Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-15

Dy the animal, a. tHffe !. coll
siderable tnat cannot be digesied
and assimilated. and so it Of no use
! The proportion o. feeds used diff
! fers Of course with the age. breed
and type Of animal, 80 no definate
and binding law can be laid down
as to amounts to be fed to all. II
* not necessary that you always
figure out each ration in this ex-
act manner, but we should know
in a practica! way what the feeds
contain. If we feed all alfalfa
there is an excess of prfeln. which
il a waste TO some extent. but if
we add some corn the feeds balance
as corn is rich in carbohydrates
and poor in protein Ii We feed
barley alone. the proportion of fat
and carbohydrates will be IN ex-
I cess and so this feed would not
supply the requirements III an an
lnal. In order to balance it. then.
feeds like wheat, bran. or shorts OF
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
timothy, wild hay, corn. barley.
oats. sugar beets. etc. As a rule
feeds from the last group should
be fed with some form the first,
and vice versa. as this viii tend
to make the proportions more
nearly right and would more near
ly 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 ex-
ample, alfalfa fed alone would
make what is called narrow ra-
tion \ wide ration is one in
which the proportion of earbohy-
drates and fats is large when COM
pared with the amount of protein
For example, corn alone would
make a very wide ration
In feeding our young animals, We
find that as the age increases -
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
10 the man who keeps everything
growing from babyhOod up. 1t
costs considerable more to get an
animal back in shape after it has
once lost the young fat than it
would have done to have kept him
growing. An animal can lose five
or ten times more in one day than 4
can De- put back in the same time. /
and for this reason one days /
starving or other poor conditions |
means a great loss to the average /
farmer. We cannot expect to have /
exactly two animals grow where
one has grown before, but We I
,eght to get the animals much 4
larger at the same age than we are
i the habit OF doing in this sec
ton. Remember always then to be
a little ienient with feed for the
young stock. as there IS no time
that so much can be made from
a. while the animals are
young.
In feeding for breeding animals
Or Just for growth, we should be
very careful to supply food that
viii make for plenty Of bone and
esele. and this we get from our
protein feeds. such as alfalfa. Do
not feed your breeding animals too
much, especially of a concentrated !
fattening feed. but give them
enough to keep them in good
suy condition. This does not
mean skin poor. the condition that
We find so many of our western
in, but means that they
are IN such shape that all Of the
of their bodies are work
ng in normal condition In feed
ng for market, the fattening foods I
,an be used to a greater extent. h
md one does not have to he so |
careful about the proportion OF
muscle and bone making material. ]
The West has a habit Of sending
Is animals to the markets Ia Just
lalf fat condition. and as such they
re always sold at reduced prices
i more care would be taken TO
lave everything in good shape,
.reaser profits could be realized
vith practically all Of our hive :
toek. Horses, for instance. are
iften sold when in thin condition
nd the buyers feeding them few +
Iollars worth Of grain add from
% .0G to 5000 to their value /;
his could Just as well be done by \