The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-23
NOTES ON FEEDING

COWpedS anu soy Deans are OF great
value for fattening hogs, says a CORE
spOndent of American Agriculturist.
These plants afford feed for swine
when they need change from clover.
Alfalfa may be fed green or it may be
mOwn, cured and fed to them in the
midwinter. Rape also has many
friends among swine raisers, who
make great claims as to results obtain
ed from feeding it. l do not think
there is any crop that will excel rye
for winter pasture. 1t should be sown
early and given a good start before
winter sets in. There are times when
it is not the best policy to let swine
have access to rye. An occasional run
on this forage, however, will bring
good returns.
CottOnseed Meal For Pigs.
COttonseed meal must be fed with
great caution to pigs. In fact, most
feeders insist that it should never form
part of the swine ration. In some Ala
balna tests shotes averaging 143
pounds were not hurt by eating one
fourth pound of cottonseed meal daily
per 100 pounds live weight for thirty
one days. 1t seems that the younger
the pig the more susceptible he is to
cottonseed meal poisoning.
Pea Hay For Mules.
1t is common saying among mule
feeders in Tennessee that the coat they
can put on their mules through the use
of pea hay enables them to obtain from
$40 to SIS more for them than they
would otherwise bring. The expert
ence Of so many large feeders, extend
ing sometimes over a number of years,
is good evidence of the value of pea
hay in fattening mules, and it would
also seem that it has no injurious eff
feet on these animals.-Breeder's Ca
zette.
Food For Horses.
In preparing food for horses the opin-
ion is nearly unanimous in favor Of
chOpping hay and straw. Professor
Sanborn fed two horses on cut hay
for eighty-ive days, and they gained
ninety-nine pounds, but two others fed
on uncut hay gained only sixty-two
pounds, says American Cultivator.
Then he reversed the feed for forty
eight days, during which the lot fed
on cut hay gained seventy-two pounds,
but the other lost five pounds. The
test was with lucern and clover. The
advantage in crushing grain for horses
with good teeth and good digestion is
not so marked, but with old horses and
those with bad digestion it is neces
sity. Cooking food is not so popular
as it was a few years ago. Potatoes
and swedes are improved by cooking,
but carrots and mangolds are not.
Sorghum as a Forage Crop.
The value of sorghum for forage has
only Of recent years begun to be I'M
derstOod. Both as pasturage and as
hay it furnishes very large amount Of
feed, and especially for pasturage it
is not equaled by any of the other an
nual forage plants in amount of feed
produced Unfortunately it cannot be
planted early and is not available for
pasture until July and August, when
permanent pasture is most likely to be
poor, and a field Of sorghum can be
used to great advantage to supplement
such pasture. Under some conditions
it is fatally injurious to stock, and it's
use for pasturage when injured by
drought or perhaps frost cannot be
said to be safe. For soiling this OBJ
lection does not hold if it is allowed
to stand for a few hours after being
cut.-Farmer's Advocate.