Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-08-29

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safe principal In feeding 70 use foods In
combination when Il ON DO done. OF
course, attention must BE- given 10 the
nature Of the combination.
When corn has been grown for the
fodder with . gOodly number Of ma
tured earn In Il, m excellent food IL
thus secured when Il IL run through
cutting.box. II may be fed to any
kind Of live stotk On the farm. II
makes good food for young horses or
cattle without any additions to it
When given to dairy cows In milk, or 10
cattle that are being fed for beef, meal
Of some kind should BE- added. The
meal shouid be given along with the
cut fodder, and In the cut form it also
makes 81 excellent food for sheep, more
especially for those that are being
fattened. It will also be good for breed
Ing cows when the proportion OF the
corn In it, that Is Of The grain, 10 not
too large. The kind OF meal added and
the quantity will depend upon the OBJ
ject sought, but ~ c0rn ts . carbOns-
ceOus food, that Is = feed used largely
In the production Of heat and fat, the
meal feed along with 1t should partake
more or less Of = heterogeneous character.
Such adjuncts as wheat, bran, oats, and
oil cake form an excellent combination
with corn.
When the corn fodder 10 thus run
through o cutting box. other folders
may be cut and fed along with il with
much advantage when they are availa-
BILE. The nature OF the combination
here also will depend upon the object
sought. When milk and beef are
wanted, cut hay will 60 along with cut
corn better than cut straw, but In case
OF necessity good straw may be mixed
with cora fodder. More commonly,
however, 1t will be found preferable to
feed cut straw in combination for young
animals that are being carried through
the winter. When folders are scarce
and dear they may be made 70 60 much
further in providing food when thus
fed than If fed in the uncut form.
The modes OF preparing corn fodder
for use by shreddinK or by running the
same through u threshing machine,
seem to be growing in favor. But there
10 this standing objection to them:
The fodder cannot be 80 we'll fed In
combination with other food. Meal
cannot be combined with the fodder,
hence II would have to be fed directly
without admixture, which, In the judg-
ment Of the writer, Is decidedly Obiec.
tionable when feeding cattle. Some
authorities, however, dissent from this
view. Then there 10 the further OBJ
lection to threshed or shredded corr
fodder, that when stored in large guam.
titles it will not keep unless it be Ose r-
dried in the curing. It may keep for
q time during very cold weather, oven
when properly cured, but no one can
forecast with any certainty how long
the weather Is going to remain cold.
OF cOul 81 when orr fodder il run
through u cutting box it will not keen
long In large quantities anymore than
shredded fodder, but 1t Is rot usual to
cut up the fodder for weeks ahead.
The plan O commonly adapted IL 10
cut up enough at time TO last for n
week or two, and then to cut again and
again as needed. With q tread power
and cutting box the farmer may thus
find exercise for the stock bull. which
will keep him hale and strong. The
cOrn may be brought directly from
large shocks in the field, or from mows
whore it may have been stored away
In an upright position. The former
plan IL more commonly adapted where
the precipitation is light in winter, and
the latter where rains are frequent.
The method Of preparing c0rn fodder
for ~ by cutting 1t as described is GER
tainiy a good One The average farmer
may adopt It ven though his buildings
may not be. sufficient 10 provide any
considerable amount OF storage room.
The manure Is readily available, that
Ia IL ia ready for mao IA aonn mn ,nado
and without any decomposition. 1t 10
also easily handled. or course corn
fodder may be fed direct ia the long
form, and II Is more commonly 10 fed
but the stock will not a it up clean
even though IL be we'll cured. Sor-
ghum may be fed In the uncut form
with much better advantage than corn,
e. owing TO saccharine character, live
stock will eat it up clean when prop
erly saved.