Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-10-02

CORN BEST OF
STOCK FEEDS
(From Extension Division. North Da-
kota Agricultural Colleyel
Once successful livestock grower
has had the good fortune to have corn
In any one Of Its several forms 70 feed
he never wants to be without It. As a
single feed adapted to all purposes
and all classes Of livestock corn has
no superior. As an economic feed for
fattening all classes Of farm animals
1t has no equal. It 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 grain when ripe
for feed, especially for animals that are
being fattened. In its most economical
and profitable form 1t Is used % silage
when it is suited especially TO growing
cattle and milk cows. Where Il Il not
economical to place 1t In allies. fed as
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. IL to
pasture 1t of in the fall Immediately
after the grain is ripened with fatten-
ing hogs or sheep. In some sections
fattening cattle are pastureds 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 CON-
pared to oats contains practically the
same amount Of dry matter, though
little less protein, but Is higher in both
carbohydrate and fat content. As SILL
age it is highly digestible. palatable
and in that form used, of course. as
roughage it yields ordinarily even In
North Dakota more feed per acre than
any other crop grown within the state.
AS fodder with the ears husked out
1t makes rOughage fur superior In
palatability and feeding value to oats
straw. .iss3st. $50
High Feed Value.
The composition of corn is such that
for many purposes In feed q palatable.
balanced and successful ration can be
made from the corn plant alone. It is
when corn is used in proper amounts
as part o. the ration, however, that
the greatest growth and gains are Sc
cured from 1t. Corn as a grain when
fed to growing stock, work horses and
mich cows gives the best and most
economical results when it composes
from one-third to one-half the grain
ration, the remainder Of the ration be-.
ing made up Of oats or bran or q mix
ture of oats and brand equal parts.
If alfalfa or clover hay is used as a
roughage In connection It is not neces-.
sary to use any high priced concen--
trate high in protein content but If the
n ghage used is timothy or prairie
hay young growing animals should re-
ceiye, about! 10 per cent Of. GONE 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 it
and IL skim milk is not available when
the pigs are young the ration Is greatly
improved by the addition Of 10 pounds
Of digester tankags to so pounds Of the
grain Of the grain mixture. YOsfatten-
ing animals, especially where short
feeding period is to be used corn can
be used alone as the only grain with
very successful results. If the fatten-
ing is to, be continued until a very
high finish Is attained some protein
concentrate should be added to the
extent Of about 10 per. cent ,pf the
total amount Of grain. Z: 81.
Silage Valuable,
In sections where corn is grown corn.
silage is the most economical feed for
milk production known to the dairy
men. The succnlence, palatab,lity and
nutrient content Of it seems to be Just
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 to
secure the greatest profit from q group
Of good dairy cows Of the strictly
dairy type. some grain should also be
fed. The average dairy COW win give
the most economical return IN milk
and butter fat in winter when receiv-
ing q ration about as follows: Corn
silage 30 pounds per day. alfalfa or
clover hay 8 to u pounds per day,
grain mixture Of ground barley or corn
one-third. ground oats one third and
bran one-third, fed approximately at
the rate Of one pound Of the grain mix
ture to each 81 pounds Of milk the
COW produces per day. The above
facts probably throw some hight on
the point as to the reason why many
farmers are persevering 90 stubbornly
IL their efforts to grow corn success
fully In North Dakota and the REASON