Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-09

SHOULD UTILIZE
 YOUR CORN CROP
How To Get Most Out of Feed On Hand--ShouId Know Feed Values.

By Louis Sawyer, Beef Cattle Special
 ist, Extension Division, U of A.
 With the shortage in the corn crop it will be necessary to utilize to the best advantage our hays and rough ages; however, cattlemen must know the value of the different kinds of feed and handle their herds carefully in order to avoid disappointment and to get the most out of the feeds used and to keep the herd in best condition possible. Cheap feed should be given to the breeding herd and the more nu- tritious and higher priced feeds should be used in developing the calves or yearlings or finishing the cattle.
 Rice, rye, oat, wheat, or barley straw, corn silage, corn stover and cane should make up the bulk of the winter ration for the breeding herd. and if fed with one pound of cotton seed cake per day will furnish plenty of nourishment for the premature calf. It is far better to use more than one roughage.
 Corn stalks are fed as silage, shock ed stover, shredded stover, or in the field. There is no question that en- silage is best, but a great many Ar kansas people, who do not have silos, should realize that shredded corn stover is valuable; that by using it there is less waster and it is more di- gestible than uncut stalks. More straw must be used than ever before. and it should be known that the feed ing value of the various straws to be obtained in Arkansas are ranked in the following order: Rice, oats, bar ley, wheat, and rye. Rice straw, with it's large amount of leaves and soft stem, has about an equal feeding val ue to timothy or prairie hay. Oat straw has soft stem, but lower percentage of leaves. Barley straw ranks next to oat straw with its low percentage of leaves and rather coarse stem. Wheat and rye straw are rather coarse and stiff and not eaten as we'll by cattle.
 By feeding one pound of cotton seed cake or five or six pounds of legume hay per head per day with all the corn stover and straw that the cattle will clean up. very satisfactory ra- tion can be provided.
 Be sure to provide cotton seed cake or legume hay, since these are neces- sary and are called the protein sup plement People in the northern part of the state will find it easier to se- cure the legume hay to make up the protein supplement, while those who live in the rest of the state will for the most part be able to secure cotton seed cake or pea vines.
 A larger amount of protein supple ment is required for growing cattle, as the rough fields furnish only heat and energy and the protein feeds are essential if the animals are to make a gain. For growing young stock, one and half to two pounds of cot ton seed cake or six to ten pounds of alfalfa, clover or pea hay should be fed with the roughage.
 Don't forget that the best results are obtained by feeding more than one roughage. Feed at least two of them straw or cane in the morning or even- ing, when you also feed the cotton seed cake or legume hay, with the corn stalk, pasture or corn stover dur ing the day, is good. A combination is most satisfactory, and protein supplement is necessary if the breed ing herd is to hold it's weight and produce strong and healthy offspring.