural
areas who has a few feeder pigs to
sell. The price to pay for feeder pigs
| fIuctuateS somewhat with the price
of hogs.
| Elaborate and expensive equip
ment is not necessary to produce
pork at home but the pigs should
be grown under conditions which
encourage rapid growth and devel-
opment. That means a sanitary lot
with plenty of sunlight and good
drainage, and a building to protect
the pigs from winter weather and
| SulIle SUiJ VI SIltlJtI 10 IJlONIup
shade during the summer Clean,
fresh water must be available at all
| times.
! Now. if you would like to have
some home grown pork chops and
sausages, the farm advisor suggests
you get the circular, Home Pork.
Production, published by the Agri-
cultural Extension Service, Univcr-
sity of California. You can obtain
it at no cost at the Agricultural Ex-
tension Service offices, Court House,
El Centor. This circular discusses
equipment. feeds and feeding, para
sites and diseases, killing and curing
pork for the home producer.
Farm Notes:
AS a result of the additional meat
investigators and meat control pow
ers given to the office of price ad-
ministration. greatly stepped-up en-
forcement activity against violators
of meat price and rationing regu-
lations has taken place. the price