Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03

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white corn when fed to pigs in dry
| lot with supplements like skim milk
or tankage, which are not rich in
these vitamines, white corn is just as
good as yellow corn for pigs on pas
ture or for those receiving alfalfa or
other legume hay.
For additional information on vel
low VS.. white corn see the special
circular Which, Yellow or White
Corn?"
Do Not Neglect Watering
The Importance of supplying plenty
OF water to dairy calves even when
fed a fairly liberal allowance of skim
milk is not appreciated by many dairy
men. To gain definite information on
this matter, in the 1922 trial lot was
| fed the same ration as Lot /, except
that no water was given these cal
yes. Both lots received liberal al
/ lowance of skim milk, the good con-
centrate mixture mentioned previous
~, and common salt. Lot received
| what water they would drink twice
daily, while the other lot had no
water except that occurring natural
| ly in the skim milk and the trifle in
the dry concentrates and hay.
The calves not given additional
water gained only 1.39 TBS. head
daily, while Lot [, watered twice dali
/ ~, gained Its lbs. This experiment
is being repeated at the present time,
and during the first months the
! calves which are receiving water in
addition to their other feeds have
made an average daily gain of 1.76
lbs, while those not receiving addi-
tional water have made an average
daily gain of only 1923 lbs.
Lack of water in the ration results
in a lower grain and hay consump-
ton. During the first trial rs per
cent less concentrates and 43 per cent
less hay was consumed by the lot
not receiving water and up to date
in the present trial % per cent less
grain and So per cent less hay has
been consumed per calf by the lot
receiving no additional water.
The lack of water, therefore, causes
a surprising difference in the appe-
tites of calves. No farmer who wishes
to grow his calves rapidly and well
can afford to neglect supplying them
with plenty of water-the cheapest
item in the ration
s. Semi-SoIid Buttermilk
Since the trials during the first two
years proved that thrifty calves can
be raised on only 400 lbs. of whole
milk from birth, with a simple con-
centrate mixture, water and salt, at
tempts are now being made to find
whether this ration can be improved.
This year one lot is being full limit
ed amounts of semi-solid buttermilk,
and another lot hat received low
grade dried skim milk powder. AS
only one experiment on each of these
! rations has been carried on and since
the trials are still in progress, it is
too early to decide whether the use
of these feeds will either increase the
lrate of growth of the calves or re-
duce the cost of feeding them.
This year one lot is also being fed
only ground corn as the concentrate
with a liberal amount of skim milk,
hay, water, and salt. This lot is be-
ing fed in comparison with Lot 1,
which receives the concentrate mix
ture of corn, oats, bran, and linseed
meal Skim milk is very rich in pro-
4 tein. Therefore it is is doubtful wheth
er any better results will be secured
when protein-rich feeds like wheat
bran and linseed meal are included
in the concentrate mixture for cal
yes fed plenty of skim milk than
where only corn or other grain is fed.
In the trial now III progress the lot
fed corn as the only concentrate has
thus far done just about as well as
the calves fed the purchased protein
rich feeds as part Of their concentrate
mixture.