The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-31
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Owing 70 the depressed condition Of
tho grain market many hrmers In the
Northwest fiad themselves with Q largo
stock Of barley On hsnd, for which they
ere offered but . small prtN pr busheL.
We know Of farmers living not moro
than . hundred miles from Chicago and
Milwaukee,, ssys the Breeder's Gasettc,
who have boon offered but twenty or
twenty-five cents per bushel. sad some
sro selling for these prices, while othsm
arc holding. NOT knowing vbas turn
to mako next. In past years many farm.
crs have found bsrley-growing quito
profitable, bus ~ . rule they have 81.
ways sold their whole crop and havo
v practiccd feeding II In any form
Whatever. Now that tho markets sro
against them, with other food fairly
abundant, many Of these parties arc
timid about ~venturing 10 feed out tho
grain To their WI stock. In many cases
II had better be fed TO farm stock than
drawn TO market for the prices buyers
Will now give. II fair proportion Of
II could bc disposed Of In this way the
remainder would probably bring IN
many dollars. In tho aggregate. ~ tho
whole crop will under the present man.
ner 81 disposal.
Curionsly there 10 quito . prejudice
with many farmers against feeding bar
10y. When VIC hunt this prejudice
down and try 10 locate II we ind 10
practically without foundation In fact.
a little reasoning would enable w 70
arrive At correct conclusions. In large
part Of Europe Indian corn can not 10
grown successfully; and In much Of that
sres barley Ii the general grain crop for
farm animals. II IL strange that . coun.
Try 10 largely settled by Europeans %
ours should permit such wrong ideas "a
prevail 40 tsnsciously ~ Toes this pref.
udice against barley. Not only IL bar
10y tho common grain crop Of Northern
Europe, but In California IL IA cxt0n.
sivcly grown for hay, and the grain
forms the almost universal horse feed
Of the Golden state" A. this very
writing the farmers Of Cahfornis ere
busy sowing their grain fields to wheat
and barley. Part Of tho barley will be
cut early. when tho grain II In tho milk
stage. for tho purpose Of making hsy;
the remainder Will ripen and be
thrashod ~ In the Eastern States. Part
Of this grain will come East for brewery
use. but . large portion will be held for
horse feed.
In California tho barley Ia not ground,
hut crushed ar rolled. Those who are
familiar with California horses and
their ability TO withstand long drives
and hard work realize that this grain
must h6 excellent horse feed. In such
favor does the Californian hold barley
hay that when some Of the famous
horses Of that state are sent Fast for
racing purposes hay In shipped with
them. tho Owners fearing that the Eaat.
ern-grown article will not provo salts.
factory In tho time Of trial. With the
experience Of Europe on tho One hand
and that Of California on tho other II IL
about time our farmers laid aside their
prejudice against this grain and Act
about handling II intelligentiy and In.
dioiOuxly. II the buyers find out tina,
the farmers intend to feed this grain Il
they can not got . ccrtAn prico for II
they will likely become lesa independ.
ent, and prices will rise 70 . living, pay.
Ing basis.
We have apoken Of harley for feeding
horses; II g0od enough for horses Il can
certainly bo used for fsttoning cattle,
for mich cOws. sheep or for swine. The
experience OF tho experiment stations
show that pound for pound. barley has
not quito 90 high u ~fattcning power ~
Indian corn. but the difference 10 not
very great Ono hundrcd pounds Of
barley contains moro musclc.makine
food than ono hundred pounds Of oats,
and for growing stock II should prove .
most valuable grain feed.