The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-01


In feeding the dairy COW, we have
quite different proposition, as the
dairy animal has no layer OF fat like
the beef animal to keep her warm
For this reason, good barns should
~. supplied whatever dairy cows arc
TO be kept. A dairy animal does more
work than practically any other ami
NAL on the farm and one cannot al
ford to have her food going to pro
duce heat to keep her warm under
adverse conditions. A good, warm
comfortable stable should be sup
Y,lied The dairy COW Is factory
which uses large amount of rough
feed, works 1t over, and gives milk,
Ihe concentrated product. If then,
the animal is supplied with good raw
products, large amount of milk can
he manufactured Straw and poor nay
cannot make enough energy to much
more than keep up the body heat OF
the animal; and of course there would
be no excess from which to make milk,
Dairy cows should have liberal al
Aowance of good alfalfa, and should
be fed in connection some grain and
roots. Ground barley, bran, or rolled
oats can be used to supply the grain
The bran is a protein feed and does
not balance the alfalfa nearly as well
as the barley, yet 1t Is liked by
the cows and is generally part of
every dairy ration. 1t has been
found, however, that not more than
three pounds can be fed per day with
alfalfa with any degree OF profit
The dairymen at Richmond found
that they could bring In corn and
feed 1t with bran and alfalfa to a
profit. Carloads are purchased every
year and good results seem to be OBJ
tAlned where the cost is not over
s1.20 per hundred, II some roots,
such az mangels, could be added to
the dairy ration, 1t would help mater
tally, as succulents of this kind are
needed by the dairy cows. Keep the
dairy COW comfortable, give her all
that she can eat of good feed, and IL
she is the right kind of animal, she
will return you very good profit for
your trouble
In the raising of horses in the west,
we lose sight quite often OF the fact
that colts II allowed to run down and
get in poor shape never make big
horses. Size sells on the market and
every hundred pounds over fourteen
hundred Is generally worth about $50.
At s25 hundred, horse flesh can be
produced by the farmer al great
profit. Feed the colts well, giving
the draft youngsters some grain such
as oats or bran during the winter and
supplying them good pasture or range
during the summer. II this Is done,
you might Just as well be selling 1000
and 100 pound horses at four years
old instead OF marketing the 400
pound kind In feeding your work
horses, too much alfalfa Is generally
fed, for Il Is very platable, and the
horses learn to gorge themselves on
a.. About one and a fourth pounds
~ hay and three.fourths to one pound
OF grain for every hundred pounds
tive weight OF your horse will be
practically all that is needed. In
some sections alfalfa is not liked as
horse feed. yet IN practically all ex-
periments 1t has been proven supe'
rior. pound for pound, TO timothy,
when fed to work horses. Oats Is
tho ideal grain for horses. but bran
rsR be fed to advantage, and where
Brsn 10 cheaper than oats, one.half
~ the grain ration can be sup
uYied by this. Feed most OF your hay
As night, so that the bulky food will
he disested before the horse goes TO
work Give some hay In the mornings
sa1d but very little at noon.
Feeding lambs Is going to be a
profitable business In the west, and
alfalfa hay makes very good rough
age for them. Along with this, wheat,
.oats or barley make very profitable
Feeds. In experiments conducted at
he Utah Experiment station, lambs
made the most profitable gains when
balirations of grain were given
? hat is, only about half as
unuch grain Is fed az the
reeds OF the east would use
With lambs weighing sixty pounds
about third of a pound OF grain q
day seems to give very good results
One advantage in sheep feeding Is
that the grains do not have TO be
ground, and the animals need but
very little housing.
The hog business il one which the
west is taking up to great extent anC
one which is going to yield big profit
80 most OF the farmers, Feeding il
she biggest proposition with hogs, as
VIE housing does not cost very much
Keep the pigs growing by feeding
such grains as ground barley OF
wheat or shorts. These fed with
skim milk. alfalfa and some roots
will produce pork at very low price
and will allow the farmer a very nice
}oront on his investment Pork car
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