Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-07-15

The feedlME Falls - alfalfa 1ay @
nnaefsally recognized 81 belns ferg
. hIgh. i las use ealue for darY eoNs
a. eel 81 Tor fafIening parI.ases. j.
b also largely employed in tte GER
ItTal states a. hog ieel. alrhe so -.
f lg the last cuttings are EeueralIs asll
. for thls purpose. as tae early eutlags
+ al alfalfa are 200 steUug ana cl4rsl
tor hoes 10 many sections, also, al
. falf4 hay b. one of the afapls forms -
. .auehness for horse feeding Iu tht
. d. aura. aeslrru statta llal llul "a
. ..e faras and uchts fa. Ralk bore
. 81. releIr 4ltalt4 hal -esllaIis. s1la,
f ~ tLeu setuEs a. other ration taaa
asfafa laI and Ef4-l iel...E.f 81
. sas tse1ahf .aaf @sa.fa .Hla ~
F bal iaed Ca tle laFse 5e.a4s. 81 tls
la that 30 stimulated SIZE action ai
. .le klneys. causing 80 excessive -
erection of urIue. Ihls ls tr4e. aul uaL
BE- largely overcome lg teea.aE aEl
.ar.g cuttings. preferably t.a nrst
ana allows rs 81 Ia So rather APE u4-
fore eatuus. more - tlau vlea b. .-
Intended Sos e8@s.
Another important point ls 90 se,
bal the h.r-e- ala uat Eseu tel
much. ID IN Is teI4 goL.u.l tHius ial
farmer % feed his horses ala THE
has thss Rlu cal. aud b. tbt alfalfa
Is uss1 tbe horses viii lau-aIe laT.
.aaH ang of other haze beeause ut
rae palata.Is nature oI -leh has
While alfalfa 81 uat recommended
FOR driving horses. q can b. fed iu
combination aitH other hays Hf even
alone. boa Iu tdl- cas-. AMOR, care BE-
necessary tlau aEare ID Is fe4 20
3uu Har-.s Iu comparison e.ta otl-
.r f.els alfalfa ls teg va..aal.
nure 81 shan flu average mas crop.
because oi Its larger nitrogen con-
tent.
ln alb af our feeding operations So
aase found faaE 30 is necessary ~
a-. q c8u-Ia.rsal. amount uf pat.lu
foods. especially IN tbs fee4u- II the
dairy eaa. Wasa. tlis prHeu of
uHr1gs nous food aust be- purchased
iu commerei4. forms. a- mill feeds. all
meal ar gluten feeds D. lz usually 90
psus.ge. and 81 ve can lraEaae 81
Iual fHa iarI. be 81. lessen .l. I..#
aIls Feeding tests af a.fa.a q .aH-
patl-.u slfl bran ans shorts .# s.#
production ~ mIlk has. shown faas
alfalfa at ST. ur 81 f.u .s as
cheap as Mil feeds at So Nauy 9th
80 Tests have been made. "a. Ia ali
aasa~ alfalfa has given serg saH-aa-
farg results and has proven Itself q
most excellent feed for THIS purpose
La using alfalfa or clover for feed
ing hay the stockmau must bear in
mind that All Of these are rich IN
nitrogen OF protein substance. and
consequently h. obtain TIE most sat
+ isfactory results from their use. they
should be combined uith other feed
sfuffs which are rich ia starches
For instance II the farmer Is feeding
alfalfa meal and peas CD his hogs he
Is furuishsHe them a ration which &.
very uch iu protein Nov If De- can
obtain barley az reasonable price
Be- vilI ordinarily ga larger eaIus bg
adding q portion of barley % tbs
peas and alfalfa. as fhIs combination
aiu more nearly meet the require
meufs of the auIua. thau aH tha
peas and alfalfa alone Iu fla same
aay alfa'fa has I'd iu connection
afh has made from orchard grass
ar eaf grass ls better fer faa horses
tuau a ration ~ alfalfa alone. az
Though II rto alfalfa b- properly
eur and cured there can be- ~ IN
furious effects from IeediuE He
-frHi gar alfalfa ration
The time ~ cutting ans .-an af
has IS rs course governed UF toe
amount af food value which ths crop
aiN contain af ans gltsu uus The
deposition ~ uufr.rlse substances IF
aour-s takes place late IN the be. uf
fha plant after rhe plant structures
are buaf Therefore. IL ths crop Is
cur Too early in is worth much Jess
FOR feeding purposes thar lf allowed
-o become more nearly mature on
fas other hand ~ The crop IS cut too
r.H ne amount - Ehr. CT woody
suls-aue. Is very much increased.
abe stock viii not relish ii as we'll
ana a5H Roc consume nearly a. much
II -ha has
Bronze grass has been very widely
commended for rs. In ary sections
and has usually proven satisfactory.
bur- where fhe other grasses can be-
successfully eroau they are aansia-
cred preferable. far rhs reason thai
the bronze Is apt CD become sod
bound in the course ~ tao ar three
sears an after fhaf r vii not nm