The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-10-09
CORN BEST OF
STOCK FEEDS

OIUUh TIlDO
(From Extension Division, North d.
kota Agricultural College,
Once a successful livestock grower
has had the good fortune to have. corn
In any one OF its several forms to feed
he never.4vants to be without 1t. AS n
single feed adapted to oil purposes
and all classes Of livestock cern has
no superior. As an economic feed for
%fattening all classes Of farm animals
1t has no equal. II. was but natural
that corn should follow the intrOduc.
ton into North Dakota OF corn belt
settlers and corn belt types Of live
stock.
Corn is used as a grain when ripe
for feed, especially for animals that ara
being fattened. In It's most economical!
and profitable form it is used as silags
when it is suited especially to growing
cattle and milk cows. Where it is not
economical to place it in silos, fed az
dry fodder 1T makes an excellent sub
stitute FOR hay for all classes Of stock.
One of the newest uses, and probably
the most economical and profitable
method of utilizing the corn crop, is to
pasture it off in the fall Immediately
after the grain is ripeEed with fatten-
ing hogs or sheep. In some sections
%fattening cattle are pastured in the
corn with the hogs. In composition
and digestibility corn is one of the
richest and most highly concentrated
Of the grains. Corn as a grain COM
pared to oats contains practically the
su1ne amount Of dry matter, though a
little less protein, but is higher in both
carbohydrate and fat content. AS sill
age It is highly digestible, palatable
and in shat form used, of course, as a
roughage 1t yields ordinarily even in
North Dakota more feed per acre than
any other crop grown within the state.
AS a fodder with the ears husked out
it makes a roughage far superior I'll
palatability and feeding value to oats
straw. >sF@s "I.. : ~f@#'+
High Feed Value.
The composition of corn is such that
for many purposes in feed q pafatable,
balanced and successful ration can be
made from the corr plant alone. It is
when corn is used in proper amounts
as a part Of the ration, however, that
the greatest growth and gains are Sc
cured from it. Corn as a grain when
fed to growing stock, work horses and
mich coNs gives the best and most
economical results when it cOmpOses
ration, the remainder of the ration be-
ing made up of oats or bran or a mix
ture Of oats and brand equal parts.
IF alfalfa or clover hay is used as q
roughage in connection it is not neces.
sary to use any high priced concen.
trate high in protein content but if the
roughage used is timothy or prairie
hay young growing animals should ~
ceive about 10 per cen of some high
protein concentrate, such as linseed
meal, cottonseed meal or gluten feed
Where corn is used in feeding young
growing pigs some shorts or finely
ground oats should be used with II
aA1O II SN1III Alllh AS l1OL In
the pigs are young the ration is greatly
improved by the addition of 10 pounds
of digester tankage to 80 pounds of the
grain of the grain mixture. To fatten.
ing animals. especially where a short
feeding period is to be used corn car
be used alone as the only grain with
very succ.-:s. results. II the fatten.
ing is to be continued until a very
hig' finish is attained some protein
/; col :entrate should be added to the
extent Of about 10 per cent Of the
total amount OF grain. u.s. g..
Stage Valuable.
In scc,ssns where corn is grown corr
silage is the most economical feed fol
milk production known to the dairy
! men. The succ.ience, palatability anG
nutrient content of it seems to be jus,
what the cow needs in the manufac
ture of milk. Here again silage alone
is not the proper way to feed. Some
! hay should be used with it and tt
secure the greatest profit from a groul
of good dairy COWS Of the strictly
dairy type, some grain should also be
fed. The average dairy COW will give
the most economical return In mill
and butter fat in winter when receiv
ing a ration about as follows: Corr
silage 30 pounds per day, alfalfa oi
clover hay 8 to y pounds per day, !
grain mixture Of ground harley or corr
one-third, ground oats one-third and
/ bran one-third, fed approximately d