Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-24

be too rich. 1 would consider tina 1.-THE
mixture containing the alfalfa. corn
meal. bran and cotton seed meal would
produce a more desirable ration than
some Of the others for the simple rea-
son that any additional carbohydrates
could easily be supplied on the farm.
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A. II. w, Calhoun, Ga, writes: 1
would like to know if you can give me
any information in regard to feeding
corn in the ear to steers, followed by
hogs, and also the gain in pounds of
both steers and hogs? How many hogs
would you advise to follow a 1000
pound steer fed on corn? What is the
relative value Of the manure from
steers fed on corn and from steers fed
on cotton seed meal and hulls? Do you
think there Is any danger Of cotton
seed meal poisoning hogs following
steers on a half ration of corn and meal
and hulls?
We have fed quite a large number of
steers on corn and various forms of
concentrates, and would say for your
information that the gains made on the
several rations were approximately as
follows: On ear corn, cotton seed meal,
silage, hay and stover. the gain was
Les pounds per head per day Credit
ing the animals with the pork produced
by the hogs following them, the grain
was 1.7s pounds per head per day.
When corn and cob meal was substitut-
ed for corn meal in this ration, the gain
per head per day was ISL pounds, and
by the hogs following them .05 of
pound, or a total Of 1856 pounds per
head per day. Where shelled corn was
substituted for ear corn in the ration
mentioned, the gain became $50 pounds
per head per day, while the hogs fol-
lowing made "a Of a pound, or a total
of 2O4 pounds per head per day for
both cattle and hogs. Where corn meal
was fed the gain per head per day on
the part Of the cattle was 1.76 pounds,
and on the part Of the hogs .03 of a
pound, or a total for hogs and cattle Of
1.7s pounds per head per day. You will
understand that cotton seed meal COM
prised at least half Of the concentrates
fed, and we think you will find in any
feeding experiments you may under
take that cotton seed meal will furnish
part Of the concentrates in as cheap
and desirable form as you can hope
to secure them. 1t took from As
to pounds of concentrate to make a
pound Of gain. Silage was the princi-
pal form Of roughness fed, only a very
small amount of hay or slower being
used, just enough to keep the bowels
of the animals we'll regulated.
You will notice that the gains made
by the hogs following the animals were
not large, varying from practically
nothing with ground corn to one-quarter
of a pound with shelled corn. Had
these animals been fed on an exclusive
ration of corn the gains Of the hogs
following would have been larger. In
| these experiments one hog was used
to follow two steers. OF course, the
value of the manure made from cotton
seed meal and from corn is quite diff
ferent, as cotton seed meal contains a
much higher percentage Of the various
elements of plant food than corn. A
ton of cotton seed meal, for instance,
contains approximately 1876 pounds Of
nitrogen, Sc pounds of phosphoric acid
and II pounds of potash. whereas, a
ton OF dent corn contains but 80 pounds
of nitrogen, 14.2 pounds Of phosphoric
acid and ia pounds Of potash.
Having fed a ration to steers con-
tanning more than three pounds Of cot
ton seed meal per head per day, and
having had hogs follow them in feeding
periods ranging from 100 to $50 days
without injurious results, we are not
disposed to believe that cotton seed
meal fed to cattle will poison hogs
following them.
GROWING ALFALFA AFTER BER-
MUDDA.
H S., Gainesville, Ga, writes: 1 would
like some information in regard to the
| crrox-fh Of aIf I have tyQntY acres