The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-02-23
CORN AND COB MEAL FOR FEED
ING.

W
ING.
At the Kansas experiment station
Professor Shelton fed two different
lots In order TO determine the rela.
tive value Of these two feeds. Tho
lRrst experiment shows an average
rain per steer Of sl6 pounds with
corn and cob meal. and 2s2 pounds
With cornmeai. Tho grain required
cor 100 pounds Of gain was 732 pounds
with corn and cob meal and 7ss
pounds with cornmcai. In his second
trial about equal amounts Of corn and
cob meal and cornmeal were required
% produce the same gains. Tho re-
suits Of these experiments would iudi-
cate that. pound for pound. corn and
cob meal has equal value with corn
meal.
At the Texas station an experiment
was made I'm which the corn. cob and
husk were ground together. In this
case the total gain made by the steers
on the corn and cob and husk meal
was $s1 pounds. on coarse eornmeai
465 pounds. Four hundred and nine
ty-eight pounds Of the corn. cob and
Ausk meal were required for 100
pounds Of gain and 900 pounds OF
cornmeal were required for 100
sounds of gain. Deducting the weight
a the cob and husk II is found that
sSs pounds OF clear meal with the
cob and husk produced the same gains
that 400 pounds of cornmeal fed none
produced. This would indicate n saw
ing of three per cent In feeding whole
corn ground up. n you have q mill
that viii grind ear-corn ] think you
viii find Il preferable to fead cattle
corn and cob meal.
There IN much less danger OF foun-
der and digestive troubles than where
clear corrmeal Is fed. Cornmeal is
too concentrated and apt to lie sodden
IN the stomach, and undoubtedly is
not acted upon by the digestive juices
90 thoroughly as where II In mixed
with the cob. In this condition II is
tighter, more porous. and as n rule
much better results may be expect
cd. The only dificulty with feeding
corn and cob meal is that Il requires
. little more power 20 grind II than
Il does TO grind shelled corn.
We have been feeding nc the Kan.
sas experiment station corn and cob
meal for two years and much prefer 1t
90 feeding cornmeai alone. The last
few weeks before the cattle are mar.
keted Il might be well 20 gradually
change the ration 20 clear cornmeal,
o. Il will aid IN giving better finish
70 the cattle. @. c. Wheeler, Kansas
Experiment Station.
MAKE THE BROOD SOW COM
PORTABLE.
The brood SOW should receive lib
eral amount OF feed and that which Is
Of the best quality. She must be kept
In good condition. II she n 10 bring
strong. healthy pigs. II 10 not posi-.
BILE for a half starved SOW to be at
her best In pig production. and why
not have her at her best! Give her
plenty Of feed. and never give Il 20
her dry. A brood SOW should have
an abundance Of roots and siop at this
time Of the year. Do not let her have
dry grain Of any kind. n her feed In
dry, Il matters not how nutritious Il
may be, Il will produce fevered con-
ditipn In che SOW and make narrowing
harder for her. II viii also be against
the fow of milk for the pigs. Rye.
oats and wheat. ground separately or
together. make good Stops. OF which
the SOW should be fed literally. Just
% soon as there In any pasture for
her, let her have the benefit OF Il. Do
not let her run with the fattening
hogs; it 10 not the place for n brood
SOW.
The caro- for the brood SOW should
be similar 20 that born Of affection.
Yes, afr, affection! One should have
q constant desire TO make her COM
Portable. Then he win not compel her
10 sleep out OF doors. these cold
stormy night, with her back the only
protection against tho northwest
wind, but no will give her warm.
roomy quarters. for protection In bad
weather. and a warm bed to sleep In.
Stop all the cracks where the cold
wind blows In. and see that Il does
not rain through the roof.
The brood SOW should be allowed TO
10 In and cot Of her house at her own
pleasure. For this purpose q swing
ing door Ia very good. Make the out
side run as big an possibfe-the big
ger the better. for brood sow needs
plenty OF room TO roam around. II
win have 10 be q big lot n she does
not fnd the back side Of II, and The
trip viii do her good.
Just before narrowing time-about
week before IL safest-shut her away
from all other hogs, and look after
her carefully till she farrows. Don't
excite the brood SOW. nor allow her
20 DO worried by anything. II she
gets out, don't dog her back: there In
q bette. way.-A. L. b. IN The Indi.
ana Farmer.