The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-05

tho best feeds iu the world bus lt has
tts limitations The trouble Is that
witou BE- i4 urst introduced, farmers are
hkelN Goo oterestimatc 90 nut recognize
ing the limitations
To begin with. siIlgc mad, ot corn
laud that and sorghum are about the
uull crops that o. would pas ln his
r.uutte to put iu the silol oiu have no
GREATER feed value tnHn was in the for
age when put irto the -ilo. The silo
win make 90 more p%aIttlhln than dry
corn fodder may possibly make 90
more digcstibIc. but 81, Caunot pot any
more value into o. lu f8ct. there So
waste-,ousideraIl. wasic-the waste
from heating. the waste from exposure,
on the surface. the waste from iW-
proper ]packing. O. the waste from
moIds uf various kind nue of The
Limitations of corn sila ls that % b
mot e perfectly balanced ration any
more thar Is corn and corn fodder. pr
fodder corn. AT of these coutuin too
large "a proportion OF carbohydrates.
and Therefore must be balanced up hy
flesh formers
some CO.. uur readers are uo doubt
trying Co. fatten Their cattle ou corn
siiagc. regarding IA as graiu feed. IL
was az first $50 regarded. but 90 beg mot
10 ~ really rouESage the value nf
which depends largely con me moUu
TOT grain there is in the siinpe o. can
, not be- used boa the later stpges OF feed
INK. because the steer can NOT hold
enough OF a. Therefore, % must De
supplemented with grain Further
more. the supplementary feed must
tend to balance up the corn silag, SEQ
as Co provide what system oi the
auimsl Tee which DC is fed demands o.
De- % splendid thing Co commence fat
tcuing cattle with. but the finish must
Dee made cu some more concentrated
I feed.
sun less can 70 Dee used to ntten
hogs They do mot hly the spacious
stomach nor the series ul stomach hes
that the grazing animals hUye For
the same reason, while alfalfa De- "a
fine ming to Wiper brood suus on, "a
good thing for pasture for pigs and "a
good thing for winter forage Tor grow
ing shotcS 10 I- not the thing WITH
which Go make "a finish
SHard b. mot % good feed Cor horses.
although "a little of BE- mas serve %
good purpose ID b. NOT "a desirable
thinE to fatteu sheep with fos the
same reason That it .s not desirable
DOB excessive amounts for tttteuIuE .tt-
tie a little of DO Cor both. however is
excellent.
% does better with the dairy COW
than with ans other Sh" has thr cl-
pacity. and milking makes "a heavy
draft con her system. hiCh keeps hrr
from getting fat The dalrt COW can
easily handle thIrt, or forty pounds
of silage a Say, but don't undertake
to Eet the rest results from dairy ,uv
by fcedlue them silaEc dome n needs
to De- supplemented hY some other
feed which Furnishes the missiug yle-
mcnts Don't undertake. to balance uIl
your ailtgc with timothy has or blue
grass or Wild prairie ha- They cou-
tain Zoo much of the same elements
that sllHge contains, Try tt with alf.
alta or with clover or with sweet clo-
yer. or with cow peas DO you have them
ff not. you had better get some cotton
seed meal or ol meal The wNi fur
nish tho lacking elements and correct
the limitations ~ b siiaEe,
This las OF limitations holds true
with an % rature and an men, even