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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1958)
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1958 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE NINE Forage Crop Report Committee Member Present: Tom Wallers, Chairman Howard Holliday, Co-Chairman Walt Jendrzejewski, Secretary Dick Henzel Jack O'Connor Arnold Brandt Joe Wright , Dave Campbell Francis Flowers Al Geiss E. R. Jackman Ray 0. Peterson Gene Gross Scott Warren, Co Chairman of Crops Committee W. S. Thompson, Co-Chairmen of Crops Committee INSERT 514 Page one & 2 .... .. Pasture and hay crops occupy about 60 per cent of the county's 300,000 acres of crop and pasture land. Grazing on wood lands and non-crop pasture lands is addition al forage. Much of the county's land is better suited to forage than to grain or seed or potato productions. Taxes, water charges and higher land values are forcing develop ment for increased annual return The problem -is not only one of increasing forage production per acre but also a problem of mar keting forage: choosing the best hay market or the most profitable type of forage consuming animal through which pasture or range may be marketed. In general, range land and poor er pasture land is best adapted to cow-calf operations. On better pas tures on more valuable lands, dai ry, farm flocks and feeders pay best in that order. Dairying does not seem to offer opportunities except for market milk produc tion; is not considered profitable for butterfat production at 70 cents. Range development possibilities are great. Fencing, water develop ment, salting away from water, ro tation deferred grazing and seed- ings where possible offer much greater income possibilities than the same money invested in ao ditional ranee. With $10 per acre range produc ing 200 pounds of dry matter per acre, 51,000 invested in orusn re moval by sprays, burns or plow ing and in seeding grass and le eume mixtures may bring a pro duction of 90 tons of dry matter from 100 acres already owned as compared to 10 tons of dry mat ter from purchase of an addition al 100 acres of range land. De velopment of irrigation where pos sible of course brings much great er increases. Bronco grass ranges good for perhaps three weeks of spring feed become good forage produc ers over a much longer grazing season when seeded to mixtures of dry land grasses and grazing type alfalfa. I ni'iimcs in Dasture or ranges improve quality of forage and also increase quantity produced. No mad alfalfa at two pounds per acre is recommended ip all dry land grass seedings. Crested wheatgrass is still rec ommended for very dry sites m.hiv sites narticularly on north slopes, on better, less droughty soils and in areas of greater pre init.ifinn Brow Intermediate or Puiipseent wheatgrnsses very well Beardless wheatgrass is being twinii in cpvpral locations. Seed ing rates for grasses on dry lands should provide six pounds of seed per acre. , , On irrigated lands White Dutch clover is proven as a legume at rates around two pounds per acre, which provides 30 seeds per square f,.ni Rlnni hpcomes a problem when percentage of legume exceeds 40 per cent of the forage. Legumes grow more rapidly than grass in late summer monins. Some success in bloat preven tion is attributed to feeding pen icillin n mix silicone salt mix or mixes of detergent, bonemeal and salt. Knr irriualed oastures. meadow foxtail is an excellent palatable Brass narticularlv suited to the Fort Klamath area and to better soil conditions elsewhere. Seeding at 10 pounds per acre proviues 120 seeds per square foot. Orchardgrass is good on lands of the main project. Seeds er square foot at 10 pounds per acre inial I9n Palalahilitv of orchard ow foxtail. Orchard may also be seeded with aita fescue. Alta fescue although rather coarse and not as palatable as many other grasses will out-produce other grasses and is rec ommended for tougher soil con ditions on the main project. Seeds per square foot at 10 pounds per: acre total 50. English ryegrass may be included in alta mixtures on tougher land. Smooth brome does not stay in pastures under most conditions. Tall wheatgrass and Lemons al kali grass will stand tough alkali conditions. Yellow blossom sweet clover and strawberry clover are best adapted legumes for alkali lands. For irrigated pastures, daily ro tation grazing is estimated to In crease production 30 per cent over well managed rotation grazing. A three to four week interval of un disturbed growth between heavy grazings to "take it close" in creases pasture yield very mater-! lally. Grazing wet pastures lm mediately after irrigation is poor pasture and soil management. Commercial fertilizer offers oppor tunity for increasing production Nitrogen boosts grass, rnospaie and sulfur boosts clover growtn Rotation grazing gives belter yield than continuous stocking, but not as great a yield as daily ration. Green chop gives even greater yield than daily rations but involves additional expense. Excess snrine pasture can be utilized for hay or for silage, av erage percentage of TDN's from hay is 50 per cent. With silage more TDN's are saved, but it's hard to sell silane. Silage is bulkv feed that works best with dairy cattle. Silage is not a bal anced feed. Amounts fed to cattle or calves must be balanced with other feeds It is easier to make good silage than it is to make good hay. Although alfalfa produces twice the quantity of TDN's per acre than can be obtained from grain, low hay prices do not permit any greater net returns per acre. This point and the need here for the soil improvement features of al falfa is tne reason ior greaier in terest in the hay pellet develop ment. Pelleting with proper hay grain ratios has been proven for lamb fattening and also looks promis ing for fattening cattle, particu larly calves. Pelleting permits use of a high er percentage of roughage in fat ipnine lambs and cattle. With pel leting costs reported aruurni per ton, pellets become a better unu uihnn hnv nriees are higher. Bulk handling lor ease in ikcu ing and opporunity to feed a uni fnrmlv balanced ration without waste are additional advantages of pellets. The pellet ration may ho Hi firpn in nraer. meic icm iiinpstive disturbance and less i-niihlp from bloat. Pellets are compressed, making nnccihlo ehpaner transportation. Baled hay averages 10 pounds per cubic foot, while pellets weigh 40 pounds per cubic foot. Investigations of hay pelleting by Pendleton Grain growers as a mnrlrot tnr a laiia Hiuitmc im savings in field chopping over bale i,,r,-uci hulk hnndline. and freight savings' over bale shipment make possible delivery oi nuy m !'--.. form at no increase in price over delivery of baled hay. There is a good possibility that untinn mnv HpvpIod as an im portant market outlet lor alfalfa hay- wun saies uu ana vsis lor proieui. tn.u nntripnif:. and fiber. Hay spoilage from weathering nr,,nuntQ In as much as 25 per ni ln nr more A roof over the hay pile is needed as much as any other prouucuun cM.i ment. Hay growers pay for stor age even when iney uu " Some areas are expe nncm...j. with protein tests m ma-neims ' iir nnp difficulty is obtain ItlllP - - - , . ing representative sanie .hi,.h in make nrotein tests Pro tein in alfalfa hay is the main -ooon Hairvmcn buy it. 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