The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-16
THOUSANDS
OF BUSHELS
WHEAT FED
Oklahoma has Made no Mis-
take in Use.
MAKES VERY GOOD FEED
Experiment Station Bulletin
Tells How to Prepare it
MAKES VERY GOOD FEED

Feeding wheat TO the farm animals is
not a novelty TO the farmers who passed
through the years of 's3. 81 and % in
this country as many thousand bushels
were fed during that tine. Due to a very
severe drouth which has caused almost
total failure of corn. the farmer now
has the choice of feeding wheat Of which
he fortunately has plenty. or letting his
stock 90 without grain AT 81 cents per
bushel wheat is by far the cheanest
grain within his reach, and if the price
Of fat stock is maintained it can be fed
with profit if the proper methods are fol-
lowed. The feeder has the advantage Of
the experience gained from 'e3 and "a
and any one not familiar with them
should get them. as they have been
widely published in reports and papers.
The value of wheat for hog food has
been demonstrated by practical feeders
and the experiment stations. Pound for
pound it is equal or slightly superior to
corn when properly fed 4 bushel OF
wheat viii produce from u to 10 pounds
Of pork. when fed 10 thrifty shoats.
well since when feed whole and dry about
one-fourth passed through the hog uudi-
gested. Soaking does not lessen this ma
terially, although the results are some
better Feeding sheaf wheat TO fatteninc
hogs has not proven economical. but with
pigs and stock hogs on light grain feed.
it IS Dracticed with good results.
Little definite information is on record
in feeding wheat 10 cattle although hun
dreds have been so fed with good results.
In the few experiments at experiment
stations IN this line wheat has been fed
mixed with other grain when fed this
way 1t has given results fully equal 70
corn. At the Ohio station steers fed on
mixture Of wheat. meal and bran. re-
quired GO pounds Of grain TO produce a
pound of gain. At the Kansas station
twelve steers fed on wheat meal for 81
days required 5.72 pounds Of grain for
each pound Of gain. This Is f0.5 pounds
Of beef from bushel of wheat The 63
days were the first part of the feeding
period. When the grain fed was limited
in amount the steers ate ID well without
getting off feed. A thousand pound steer
should not he fed over IS 10 IS pounds Of
wheat meal per day. as wheat win sur
felt a steer more readily than corn meal
Ground is the only condition in which
10 feed wheat to cattle and better results
win be obtained with this II It can be
mixed with bran or cotton seed meal
Wheat meal makes good feed for dairy
cattle. but should be fed with alfalfa.
bran. cotton seed or cotton seed meal,
for the best results
very successful as the grain gives the 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
553 pounds Of grain fed
Opinions differ much on the merits OF
wheat as horse feed. Due 10 improper
methods OF feeding, many poor results
have followed but this should not detract
from its worth for this purpose. Whole
dry wheat cannot be fed 70 a horse with
good results. especially 20 work or driv-
ing horses Soaking Il improves Il some. .
but grinding is by far the hest method
OF preparing it for horses. but II II is fed /
as an exclusive feed. even r. this condi- 4
ton. care viii be necessary 10 avoid collie
at times Much better results viii be OBJ I
tained By mixing half bran. oats or corn :
with the wheat or mixing It with chopped (
feed
The composition OF wheat IS such that
for the animal to make the best use Of
il some food rich ir protein must be add (
ed. Cotton seed meal can be used in
most cases for this purpose. When corn {
Of wheat is = to 90 cents per bushel this
consideration has not much importance. {
but with the present price the saving
made by balancing up the ration win be
There will be considerable question az
to how wheat VIII nav out this year when
'ed 70 fatteninE stock. but there can be
no question but that it VIII pay % feed IL
10 growing and breeding stock rather
han 60 eacrifce them or let them suffer
md deteriorate
The experiment station 20 stil water
> t. hes under way some experiments
md studies concerning the .loco-weed'' -
-his wen known weed is fairly wei dis
ribated over The western half q orr
erzltory AZ q source y considerable Iosg
% the stocln-n of The region mentioned
Probably ai cattiencn are familiar with
he symptoms exhibited ~ the s0-caged
Tocoed~ cattle but as get the exact
.ature ~ tie poison contained ln the loc3
.as not been dstermi1ed feet ls fhat
lanv doubt the existence ~ ANY rrre
.oison IN the loe0 ulart InFeztiga-i-n
erariirC this poisonous principle lrl
he general ratars of iocoisn are rosy
.eias corlacied fy ere veseroi1arfan -
he statlon ard it % hcped that thIr wori,
-u yield sou positive results regard-