The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-28
Feeding wheat

Press Bulletin IS. Oklahoma expert
ment station: Feeding wheat to farm
animals is not a novelty to the farm
ers who passed through the years OF
'gs. '94 and 's5 In this country, as many
thousand bushels were fed during tha'
time Due to a very severe aroutn
which has caused almost a total Iali-
ure OF corn the farmer now has the
choice OF feeding wheat; ot which ne
fortunately has plenty; or letting ms
stock 90 without grain. AT ot cents
per bushel. wheat is by far the cheap
est grain within his reach, and II the
price OF fat stock is maintained II can
be fed with profit If the proper meth
ods are followed. The feeder has the
advantage Of the experiences gained
from 'ss and "a and any one moi
familiar with them should get them as
they have been widely published In
reports and papers.
The value OF wheas for hog food has
been demonstrated BY practical feeders
and the experiment stations, Pound
for pound 1t is equal o. slightly su-
perlor 10 corn when properly fed. A
bushel Of wheat viii produce from y
to Is pounds Of pork when fed 10
thrifty shoats. Grinding at hve cents
per bushel pays we'll. since. when fed
whole and dry. about one-fourth passes
through the hog undigested. Soaking
does not lessen this materially, al
though the results are some better
Feeding sheaf wheat to fattoning hogs
has not proven economical. but with
pies and stock hogs on a light grain
feed Il is practiced with good results.
Little definite information Is on rec
ord IN feeding wheat to cattle, although
hundreds have been so fed with good
results. In the few experiments at ex-
periment stations in this lire, wheat
has ben led mixed with other grain.
When fed this way It has given re-
suits fully equal to corn. At the Ohio
station steers fed on q mixture Of
wheat meal and bran required 81
pounds Of grain to produce a pound Of
gain. At the Kansas station twelve
steers fed on wheat meal for So days
required 5.72 pounds Of grain for eacf
mound OF gain. This Is l0.5 pounds o
beef from a bushel OF wheat The s.
davs were the first part Of the feeding
perlod. When the grain fed was limit
ed In amount the steers ate it wei
without getting on feed. A THOUSAND
pound steer should not be fed over Il
to IS pounds Of wheat meal per day
az wheat viii surfeit a steer more read
uv than corn meal Ground y th
cnly condition IN which to feed whea
10 cattle. and better results viii b
obtained with this II 4 can be nike
with bran or cotton seed meal Whea
meal makes good feed for dairy cat
tie. but should be fed with alfalfa
bran. cotton seed or cotton seed mea'
for the best results. With sheep whea
feeding has been very successful. a
the grain gives the best results whe
fed whole and dry. and the cost Q
preparation is saved. At the Michi
gan experiment station wheat fed
lambs returned 100 pounds Of gain 70
each 553 pounds Of grain fed.
Opinions differ much on the merit
Of wheat as q horse feed. Due to im
proper methods Of feeding. many poo
results have followed. but this shoui
not detract from its worth for this pun
pose. Whole dry wheat cannot be "
to horses with god results, especial
10 work or driving horses. soaA'ag
improves il some. but grinding is b
far the best . ethod Of preparing It e
J horses. but If it is fed as an exclusi'