The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-01-10
GET PROFITS FROM
FARMBY,PRODUCTS
Proper Utilization Of Home
Grown Feeds Is One Method
Recommended.
USE OF ROUGHAGE IN WINTER
Cattle, Sheep, and Horses VIII Thrive
on Such Rations-corn Fodder
and Straw for Dry Dairy
Cows, Bulls and Heifers.


The elimination of grain from the
ration and the substitution of cheaper
feeds without interfering with the
needs of the animal are the chief
questions of concern now confronting
many dairymen and stock ruisers. The
utilization of homegrown feeds, par
ticularly roughages, is especially de-
sirable. Farm experience and expert
mental work have shown that corn
fodder, straw, and other feeds of this
class can be used much more exten-
sively than Is the common practice on
most farms. These roughages are
and should be used in the fattening
rations for all farm animals except
hogs, and should compose the larger
part of all wintcring or keeping ra-
tions for cattle, sheep, and horses.
Use Of Rouohage.
Breeding herds of beef cattle or dry
dairy cows can be successfully kept
on rations composed largely of these
materials. Flocks of breeding ewes do
well with such feeds when some grain
is added. Horses doing very light or
no work need little grain If given n
plentiful allowance of clean, dry straw
or stover. Under certain conditions,
of course, grain should be added to the
ration, but now 1t should be conserved
as largely as possible for human con-
sumption.
More than one third Of the total pro-
duction OF grain straw in the United
States is not being used to advantage.
OF the 245,O000p0 tons of corn stover
produced annually. 1t is estimated that
only S1.5 per cent Is fed to stock and
| that at least 80 per cent of this amount
is lost through wasteful methods OF
feeding. About 80 per cent of the an
nual production of straw Is fed, Is per
cent is burned, and II per cent used
for bedding. Large quantities Of cot
tonseed meal have been used for dl.
rect fertilizing purposes In the south.
ern states when 1t could be put 10
much better use In the feeding of an
imals.
Rations for Cows.
In wintering breeding cows ten
pounds of straw can be fed with u
pounds of silage or ten pounds OF
shucked corn and one pound Of cot
tonseed or linseed meal. II stover IL
plentiful 20 pounds can be fed with
two pounds of cottonseed or oil cake
For feeding 1,000-pound fatteninl
steer, five pounds Of straw or ten OF
stover with Is to 1S pounds of silage
and IL pounds Of corn. Is recon-
mended.
The following ration making use OF
corn fodder and straw should give
good results with dry dairy cows, bulls
and helfers: Corn stover or straw In
unlimited amounts, ten pounds Of clio
yer hay, 20 pounds of corn silage, one
pound of cottonseed meal, and two
pounds of corn-cob meal. If the cows
are giving little milk, increase tn,
amount of clover hay and feed more
cottonseed meal or add gluten feed.
Slower for Sheep.
Sheep will do well on ration con
sisting of % TO 30 per cent of stover
Wheat straw Is not so valuable fo
them as oat straw. while rye straw ha!
practically no value in sheep rations
Such roughage should be used as |
supplement to legumlnous hay an,
in addition to well-kept silage or roots
Cottonseed meal, or some other pro
tein-rich concentrate, should be use'
to balance the ration In case the sup
ply of legume hay Is limited. The lat
ter is necessary In -fattening lambs
The following ratiohs should give goo'
results when supplemented by what
ever small quantities of grain may b
necessary for health and thrift of tn
fock. Corn stover, two pound