The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-12-16

Ordinary Wire Fencing Used 20 r.
To assist farmers and stockmen IN
feeding beef cattle economically dur
ing the coming winter. specialists oi
the United states Department ~ Agri
culture point out the need for lib
eral use of ruughage The meat sit.
untlon IN the United STATES requires
maximum ~ efficiency In feeding II
production II To be- maintained In he
face ~ high costs for feed aud labor.
Recommendation 81 the department
follow:
Economy should be the keynote In
production. However. discretion must
be used 50 that economy will be con
sistent with good gains. \ ration
might he So economical rs Ia merely
maintain the animal. hut this would
no, be economy. when gain Ia weight
was the object sought
Greater Use Of Cheaper Feeds.
AT the present time. when grain and
concentrates are so expensive. IL ~ all
the m,re important that "a greater use
be- made OF cheaper feeds. The cheap
er feeds are those raised GA the farm
and consist primarily II roughagcs.
Then. greater economy will depend ut-
ON grYtcr use ~ roughaees. proper.
~ balanced with some grain or protein
concentrate.
II should he borne la mind that
balanced ration Is not necessarily n.
most economical. \ ration having a
nutritive rntion ~ 10 might produce
the greatest daily gains on a two-year
old steer, yet. IL might show better
judgment and more profit To feed a
ration with ratio % Is. produced 10y
utilization III n greater amount of
cheaper roughagcs. AMI lesser
amount Of high.priced concentrates.
The practice of feeding hlgh-priced
feeds, and not making full use of
roushages. Is quite general throughout
the corn belt. In some of the middle
western states. very little straw il
used for feed. but practically all for
bedding. Quite often the cattle are
allowed 10 run around the straw stack.
resulting In IA waste OF at least ~
per cent Of the straw. Straw. as dry
rOughage, forms very prominent
place In u ration for cattle. either In
the fnttening lot or when fed TO stock.
ers and feeders.
In some sections Of Indiana oat
aud wheat straw make up the entire
dry roughage for the greater part IL
the feeding period. In certain parts
Of Nebraska. where alfalfa II pro-
duced abundantly. the straw Is used
only for bedding. Even where alfalfa
hay Is fed. cattle will eat more or less
Of good straw. II they have access To
H. II Is n good idea to kccp,som |
straw before them. Let the rattle !
pick II over and use what II left for |
bedding.
Waste No Straw.
Now Is good time TO look al your
straw stack. Trim W the stack by rak |
ing down the sides aud properly top /
ping 81 ms Ia she'd the fail rains. By I
spending a day en your straw stacks
now you viii save many ton of .
straw which can be- used In replacing
considerable expensive hay next Win
ter.
In some states most OF the corn Is
cut. shocked. and husked out by hand
later In the season. Why not let
shredder do the husking and hSre
roughage left. the greater part ~
which win he rellshed by the cattlei
The shredded fodder. which IL refused
by the cattle. makes one Of the very
best bedding materials.
Corn fodder. while II IN a good
roughnge. il not nm economical one
There Is IA very large waste in
handling. A large percentage Of the
leaves are lost. and the corn itself Is
about all the cattle get from the en-
tire corn plant. Run your fodder
through shredder feed the ear corn
separately. and the greater part Of the
corn plant will be- utilized. Corn fod.
der. however, can be used adyanta-
!, ously AT IN. beginning ~ the feeding
period In the fall or early, winter.
Range cattle that have never seen corn
or grain OF any kind can be put on
feed more rapidly by starting on green
or cured corn fodder. This kind 81
cattle viii begin nIbbling NJ the leaves
and gradually get tn eating the corn.
in the other hand. II ear corn was
plaeed before them II would be days
lefore they would begin 10 eat II.
The use u legume hays. where
srown On the farm. viii obyiate the
Use Of high-priced protein concen-
rates Good hay. however. IN high
say as 10 avoid any waste
Corn stalks la the field. after the
oru has been removed. should be util.