The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-01-26

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n In order to get this feeding prob.
n lem before you in the best manner it
will be necessary to go into the prac-
tical side of nutrition to a slight ex-
tent. The chemist arranges the SUBJ
stances found in plants that are USE
g full to the animals into several
groups. OF these, protein, carbohy-
q drates, and fats are the ones which
l. concern us the most. Protein might
$ be described as material of the ma
I ture of muscle-the white Of an egg
9 is a very good example. These SUBJ
stances are used in the body for the
building of muscle, bone, and for
3 making milk. The carbohydrates are
best described as materials like
: starch or sugar, though in the plant
crude fibre and other materials are
also included. This group is used in
, the animal body for the produce
: ton OF ~energWand fat. Fats are used
for the production of energy and fat
but are very much more valuable
pound for pound than the carbohy-
drates. A certain proportion of each
OF these is needed every day to keep
up the work of the animal body.
When these constituents of foods are
given in just the right proportion to
supply every want of the animal, we
have what is known as a balanced
ration. BY ration we mean the
amount of feed required for an ami
NAL for one day. So balanced ra-
ton means the correct proportion of
reed for a given animal to supply all
his body wants for "a hours. For in
stance, the dairy COW producing 20
pounds of milk requires about 2h
pounds of digestible protein, Is
pounds of digestible carbohydrates.
and 5-lO OF a pound of fat for each
day. This would be applied approx
lmately by feeding rs pounds OF al
lalfa with a few pounds of grain. BY
the digestible material in the feed
we mean the amount that can be used
by the animal, as there is consider
able that cannot be digested and as
slmllated, n so is of no use. The
proportion of feeds used differs of
course with the age, breed and type
OF animal, SO no definite and bind
Ing law a be laid down as to
amounts to be fed to all. It is not
necessary that you always figure out
each ration in this exact manner, but
we should know in a practical way
what the feeds contain. If we feed
an alfalfa, there is an excess of pro-
TEN, winch is a waste to some ex-
tent' put II we add some corr the
ieeds balance, as corn is rich in car
Dohydrates and poor in protein. IF
feed barley alone, the proportion
fat and carbohydrates will he in
excess and so this feed would not
supply the requirements in an ami
maj. IN order to balance it, then.
[eeds like wheat, bran, or shorts or
al1aifa would have to be used. Among
reeds rich in protein, we have al
ara, clover, bran, shorts, peas and
,klm-milk. Among the carbohv-
irate reeds, we have timothy, wild
lay, corn, barley, oats, sugar beets.
'tc. AS a rule feeds from the last
group should be fed with some from
ne first, and vice versa, as this will
end to make the proportions more
learly right and would more nearly
upply the needs of the animal.
A narrow ration is one in which
VI pIoColn Is arge
compared to the amount of car
onydrates and fats. For example.
iiaila red alone would make what is
alled a narrow ration. A wide ra-
on is II in which the proportion
! carbohydrates and fats is large
neh compared with the amount of
For example. corn alone
ould make a very wide ration.
IN feedlng u young animals. we
that as the age increases he
mount OF feed necessary to make a
OF gain increases very much.
cheaper gains are made while the
iimai Is young and for this reason
ccess generally comes to the man
no Keeps everything growing from
up. 1t costs considerable
ore TO get an animal back in shane
Ter 1t has once lost the young fat
an II would have done to have kept
m growing. An animal can lose
e or ten times more in one dav
IN can be put back on in the same
ae' and for this reason one davis
irving or other poor conditions
cans a great loss to the average
'mer. We cannot expect to have
actly two animals grow where one
grown before, but we ought to
the animals much larger at the
age than we are in the habit
doing in this section. Remember
'ays then to be a little lenient with
q Tor the young stock, as there is
Time that so much can be made
= feed as while the animals are
ing. ~
n feeding for breeding animals
Just for growth, we should be very
eful to supply food that will mako
plenty of bone and muscle, and
We get from our protein feeds
n as alfalfa. Do not fed your p,
eding animals too much, %especiai-
a concentrated fattening Feed.
give them enough to keep them
GOD healthy condition. This does
mean skin-poor, the condition
we find SO many Of our western
nails IN, but means that thew are
'ucn shape that all of the func- :
8 OF their body are working in
condition In feeding for
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