The Holt County sentinel., 1918-11-15
Pasture Wheat Now 10 Avoid Winter
XIII.

Unusually favorable weather condi-
tions have caused an extremely rapid
and vigorous growth Of wheat this
fall. and in some places there Is dan
ger that the crop will reach the joint
Ing stage before freezing weather
comes. Wherever this happens the
crop will suffer serious injury from
wintcr-killing. Many farmers are
asking the University Of Missouri
College Of Agriculture how TO avoid
this damage According TO W. &C..
Etheridge of the department Of farm
crops, II may be- avoided only by pas
turing the crop now.
More ham than good ordinarily. rc-
suits from pasturing wheat, for the
second growth Is not as vigorous rs
the first growth and does not yield so
well. Besides. considerable damage
Is suffered from trampling by the
stock. hut when there is danger of
jointing, pasturing must be resortcd
to rs the only means Of saving the
crop. Even in this case, judgment
must be used in applying the remedy,
Stock should not be turned ON tho
crop when the ground Is soft with
moisture, n excessive damage from
trampling would result. When the
ground is dry cattle will do less dam
age than sheep because they will no,
Craze the crop as closely us sheer
would Craze il. But when the ground
Is wet, sheep should be turned in rath,
er that cattle because they will d.
less damage by trampling. Under nc
conditions should wheat be pasturcd
after the beginning Of its growth n
the spring.
Substitutes and Supplements for Corn
In Feeding Hogs. =,
With corn high In price this fall
II will be found economical IN many
localities not only to feed supplement-
to the corn but TO substitute the corn
as much as possible with other feeds
in fattening hogs, says l.. =. Me
Ginnis Of the University Of Missouri,
College Of Agriculture. Hominy feed
can be obtained from good man!
mills In the state at n much cheaper
price than corn. This Is a mixture OF
the bran coating, the germ, and part
Of the starchy portion of the corn ker
mel. which is "A by-product In the
manufacture of hominy for human
consumption. II is similar to corn II
composition, but is more fattenine
composition, but is more bulky, con
ltains more fibre with a little mor'
fat. Hominy feed for fattening Pig
when fed with supplements snch a
shorts and tankage is considered al
good rs corn.
Oats make good supplement Il
corn, but, owing to their bulkinesss
do not fatten hogs readily. Pigs vii
eat more and give better returns o,
oats II ground. For breeding stool
and shOats not being fattened, who'll
oats will DO very nicely. With fat
tening shdats, however, the oat
should be ground and fed about on
part Of oats to two parts Of corn. fo
protein supplement to corn nothinl
can equal tankage even at its higl
price. Linseed oil meal makes q goo
supplement and at its present pricc
relative to corn, is comparativel
cheap. 1t requires nearly twice a
much ,linseed meal as tankage, how
ever, To supply given amoont Of pr!
tein. Shorts wherever availabl
should be fed In conjunction wit
tankage or oilmeal with corn. Short
10 relatively high in protein and take
\ q needed place in the ration.
The use Of all available pastur
will save grain. Rye sowed this fa
will make q good pasture for tn
hogs this winter and early sorini
The finer portions Of alfalfa hay 70
\ TO hogs this winter will be relishe
aAd prove highly profitable, especI
ely 70 hreeding hog4 :, :.
= Balanced rations &or hogs VIII D