Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-11-21
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL NOTES

COUNTY AGRICULTURE NOT Is
b " = He'll. County Agent
TIE cry q rhe country Is toward
progressive economy. This great
movement nas SGT the agricultural
mind g least % seriaus thinking
Certainly. there cannot II foand
fed more fertile Tor the wholesale
dissemination u the seeds 81
economy than l. presented il the
great field q agriculture Farming
The worlds largest ard oldest
single Industry. kn0xleiging rhis
8 "a absolute fact i Is = very rough
and deps0TzbIe state IA respect 70 the
economical factors involved than Is
tee ease with the other major
Industries.
Dairying & ore Il the divisions Of
agriculture and Is Il such . magni-
t8de Is % command ard direct at
tent.0ns OF some ten million people
"a the United States alone Iron
county farmers depend great deal
On the dairy eoW for their susteH-
auce and cash income Being their
main pillar Of support the dairy
iruatl0r must be carefully analyZed
So as 10 ae-srrn me the right practices
- foIlow for efficient production.
This analysis finally narr0ws Us
down 70 the basic principles q breed
ing and feeding
Many u the dairy COWS II this
county. a. elsewhere. yield only small
amounts Of milk, even when fresh,
and have bat little dairy blood" in
them. being largely the offspring Of
grade or scrub COWS mated 70 bulls
If unknown breeding Some Of
these cows cannot be changed into
profitable dairy animals regardless
Of the system Of feeding that may be
adopted and the only sane thing for
the owner Of such cattle is 10 dispose
If them To the butcher as soon as
possible The second great item
that determines very largely the
success or failure Of q dairy enter
prise If feeding
The problem Of the feeder is 70
provide most economically the mater
iais necessary TO enable the Cow best
70 accomplish her work. These
materials are the digestible protein
and carbohydrates and fats in the
feeds and are grouped under the
general term Of nutrients The
nutrients are used by the animal
body as follows The protein is used
mainly in the upkeep Of the body and
is the source Of the casein and
albumen in the milk. The car
bohydrates and fats supply the body
with heat and energy and are the
source Of the fats and sugars in the
milk
Successful feeding depends on the
balancing Of the proteins and the
other nutrients in such proportion
that all the needs Of the animal are
met without waste. In order %
balance a ration properly one must
spend a little time in studying the
subject and in becoming familiar
with the composition and character
Of the various feeding stuffs
The possession Of a sufficient
quantity Of good corn silage or roots
and Of good alfalfa or clover hay
gives US the finest kind Of start in
I the selection Of the feeds that shall
make up the ration Every farmer
should raise high protein roughages,
such as alfalfa, clover, soybean or
oat and pea hay so as to save on the
amount Of high protein concentrates
that he would be otherwise forced to
buy from town to balance his home
grown feeds. Rations having timothy
hay as the basic roughage can be
balanced but viii prove to be very
expensive due to the necessity of
+ purchasing such a large amount Of
expensive protein concentrates.
The first step in balancing ration
+ is to Ascertain the requirements of
+ the COW in nutrients. These re-
+ quirements are for the main
tenance or unkeep of the body, and
materials for the making Of milk.
The amount Of feeu necessary is
dependent upon the weight Of the
animal and the amount and richness
Of the milk
As an illustration Of how to pro-
coed let Us take a 1000 pound COW
producing % pounds Of milk testing
4 percent.
Crude Carbohyd-
protein rates & fat
For maintenance Z lbs 7.23 lbs.
To produce
- lbs %. milk 1875 lbs. 1928 lbs.