The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-06
FEEDS AND FEEDING. BY COUNTY
AGENT

One Of the most important problems
that confront the livestock farmer is
that OF properly feeding in order to
obtain the best results and secure the
best price for the grsin fed.
When we go to the market with a
load OF grain the first thing we want
10 Know Is what il is worth per bushel
and very often after we have fed large
quantities OF grain to livestock we
have no idea what it brought per bu-
shel.
/ 1t must be remembered that the
younger the animal the more pretein
1t requires as protein is the material
that goes to make bone and muscle
and as the animal becomes older and
iiesh is to be supplied, feeds containii z
larger percent carbohydrates and
fat is required.
! In order to obtain the best results
! and the best price for the grain fed il
is necessary to properly balance the
ration, and to demonstrate the value
OF this some feeding demonstrations
have recently been carried on in Bea-
yer county with the following results /:
Al Gate, r. B Hayhurst fed Po-
and China bsrrows for so days each on
different ra ion and careful records
were kept. No. one was (, d on ground
kafir alone. No. two on ground kafir
with mineral mixture added, consist
ing OF bu. fine coal or slack to which
was added lbs. of salt, 4 lbs. air.
Stacked lime, lbs sulphur and 2 lbs.
copperas. No. three WAS fed on mix
ture OF 80 lbs. ground kafir, 10 lbs.
shorts, 8 lbs. tankage. No on the
same mixed feed with the mineral add
ed.
No. /, initial weight POS lbs, final
$50 lbs. gain 75 lbs. at Sc (the local
price of hogs at the end of the test).
$500 Kafir consumed 44s lbs. or bu.
netting Zoe per bushel, for 30c kafir.
No. 2, initial weight 300 lbs, final
SlO lbs, gain 80 lbs. at Sc, 81 20. Kafir
consumed AIS lbs ors 5 bu., netting
81 &c per bu
No, 3, initial weight 200 lbs. final
$50 lbs, gain 100 lbs. at &c, $l2 90.
kafir consumed AIS lbs, shorts 145 lbs.
at 81 80, tankage s5 lbs at "a 90, $I2 90
less 1857 (cost of shorts and tankage)
$6.43 amount received for kafir Z 40 bu.
netting sec per bu
No 4, initial weight 200 lbs final
$40 lbs, gain l70 lbs. at Sc, S13 80.
Kaffr consumed 44S lbs. or s bu. shorts
los lbs, tankage 81 lbs. $l3 go less
50 SO (cost Of shorts and tankage) 81 "a
amount received for 8 bu. katir netting
95 sc per bu.
These hogs ere each fed in a self.
feeder and w.s allowed to eat just
what they wanted. NJ @. Green, of
Beaver, carried on another demon
stration with four Duroc barrows
weighing from SO lbs. to 81 lbs. but
were fed in an open pen and the two
snow storms so interfered with the
work that such definate results were
not obtained, however, il was demon
strated that the hogs that received the
balanced ration gained more than
double that of the one that received
ksfir alone.
Sherman Enterline, of Ralko, also
carried on similar demonstration
with practically the same results.
Milk, alfalfa, cow-peas, any kind of
green pasture all are rich in protein
and would largely take the place of
tankage which is high in price.
We expect to carry on more of these
demonstrations to determine just how
little tankage can be used and at the
same time get the best results. Feed
ing livestock is just like adjusting a
carburator, the mixture must he right
in order to gNL the most power. The
prospects are good for a crop Of COW
peas and i believe they would max a
splendid addition to the kafir and milo
that we usually have in abundance.