The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-30

WOULD more nearly supply the needs
Of the animal.
A narrow ration is one In which
the proportion of protein is large
when compared to the amount Of
carbohydrates 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 is
large when compared with the
amount Of protein. For example.
corn alone would make very wide
ration.
In feeding our young animals, we
nnd 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
reason success generally comes to
the man who keeps everyth ng grow.
ing from babyhood up. 1t costs con-
siderable more to get an animal back
In shape after it has once lost the
young fat than 1t would have done
to have kept him growing. An ami
NAL can lose Ave 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 a 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 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 muccle, and
this we get from our protein feeds,
breeding animals too much, especial
ly of a concentrated fattening feed,
but give them enough to keep them
In good healthy condition. This does
not mean skin-poor, the condition
that we find 30 many Of our western
animals in. but means that they are
in such shape that all of the func.
lions of their body are working in
normal condition. In feeding for
market, the fattening foods can be
used to greater extent, and one
does not have to be SO careful about
the proportion of muscle and bone
building material The west has a
habit Of sending their animals to the
markets in just half fat condition
and as such they are always sold at
reduced prices. II more care would
be taken to have everything In good
shape, greater profits could be real
ICED with practically all OF our live
stock. Horses, for instance, are
often sold when in Thin condition
and the buyers feeding them few
: dollars worth of grain add from 325
: to $50 to their value. This could be
: done just as well by the farmer him.
SELF Thus realizing a good deal better
profit for his livestock.
In feeding beef iattle in the west,
We need but little in the way Of
barns, though an open shed has
some advantages, as 1t keeps out the
vet and excessive cold. With alfalfa
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 two
pounds day were secured on an
average of about -four pounds OF
grain when fed with alfalfa. At 81
q ton for the alfalfa and about $22
2 for the grain, fairly cheap gains were
. made and If animals were purchased
+ and sold in good way, profit could
: be made from this business. Wild
5 hay is also a good feed for beei
e cattle, especially II some grain car
q be fed in conjunction. In some sec
a tons, however, notably along the
Bear river, profitable feeding is car
e ried on every winter with hay alone
!. The cheapest gains ever reported IL
4 feeding wheat for beef were made IL
g the west when alfalfa and beet pull
q were used. II the farmer can ge
n hold of beet pulp and feed IL will
. good hay, he would find remarkable
good gains can be made and at I;
! good profit. One thing we SHOULD
9 get over in our western beef bust
I ness is feeding our steers until the.
e are three or four years old, as th'
). profits are generally much large
8 when the animals are sold at younge
8 ages.
y Ito be Continued)
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