The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-01-26
Use of Western Feeds
o,.sor Sso,r Lin. D.monst,o"Or Train Lection.


to balance II. then. feeds like wheat
bran. or shorts or alfalfa would have
to be used Among the feeds rich In
protein, We have alfalfa, clover. bran
shorts. peas and skim.milk Among
the carbohydrate feeds, we have tim
othy, wild hay. corn. barley, oats
sugar bccts. etc. As a rule. feeds
from the last group should be fed
with some from the FIRST and vice
versa. as this will tend 20 make the
proportions more nearly right and
would more nearly supply the needs
" the animal
A narrow ration Ia one In which
the proportion OF protein II large
when compared to the amount OF
carbohydrates and fats For exam
pie. alfalfa fed alone would make
what ia called narrow ration. A
wide ration is one In which the pro
portion OF carbohydrates and fats is
large when compared with the
amount OF protein. For example.
corn alone would make very wide
ration.
In feeding our young animals. we
find that as the age increases the
amount Of feed necessary TO mako o
pound OF gain increases very much.
The cheaper gains are made while
the animal Is young. and for this
reason success generally comes to
the man who keeps everything grow
ing from babyhood up. II costs CON
siderable more TO get an animal back
In shape after II has once lost tho
young fat than II would have done
to have kept him growing An AMI
nal can lose Ave or ten times moro
In one day than can be put back on
/ In the same time. and for this reason
one days starving or other poor con
Idtions means n great loss to tho
average farmer We cannot expect
to have exactly two animals grow
where one has grown before, but We
Ought TO get the animals much
larger at the same age than we are
/ In the habit of doing in this section
Remember always then to be n little
lcnicnt with feed for tho young stock
Us there is no time that 50 much car
DO made from feed as while the anl
mails are ing,
In feeding for breeding animals OF
Just for growth. we should be yer,
careful to SUPPLY food that will max,
for plenty OF bone and muscle, ant
this we get from our protein feeds
such as alfalfa. DO not feed you
breeding animals too much. especial
: ny OF n concentrated tnt.ep'ur fesJ
' but give them enough TO keep them
in good healthy condition. This does
not mean skin.poor the condition
that VIC find so many OF our western
animals In. but means that they arc
In such shape that all Of the func
tons OF their body are working II
! normal condition. In feeding FOL
market. tho fattonlng foods can b.
= used to greater extent, and on'
! does not have TO be so careful abou
the proportion OF muscle and bone
T building material. The west has
habit OF sending their animals to N,
: markets In Just half fat condition
= and as such they are always sold a
j. reduced prices. II more care woulI
DO taken to have everything In goo
. shape. greater profits could be roa
7 lied with practically all OF our lly,
stock. Horses. for instance. ar
q often sold when In thin conditio
and the buyers feeding them n fe'
dollars worth Of grain add from 81
to $50 TO their value This could b
y done just as well by the farmer hin
. self. thus realizing n good deal bette
!. profit for his livestock.
Il In feeding beef cattle In the ives
e We need but little IN the way I
o barns, though an open shed Ia
n some advantages. as II keeps out III
- wet and excessive cold. With alfali
+, hay. we have found that but veI
little grain Ia necessary In order
X make good gains with beef steer
II In experiments conducted AZ n
e Utah station, gains Of nearly tW
g. pounds day we're secured on O
10 average Of about four pounds
IA grain when fed with alfalfa A.
y a ton for the alfalfa and about s.
!, for the grain, fairly cheap gains wei
made. and II animals were purchas,
% and sold In good way. profit cou
Q be made from this business. WI
d hay ia also good feed for be
= cattle. especially II some grain Ct
g. be fed In conjunction, In some 81
10 lions, however. notably along Il
II Bear river. profitable feeding Is ca
M ried on every winter with hay alon
- The cheapest gains ever reported
= feeding wheat for beef were made
% the west when alfalfa and beet pu
y were used. II the farmer can 3
A. hold OF beet pulp and feed II wi
e good hay, he would find remarkab
It good gains can be made and at
4. good profit One thing we shou
/, get over In our western beef bu
=, ness Is feeding our steers until IN
, are three or four years old, as Il
" profits are generally much larg
~ when the AZ ''o's are sold IL young
r ages,
"a CONTINUED Next Week.
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