The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-04

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I'VE permanently Of any system Of
agriculture and the ultimate, pgDfit de-
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Everything Is SOD and moth
Inn sapirned to- thes9e FARM soon nm
dbEa AHlkthe tarvat do not resp
the the largest profit, the middle men
getting the lions share. The farm
should BE- tln, Ing spther mlnufac-,
,tiring plant MfsSS thr fawssmaaerial
is worked over and marketed only as
finished prcductsss x,s>ss ssssls,s d
81 R9HRsfhss west hsve All idgx That
other sec1tqns being more favored can,
sx feSdl3g cheaper and betfetssthan
~ ~, ahowever we look 6eosely,
TT this. subject we find that the
MI has many advantages over near
NV VI 6therYettlon in this line. TIE
Fcli4 is IDEAL for feeding, the altis
tuds makes for good strong feeds and
/ for, ,goodt lungs, the soil makes good
Efes and. bone in our livestock. The
|idlt pertains mostly to the production
kof horses The ruggedness which
most sof our iwestern livestock have,
Ills due to the mountain conditions and
TO their healthy. out-of,door life. The
West is we'll supplied with feed, as,
we have alfalfa-the best hay in the.
worldgrown here to perfection. With
this hay good results can be obtained
lin feeding nearly any class Of livestock
though Of course with some grain is
necessary and with all it gives much
better results. Timothy and wild hay
are good feeds, especially If procured
from our high mountain valleys and
are much wanted for feeding horses.
Corn fodder can be grown to advant-
fage nearly every where and makes 0
fine addition to the roughage of most
any ration. The western grains are
Hall superior and wheat and its byprod
ucts can be used to good advantage
here. Barley and oats are especially
useful in feeding horses, dairy cows
and beef. Roots, though very little
used as yet, can be grown in great
abundance in this section and make a
valuable addition to most rations. The
great production secured with roots
in the West, makes us able to use
this feed instead of the succulent sill
age of the East With this group of
feeds and the price at which they can
be secured under average western con-
ditions, there is no reason why feed
4 ing cannot be carried on successfully
In order to get this feeding prob
lem before you in the best manner, it
will be necessary to go into the pracA
teal side of nutrition to slight ex-
tent. The chemist arranges the SUBJ
stances found in plants that are use
full to the animals into several groups.
OF these. protein, carbohydrates, and
fats are the ones which concern US
the most. Protetn might bSdescribed
as material of the nature of muscle
the white of an egg is very good ex-
ample. These substances are used in
the body for the building of muscle,
bone, and for making milk The car
bohydrates are best described as mat
erials like starch or sugar, though in
the plant crude fibre and other mater
ials are also included. This. group is
used in the animal body for the pro
ductioni Of energy and fat. Fats are
| used in the animal body for the pro
duction Of energy and fat but is much
more valuable pound for pound than
the carbohydrates. A certain proper
ton Of each Of these is needed every
day to keep up the work 81 the ANNA
body When these, constituents .ol
foods are given in just the right pro
portion to supply every want Of the
animal we have what is known as a
balanced ration. BY ration we mean tn
amount Of feed required for an animal
for one day. So balanced ration
AASoHS eAc. SOAiCSt pAOpoItlVu "a AScS
fer given animal to supply all his
body wants for24 hours. tFor instanc
the dairy COW producing 20 pounds. Of
milk requires about az pounds Of di
gestible protein, Is pounds of digestibi
carbohydrates. and. $40 of a pound O.
fat each day. This would be applied
approximately by feeding IS pounds O
4 alfalfa with a few pounds Of grain. 3,
the, digestible material in the feed ",
,flhean the. amount that can be used b.
fthe animal. as there is considerable
/ that cannot be digseted and assimalat
ed. and So q Of no USE The proper
ton of feeds used differs of course
with the age, breed and type Of ,anima
$50 no definite and binding law can b
laid down as to amounts to be fed Il
1al1 II is. not NECESSARY that Won 81