The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-09-03
Kaffir, Milo and Feterita
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with the potent value of these feeds for all
kinds of stock Many West Texas farmers
feed their work animals nothing else but kat
fir milo or feterita, and they thrive upon it
Hogs relish it and will eat II in preference TO
ear corn. Poultry even fatten when fed 1t
exclusively.
do not believe any feeder will make a
mistake TO try out these feeds. II he cannot
raise them it will be profitable to him TO buy
them instead CT buying Indian corn at
higher price.
The Texas Department of Agriculture bull
letin No. AZ, Just from the press, gives the
following facts about kaffr, milo and let
erita
crn Africa and first broaght country IN os
iT,S wy years aSr wScn ne rapid ssn o. The dry
a 4sS s STsa'f Sro az he Whole extent
gon rated now rs tho premlers o, 'ns 80 nafbrrn
bossdSy Of Kansas and as Tar south the RIO qrando
and Gen o G1 sns IN ne lager
In fact they are grown with success In practically
RSffir grain makes excellent feed for all classes Of
statc Tor corn IN the faton and chemical eompo
s SaSG G' ss@ore 6sSi sS IN emporium win
sGS nay s 20 SsofS feeding fR Tor al
tfy The starch Is sopew9 'ss rs ss feedn value
OF 20 per cent or moro OF that Of corn g.,
ha made into meal e their local m MY and sa'1 fo Ssfa
Moro reeenty experiments conducted comparatively by
The Bureau % Plant Industry and the Kansas s'a,e Ag
used In much the same way corn meal Mixed with
e ssS Su IN sas Variety Of TS1 meal
regg.r ana so pn "ed ' nor corn
The crop may be harvested by cutting and shoeng IN
row sf Sqsr e hsS sboeod IN tho sd IT u headed
or by hand The heads being harvested should spread
iRrsSh % T6ey should not be collected in oe large
Sr Or Su pT WIZ bn, T9 The 6SS should he collected
into shocks and allowed 70 cure from two to SIX weeks
before the grain Ia hreshed.
FETEmTA
Fstsrl, variety q grain sorsh9m l1dlgspous to ne
h SUDAN mo e Of n'H ,S
the United states department o. Agriculture In 1901
small thai could be- divided among SS three
r 70 n ef thslr sSpsTmenon second supply was
secured IN Noyemeer zoe from citizen Of AeSan9r
consignment was received from Mr Hewison OF khar.
vation as grain and forage crop in various sections
OF TesAs, but principally throughout the northwestern
10 wha, extent the value Of fo,era viii he enhanesd
make S' very SSsnia aud pssts6s bread 3 yei g %
1t has been tested IN various sections OF me Se
s saS r as er the %Sgs .
the Suslaess Mons Club OF Gonsnes and nearly the
ioodstaf served bread and cake found general and
instant yor i sgod sues9s fsT ngP eS arm milo
greater Nmilarlty than there Is between and kaftr
ana height tho stalk ~ l,s .psr.sr FOLIAGE leaves
main senPs 81 % " SesaSe IN IT, sTe eRge OF Tie
heads by siera AM tie wh'enssa Of - arger sees
more Than milo especially when ss crop Is permitted
far experiments go, they indicate that ts early
maturing habits It's n,Sr ,I from G5oI,h p,rs
harvested enttle It to real place among the gprshums
product, ut for ali that IN The Scyeresi Of the North
o 9n 'S S55 S o s0Ga EsI ss
no conclusive evidence that fatsriia IL In fact more
feieylta has been tested Tor - years at The chn
riio cereal Field station and Tor shorter periods AZ other
Tssas field stations most o. them IN 10 Southern Plains
those sections during tho last three four years
' pR ois%S ss ,sTS sd rSS
on pant sounds this warming comparing 1t with
Ali grain sorshams DO best in the semiarid dstrie,.
q the state nat has the srssss' ERtA rSTm. .1
nran because Of X. sorghum %idss Which pTsysnts Ss
srowins o. gan ana q q said % blast nut where Is
In Southwest Texas early planting Is said to do
pos. "a s best IN mos, places Rsrs he Nudge don
stroys the grain Of the sorghums there 4 sufficient
~ sections Il win 30 safer 70 diversity the feed CROP
A1a soII tina, S,il ow corn viii grey soTshS% T
isnsui.h under ordnary eonditionr viii produce each
abundanty under the same conditions The further
vii stand W SsSinsi afoa,h while corn viii wi,hsf IN
me TOW has Zen ~ .op' eg ph ~
Of their drouth resisting qualities and ability 70
make a second crop the feeding value Of Of
the grain sorghums IL about twice that Of Of
MILO
a bushel Of milo. according to tests applied by Mr..
Cotre will produce from ten 20 eleven pounds OF pork,
nnc mi. average will make the pork production from
OF the Southwest equal 400 and upwards
pounds per aero whore milo IL grown and fed Ten
pounds Of milo have the feeding value horses
beef and dairy eattlA hogs and sheep az have nine
pounds Of
Horses doing heavy farm work should be given three
feeds OF milo day. In Instances tho milo heads
crushed before feeding horses but rule the
entire grain heads fed. using half heads
to tho feed than IN usually given In ears Of corn
No ~ rule BE- given TO the exact amount OF
feed ~ account OF the variance the feeding capacity
on individual animals and the difference In the aine OF
the heads The feeder must his judgment In
controlling the amount required By his stock 20 A. %
avoid ovorfeoding This applies milo, but
80 hoid. true IN feeding other feeda