The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-08

theless because OF the lower cost and
higher feeding value it will always be
Used ia this country.
Experiments prove that corn-fed
horses eat slightly more grain and
less hay than those getting oats,
while the daily gain was about h
same. Taking the market value OF
the two grains into consideration, we
find that it costs 33 percent more to
feed the oats. Corn produced a daily
gain of 5.4 pounds for Is pounds of
grain or 276 pounds for 100 pounds
gain. In rearing calves, corn meal is
a most excellent substitute for the
butterfat that is taken out by the
separator. For fattening cattle, about
1872 to 922 pounds of corn is required
Tor 100 pounds gain, depending on the
roughage fed with it. Oats and barley
proved to have about the same feed
ing value in %fattening steers. III and
2OS pounds were required for 100
pounds gain in each case respectively,
when fed with "A pounds clover nay.
Ground emmer did not prove to be as
good for fattening steers as sheiled
corn. 9.8 pounds of the former ard
only 81 pounds of the latter being
required for one pound of gain. Even
millet proved better than emmer, as
only 60 pounds were required FOR one
pound of gain during the fattening
period at the South Dakota Expert
ment Station at Prookings.
Indian corn is extensively fed for
fattening sheep and lambs over the
United States as far West as Colo
RADIO. beyond which wheat and barley
are more commonly used. EXperl.
mants in Eastern states show that u
required 5 pounds Of corn for one
pound Of gain, and Western lambs
required AZ pounds-clover and al
falfa hay being used in these expert
ments. Corn meal may be fed before
or after weaving as was shown at the
Wisconsin Station where it took o.2o
| pounds for a pound Of gain before
weaving. and 137 pounds eight weeks
after weaving for one pound OF gam.
On an average AIS pounds wheat Is
required for one pound Of gain when
fed with clover or alfalfa hay. oats
proved better than wheat, AZ POUNDS
being required for II pound OF gain.
Barley proved still better as It re
aaired only SO pounds Of this grain
for one pound of gain. Emmer was
used at the South Dakota Station IN
~fattening lambs and ii was found thai
| it took So pounds OF. grain for one
pound Of gain.
Indian corn is the common food IN
the great pork-producing districts OF
America. The results OF feding trlals
at nine stations show that it required
from 4.7a to ST pounds of shellec
the great pork producing districts o.
America. The results OF feeding
trials at nine stations show that it re
auired from 4.7e to SGT pounds o.
shelled corn, or an average OF %
pounds for one pound OF gain for rat
tening hogs. On the average. shelles
corn ground to meal is about SIX pc
Gene more valuable for fattenlng ho2:
than whole corn, a sum too small II
4 IilDSI t1DCt " pa W
the Minnesota station, it was ShoWi
that foraging pigs made larger gains
and required less concentrates for ~
pounds gain than those fed ear corn
The foraging pigs wasted no mor'
corn than those fed in the yard, PICK
ing il I'D as close as is usually don'
in husking. 1t has been shown fur
Their at the Iowa station that the Ia
Dor and cost of grinding ear corn T.
corn and cob meal was more thai
lost.
Wheat is a little better than corr
as a feed for hogs, 1t requiring 81
ponnds more corn meal than Whea
meal for 100 pounds of gain. Barle,
is not at valuable a feed as corn. Vhel
fed alone, having about 10 per cen
less value than cor for fattenlni
hogs. If fed in combination With corr
wheat middlings, skim milk, alfalfa
etc. it will be found to be Il OF tn
best pork producers. Barley Shout
be ground or rolled before fed to hogs
the same being rue Of oats, especiaiI
when fed to young pigs.
In a trial at the Nebraska station
emmer meal was compared with cor
meal and barley meal for fattenin
pigs. 1t was shown that it require
A. pounds corn meal, So pounds Q
barley meal, and 6.1 pounds emme
meal to produce one pound OF gain.
Millet was fed against barley an
~
wheat meal at the South Dakota sta
ton with the results that 1t took
pounds Of millet meal, 5 pounds Q
barley meal, and 4.8 pounds OF Whea
meal to produce one pound OF GAR
Millet should never be fed alone. bu
, always in combination with othe
grains. 1t is not SO useful for fatter
ing hogs in cold weather as wheat Q
barley. and produces a softer porl
than those grains.