The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-09-20
DRY FARM LIVE STOCK
Certain Specific Requirements
Must Be Observed.
During Growing Period Animal Re-
CURES More Protein and Less
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Bal
anced Ration Explained.

By DIR. w. f. TAYLOR. in Dry Farm
ing)
To proftably feed live stock certain
specific requirements must be OBJ
served Animal growth is based upon
science no less exacting than the laws
in chemistry Any radical deviation
In either case will defeat the object
we are attempting to attain. In chem
istry we know that by combining two
volumes of hydrogen with one OF OK.
ygen, we obtain water, and no other
combination OF those two elements
will make that valuable substance.
Animal growth is made by combln-
ing carbohydrates and protein. If the
proportions are out Of balance the
growth is impaired but if the proper
lions are in accordance with the laws
of growth, the best possible results
will be obtained. Carbohydrates pro-
vide energy, heat and fat. Protein
makes the growth. If, however, one
substance is given and the other is alb
sent in the feed, the animal will per
ish. During the growing period the
animal naturally requires more pro-
TEN and less carbohydrates, and dur
ing the fattening period more of the
carbohydrates should be given. When
the animal is growing, it should have
one part of protein to four and one
half or five parts OF carbohydrates,
and when fat is desired the ratio
should be widened to one part protein
to five arsi one-half or six parts of
carbohydrates.
Feeds which contain only a fair
amount of protein. but are rich is car
bohydrates, are corn, corn and cob
meal. hominy feed, cats, barley meal,
emmer meal, rye neal rice meal,
kafir milo dried beet pulp, timothy
hay, redtop hay, Bermuda hay. John.
son grass hay, sorghum fodder. kafir
fodder. Hungarian grass, millet hay,
milo fodder, corn fodder. corn silage,
roots.
Feeds containing fair quantity of
carbohydrates, but rich in protein,
are gluten meal, gluten feed, field pea
meal COW pea meal, soybean meal lin
seed meal, cottonseed meal, soyban
cake meal. dried brewers grains, dried
wheat bran wheat middlings, rye bran,
rye middlings, alfalfa hay, clover hay,
cowpea hay, vetch hay. soybean hay,
velvet bean hay, beggar weed hay.
TO Illustrate the value Of a balanced
ration, or having the right amount Of
protein and carbohydrates | will cite
the following experiments which are
in keeping with many other tests
along the same lines:
In a test where pigs were fed a ra-
ton OF three sounds of corn they made
gain of 46 pounds in 50 days.
Another lot were given 2ls pounds
OF corn together with one pound of
soybean meal and made gain of 101
pounds during the same period
In other experiments where pigs
were given quarter ration of corn
and soybean pasture they made four
times greater gain than when given a
full ration of corn alone.
The following results were obtained
from both balanced and an unbai.
anced ration in feeding steers:
Four steers were fed lO4 DAYS on
corn and timothy hay and made
gain OF ESQ pounds. Another bunch
OF four steers were fed corn and COW.
pea hay for the same period and made
gain Of GA pounds. In another test
-FOUR steers were fed SO days on corn
and timothy hay and made gain OF
3lS pounds. Another bunch of four
steers fed on corn and clover hay
made a gain Of $40 pounds and still
another bunch Of four steers fed on
corn and millet hay made a gain Of
only 119 pounds. In this test who're
corn and timothy hay, corn and millet
were given, the gain was very little
because the feess were out of balance
or In other words they contained too
much carbohydrates and not enough
protein. Where cowpea hay and clov.
er hay was given with corn, the gain
was very marked, due entirely to the
fact that cowpea hay and clover bay
are rich in protein and when com.
bined with the corn make balanced
ration.
II an animal is given any of the con.
oentrates rich in protein and all of
the roughages (Which are classed as
carbohydrates) that they will eat, or
vice versa, the ration will be fairly
well balanced.