The Little River news., 1917-10-27
N.IIAI iAl|l K0'A| TG FEED
 Tf)ljR2 STOCK ECONOMICALLY Cheap Feed sho:,Id i'e Fed to Breed ing Herd and Higher
 Price! Feeds to Calves
 and f"ar!iEgs.
By Lo@is Sawyer. Livestock Special
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By Lo',i2 Sawyer. Livestock Special
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 What aa& now to feel most eeoaom- ically are tho cn sfi0aa c"'+ fronting thc owner Of !:y"@toaH in ArE2Aeas right now. h sns@ssias t,lose cl2s- tions it l,,;,y be said tl@t straw, c9Fn :aoyer, corn s-ldsr asd cjhrr l"l@r feeds should lr@kr 13 IL, bn'!. ai IL, winter ration SaI. ,... @Yad b.. 3zc herd. Tn ta :9 jed Ha,'d t. ed to the breed;n> taaa ard the hihaa FsicGl f,tGs HsaG for Eg wing tar calves and yooraI $ CT finishing ca,- tlo
 Corn siI@~o. corn sta,. ?. fice. rye. o@t wheat e. h:zii.y tfaW saa essa" with about onc po-ed cf c2s+as ese3 eake per head rer da" will as.I .,;.5 the breeding nerd thto@gh tho winter and will funiah | nutrient to develop the premature calf. Taa feeding ef part corn stoya- or com si)aGe and part straw with the cnttaa seed eahe is superior to the use of single rOuehago.
 Straws: Accord ?" to tho Fr@aeGt value of feeds the feeding value of etraws per ton is ranked as follows: Rice, oat, barley. wheat, rye. Hic. straw with it's large amount of leaves and soft stem !sss .,bCut a2 equal feed, ing value to timothy or prairie hay. Oat straw has 6 sCft stem hut 2 lower 0 frn of Dc. T rank. next to eat st:aw with It's tow percentage of leaves and rather coarse stem. Wheat and rye straw are coarse and stiff and not as well eaten by cattle.
 Corn Stalks: Corn stalks are fed stover, shredded stover and stalIl fields. The greatest value received from the corn stalks is by making ensilage of them. They are thus kcp. in succulert form, are more easily digested and arc very palatable.
 The shre dGod corn stovcr is the 5aost valuaA.a of the dry stoyer. It can be cut and blown into tie barn. In this form it is easily handled There is less waste and il is more di- &eStible than the uncut stalk The shock stoVer is the form in which the dry corn stalks are most satisfactorily handled and fed. It re,- quires less labor and prevents much waste. The stalks and leaves are well cured when cut and shocked while in the field many of the leaves are damaged and blown away and tho entire stalk is in a dry and unpalata- ble form. About 45 per cont of the corn stover in the United States is wasted mainly in the stalk field.
 Dry corn stover is a little superior in value to oat straw, the leaves are superior in value while the stalks make up the big waste.
 The feeding of all the corn stover that will be cleaned up, and all the straw that Will be cleaned up and one pound of cotton seed cake or five or six pounds of iegume hay per heaa per day make very satisfactory win tering ration. Much greater value is received from the corn stover when it Is fed with another roughage as straw.
 Protein Supplement-: The Velvet Bean is one of the best protein sup. plements in the stalk field. In the northern sections of the state the lc- gume hays as clover, alfalfa, or pea hay can more easily be obtained to make up the protein supplement- It will require five or six pounds per head per day Of the hays tG supply sufficient protein. In the balance of the state the protein supplements easiest to obtain are cotton seed cake ol pea vines. Ii Will require one pound of the cake or five or SIX pounds of the pea vine per head par day. Fo' growing young stock one and | onehalf to two pounds of cotton seed cake or six to len pounds of alfalfa, clover or pea hay should ha fed with the roughage, The larger amount of protein supplement is required with growing cattle as the rough feeds fur nish only heat and energy and the protein feeds are essential for the animals 10 make gain.
 Thus, do not say straw, corn fodder and cane are worthless feeds because you do not get satisfactory results when you feed only one of them. Feed at least two of them, as corn stalk pasture or corn stoyer during the day and straw or cane in the morning or evening, when you also feod the cot ton seed cake Or legume hay. It takes the combination and protein supplement for the breeding herd to hold it's weight and produce large ctrn,, nffCnrinn