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<br />cc <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />Livestock Enterprises and Production Rates <br /> <br /><..:. <br /> <br />Present income of the area is derived primarily from the sale of livestock <br />and livestock products. Breeding beef herds predominate, followed by dairy <br />herds and sheep. Project farmers hold grazing penni ts on the Gunnison <br />National Forest and adjacent lands administered by the Bureau of Land <br />Management for approximately 2,000 head of cattle and 5,200 head of sheep. <br /> <br />Project development is not expected to affect any basic change in the live- <br />stock economy of the area. It will, however, result in an increase in feed <br />crops and pasture available for livestock. The increased feed supply is <br />likely to result in an increase in the number of dairy cows, farm sheep, and <br />feeder steers. <br /> <br />Livestock turnoff rates are shown in table 8. They include production <br />of 300 pounds of butterfat per dairy cow, 460 pounds of grass-fat long <br />yearlings per beef cow, 92 pounds of grass fat lamb, and 10 pounds of <br />wool per ewe. <br /> <br />Table 8.- Estimated turnoff rates per 100 head of breeding livestock, Smith <br />Fork project <br /> <br />Livestock <br /> <br />:Beginning:B :D' d: Annual turnoff Ending <br />. torn le Numb TJ' ht T' . <br />:lnven ory: : : er:"elg: otal :lnventory <br />- - Lbs. - - <br /> <br />Dairy: <br />Cows (2 yrs. and over) 100 <br />Heifers (1 yr. and over) 26 <br />-Heifers (under 1 yr.) 28 <br />Calves <br />Butterfat (3.5 test) <br /> <br />90 <br /> <br />Beef': <br />Cows <br />Replacements Y <br />Long yearlings 11 <br />Calves <br />Bulls <br /> <br />100 <br />19 <br />82 <br /> <br />85 <br /> <br />4 <br />100 .!I100 <br /> <br />Feeder steers <br /> <br />Sheep: <br />Ewes <br />Lambs <br />Rams <br />Wool <br /> <br />100 4/100 <br />2/110 <br /> <br />10 <br />7 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />3 <br />I <br />2 <br />5 <br /> <br />22 1,200 26,400 <br /> <br />100 <br />26 <br />28 <br /> <br />JJ57 <br />100 300 30,000 <br /> <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 <br /> <br />16 1,000 16,000 <br />60 768 46,080 <br /> <br />100 <br />19 <br />82 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />98 <br /> <br />785 76,930 100 <br /> <br />90 <br />103 <br /> <br />125 1l,250 100 <br />90 9,270 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />103 <br /> <br />10 1,030 <br /> <br />!I Nonreplacement calves will be <br />~ Heifers will be bred to calve <br />3/ Nonrep1acement long yearlings <br />Ii/ Purchased. <br />2/ Number at docking time. <br /> <br />sold soon after birth. <br />at 3 years. <br />sold as grass-fats. <br /> <br />- 23 - <br /> <br />I <br />