The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1912-11-09
Green Feed On The Farm

ming to get short, and If there is
no other green feed available,
the farmer will notice this short
age at the milk bucket" says
\ Louis Sawyer of Salem in an
I article in the current number of
the Oregon Countryman, a mon
thly magazine issued by the stu
dents of the Oregon Agricultural
| College,
If n sudden change is made
from pasturage to dry feed, how
ever, Mr.. Sawyer says, a decrease
in the flow of milk is certain. and
il may even mean the death of
| the animal, because of impaction
of the rumen. When il is seen
that a change is necessary, a lit
tie dry feed should be given with
the green and increased in pro-
portion from day to day until, at
the end of two weeks or at the
least ten days, the complete
change to dry feed has been
effected.
The Northwest farmer can
grow a field of kale with but little
expense while in other sections
the silo is the mainstay of the
farmer in getting green feed in
winter" he continues. I'm al
most all sections the different
variety of roots may be grown,
which make n very good succu-
lent feed.
The succulent feeds are essen
tial for the best milk production,
and a very good rule to follow is,
Plan the crops so that there is
the same proportion of succulent
feed to dry the entire year. This
may be done easily in either east
ern or western Oregon. In both
sections they have their spring
and fall pastures, and some may
have clover all through the sum-
| |mer.
"As n soiling crop they will
have rye and vetch for early feed.
then several paintings of oats
and vetch, then clover, alfalfa,
corn, and then they will begin to
| feed the kale, corn ensilage and
roots. 1t is preferable to have
both the kale and ensilage, as at
times the weather may make it
very disagreeable to gather the
kale. 1t is not considered safe,
too, to feed kale that has been
frozen.
In eastern Oregon there will
be more alfalfa and less kale and
corn fed. The roots will have TO
take their place in winter. Most
men prefer to have both good
pasture and a soiling crop They
prefer soiling crop alone rather
than a poor pasture and a soiling
crop In all cases some soiling
crop should be fed. especially
during the hot summer months
when the flies are the worst.
During this season the cows will
lie in the shade rather than stay
in the hot sun to pick feed.
The amount of green feed to
be supplied will vary with the in
diyidual cow. 1t has been found
that the cow not on green pas
ture will require about 35 pounds
of green feed daily. 1t will vary
with the cow, and should not be |
any more than she will clean up. |
The green fields give greater
production of milk than dry be-
cause while feed is curing dews.
rains and fermentation effect
changes which lower the digesti-
bility of dry feed. The fact that
and passing the dry
feed through the alimentary
tract require large amount of
work accounts, too, for the better
results from green feed, which
is more digestible. Long storage
Of fodder, ever under favorable
conditions, decreases both its
ligestibility and its palatibility."
This does not mean that the
COW should not have grain as well
IS green feed, as a COW giving a
leavy flow can not eat enough
green feed to hold her milk
supply to the maximum with
,ut drawing on her surplus flesh.
rhe grain has much food in limi-
ed space, and not nearly so much
lon-digestible material as the
'orage.
Grain ration tables in the arti-
.le state that cows getting a full
'upply of green feed daily should
rave grain as follows: Jerseys,
iuernseys, Holsteins and Ayr
hires giving 20 TO 25 pounds of
milk a day, 3 pounds of grain c
Iaily; those giving 80 pounds of