The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-15

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Indian Corn and Milo in feeding young
stock fos growth and in preparing ami
mails fot market Where The ration
has. been balanced vita alfalfa. o. some
concentrate. such a. shorts. u,tNi neal.
tankage. etc. the difference iu feeding
value il 80 small a. % t.e almost necli-
Eible that Is pound Tor psaus. Mic
has been found 10 give almost a. cra5
results in feeding eHpefinenfs A. corn-
Dollar for dollar. il shoald ere some
shat higher returns. When re take
into considerAiion thai Milo almost
never fails. snd cnrn i snrh q doubtful
crop in the Grsei PlAius Region. MILO .
certainly the most dependable of the
tWu 10 i fhe consensus of opinion
nat steers ard hags fAttened on Milo.
90 TO tie market 90 a. good esndition
as stock fed on clrn. Is j. not uuco1n-
mon for Milo Ted steers and hogs 20 top
ihe market ~ Fort Worth. oklahoma
City. - Joe. and KAusss City.
4 ven careful analysis made at the
r-rAs Experiments Station shows the
value 81 Milo As compared with Dent
Corn as follows
Dent Corn-waier. fO.s. Ash. Is;
Protein. 10 3; Grade Fiber. %; Carlo
hydrAies, 70.4: Ether Extract, 5.
Cora Cob MeAl-waier, Isl: Ash.
IS; Protein, SIS; Crude Fiber. GO;
Carbohydrates, CAS-; Ether Extract,
3-5.
Milo-water. ee5; Ash. 80; Pro-
tein, 10. IS Crude Fiber. Sos; Carbo-
hydrAies. y p; Ether Extract, S.7S.
Ground Milo Heads-W&ter. s.42;
Ash, al; Protein, e.22; Crude Fiber,
65l Carbohydrates. 90 IS: Ether EI-
tract. 2.44.
The above analysis shoSs. so far az
chemistry is concerned. that there Is
not great difference between corn and
Milo. The reader will remember tnAt
Protein Is the element necessary 10
growing animals. and is the one that
makes muscle. Il is also closely con
nected with the growth and develop
ment Of the vital organs and in those
forces that make for upbuilding and
upkeep.
Ii is the carbohydrates and the ether
extract or fats and oils that enable an
animal to lay on fat. A pound of fat
Is equal to pa pounds Of carbohydrates.
In tire essential elements here men
toned. Milo makes a favorable CON-
parison with corn.
II is true, however. that chemical
constituents are not always infsllible
tests Of the feeding value Of ration,
Below We give the digestiule con-
stituents Of corn and Milo. This table
was also complied from Henry's Feeds
and Feeding. aud a report msde by the
chemical department Of the Texas Ex-
pertinent Ststion.
DIGEsrrBLE NUrRINESTs N loo LBS.
Dent Corn-Dry matter in each lu0
lbs. Sa.4; Protein, IS; Carbohy drates,
66.7; Ether EXtracto, 43.
Milo-Dry matter in each 100 lbs,
se7 Protein. 90 Carbohydrates, 62.s
Ether Extracts, 20.
Both corn ard milo have an excess
Of carbohydrates and fats with the ad-
vantage slightly in favor Of milo.
In the experiments made at the Tex
As Station. the cost per ton was as fol-
lows:
Corn Chop s25 90 (per toni. Ground
Milo 1850 (per toni.
think the reader can gather from
the above that dollar for dollar. Milo
stands very nearly il not quite as high
as corn in feeding value.
Preparing The Ground-As thorough
preparation OF the ground should De
made as for corn. broom corn, or any
other spring crop. II the ground was
devoted to an intertilled erop the year
before. IL should be double disced as
soon as possible TO conserve the moist
nre. II the ground Is very dry it mry
be better Co throw it up into listed
ridges, not too high.
IL is the opinion of many successful
farmers that deep fall plowing is to be |
preferred 70 Spring plowing. Whatever |
method is pursued, the harrow should |
be used often enough before planting /
% kill all weeds and form a soil mulch /
'or the conservation OF the moisture.
narrowing should be done after hard
aims and should leave the ground cov-
red with small clOds from the sire Of I
! hickory nut to good sized hens ec,, 1
Extra labor done on field before % ed
ng. usually results in an inere ased /
ield.
Pianting-One must determine for
THAT purpose he desires to raise milo.
{ for forage il may be planted thicker
han when raised as grain croR. In
iiher case it may be- planted in rows
rom So 70 IS inches apart, and from 4
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