Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-02-02

Nnip"h9uTateS VIII ne In excess and
SO this feed would not supply the re.
Quirements in an animal. In order
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 beets. etc. As a rule. feeds
from the last group should be fed
with some from the first and vice
versa, as this will tend 70 make che
proportions more nearly right and
would more nearly supply the needs
o. the animal.
narrow ration is one In which
the proportion OF protein 10 large
when compared to the amount OF
carbohy drates and fats. For exam.
pie, alfalfa fed alone would make
what Is called narrow ration. A
wide ration is one In which the pro-
portion OF carbohydrates and fats ia
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 make a
pound of gain increases very much.
The cheaper gains are made while
the animal is young, and for this
treason success generally comes to
the man who keeps everything grow.
ing from babyhood up. IL costs con-
siderable more to get an animal back
in shape after 1t has once lost the
young, fat than IL would have done
to have kept him growing. An ami
NAL can lose five or ten times more
in one day than can be put back on
In the same time, and for this reason
one days starving or other poor con-
ditions means great loss to the
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 a little
lenient with feed for the young stock,
as there is no time that so much can
be made from feed as while the ami.
mails are young.
In feeding for breeding animals or
Just for growth, we should be very
careful to supply food that will make
for plenty of bone and muscle, and
this we get from our protein feeds.
such as alfalfa. DO not feed your
breeding animals too much, especial.
ly of a concentrated fattening feed,
but give them enough 10 keep them
In good healthy condition. This does
not mean skin-poor, the condition
that we find so many OF our western
animals in. but means that they are
in such shape that all OF the func
tons OF their body are working in
normal condition. In feeding for
market, the fattening foods can be
used to a greater extent, and one
does not have to be so careful about
the proportion of muscle and bone.
building material. The west has Q
habit of sending their animals TO the
markets in just half fat condition,
and as such they are always sold at
reduced prices. If more care would
be taken to have everything in good
shape' greater profits could be real
lied with practically all OF our live
stock Horses, for instance, are
often sold when In thin condition
and the buyers feeding them a few
dollars worth OF grain add from $25
to $50 to their value. This could be
self, thus realizing a good deal better
profit for his livestock.
In feeding beef cattle in the west.
We need but little in the way OF
barns, though an open shed has
some advantages. as 1t keeps out the
hay, we have found that but very
little grain is necessary in order to
make good gains with beef steers.
In experiments conducted at the
Utah station, gains of nearly tive
pounds day were secured on an
average OF about four pounds o.
grain when fed with alfalfa. At 81
a ton for the alfalfa and about $22
for the grain. fairly cheap gains were
made. and II animals were purchased
and sold in good way, profit could
be made from this business. Wild
hay is also good feed for beef
cattle. especially II some grain can
be fed in conjunction. In some sec.
tons, however, notably along the
Bear river. profitable feeding ID car
ried on, every winter with hay alone.
The cheapest gains ever reported in
feeding wheat for beef were made in