The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-17
FA ATENING STOCK
ON GOLDEN WHEAT
Crop Experiments as Noted
by the College Station
al Saltwater

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and NJ college has issued the follow
Ing bulletin.
Feeding wheat TO ,he farm animals
is not a novelty to he farmers who
passed through the years Of '93. 94.
and '95 I'm this country as many thous-
and bushels were fed during that time
Due % a very severe lrouth which
has caused almost a total failure of
corn, the farmer now has the choice
OF feeding wheat of which he icr-
tunately has plenty. or letting BIS
ock 90 without grain At 81 cents
pcf bushel wheat is by far the cheap
est grain within his reach. and IL tie
price of fat stock is maintained it can
be fed with profit IL The proper ne h
ods are followed. The feeder has the
advantage Of the experience gained
from 9S and "a and any one not ia.
miliar with them should get them. as
they have been widely published in re
ports and papers.
The value of wheat for hog food
has been demonstrated by practical
feeders and the experiment stations.
Pound for pound 1t is equal or slight
ly superior to corn when properly fe1.
A bushel of wheat will produce from
IL to 10 pounds OF pork, when fca 20
thrifty shoats. Grinding q. liVe cents
per bushei pays well since when iced
whole and dry about one-foufth pass
ed through the hog undigesied. Solll-
ing does no, lessen this materially
although the results are some better.
Feeding sheaf wheat to fa.tening hogs
has not proven economical, but with
pigs and stock hogs on a light feed
It is prac iced with good results
Fed With Good Results.
Little definite information is on
record in feeding wheat to cattle al
though hundreds have been 50 fed with
good results. IN the few experiments
at experiment stations in this line.
wheat has been fed mixed with other
grain. When fed his way it has Civ
en- results fully equal to corn At
the Ohio station steers fed on a
mixture of wheat, meal and bran, re-
quired 67 pounds of grain to pro
duce pound Of gain. At he Kansas
station twelve steers fed on wheat
meal for 60 days required 5 .72 pounds
of afr To- r,fr a. .. fls
is TO-. pounds Of beef from buchel
of wheat. The SO days We're the first
part of the feeding period. When he
grain was limited In amount the
steers at il well without getting off
feed A thousand pound steer should
not be fed over 16 or is pounds of
wheat meal per day, as wheat will
surfeit a steer more readily than corn
meal. Ground is the only condition
in which to feed wheat to cattle and
better results will be obtained with
this If it can be mixed with bran or
cotton seed meal.
Wheat makes good feed for diary
cattle, but should be fed with alfalfa,
bran, cotton seed or cotton seed meal,
for the best results.
With sheep wheat feeding has been
very successful as the grain gives Ahe
best results when fed whole and dry,
and the cost of preparation is saved.
At the Michigan experiment station
wheat fed to lambs returned 100
pounds gain for each sos pounds of
grain fed.
Opinions differ much on the merits
of wheat as a horse feed. Due TO Inn
proper methods Of feeding, many poor
results have followed, but this should
not detract from lis worth for this
purpose. Whole dry wheat cannot be
fed to a horse vita good results, es-
peclally to work or driving horses.
Soaking it improves It some, nut
grinding is by far the best method
OF preparing il for horses, but If 1t is
fed as an exclusive feed, even in this
condition, care will be necessary to
avoid collie a. times. Much better
results will be obtained by mixing
half bran, oats or corn with the wheat
or mixing ii with chopped feed.
Make Best Use OF II.
The composition Of wheat is such
that for the animal to make the best
use OF It some food rich liz protein
must be added Cot on seed meal
can be used IN most cases for this
purpose when corn or wheat is rs
to 80 cents per bushel this consider
alton has not much importance, bu.
with the present price the saving
made by balancing up the ration viii