Show EXERCISE CAUTION IN FEEDING FEE DING POTATOES TO LIVESTOCK HERDS 0 there are a lot of potatoes in the sate this year which will not be marketed and it seems that the only way any v belue lue can be realized from them is to feed them to livestock already reports have come to the college of trouble due to a 9 bloat ahk e potatoes are being fed to catt cattlin lie potatoes contain about 21 per cent cf dry 1 matter which is mostly starch though there is some come protein which is of very poor they also so contain insignificant amounts of vitamins A an d D potatoes may be sue ces fully fed to all classes of livestock although for hogs they should be cooked for cattle they should be sliced to prevent choking feeders have reported that where a pole is placed so that cattle have to eat under it and thus keep their heads down N while eating not much trouble has been had from choking four hundred to pounds of po potatoes catoe s properly fed ae a e equal to pounds of grain although when cooked and fed to hogs their value may be a little higher unripe potatoes and especially sprouts of stored potatoes are noli nol to be fed since they contain small amounts of a poison if potatoes potato cis in the spring are badly sprouted tl tre tle e sprouts should be removed before feeding yearling steers may be fed up to 30 pounds of potatoes per head daily care must be taken to see that the cattle are accustomed cus tomed to them very gradually take at least three weeks to work themus to the desired amount if I 1 the animals begin to scour at any time cut down on the potatoes and increase portions more slowly for feeding swine the best results will be obtained if the potatoes are cooked and not more than four pounds of potatoes poa po toes fed for each pound of grain good green leafy alfalfa hay should be fed pigs along with potatoes so that vitamin A and D will be furnished some protein supplement such as or skim milk must also be fed to hogs if good results are to be secured potatoes either raw or cooked may be fed to horses in amounts up to 15 to 20 pounds per head daily start any animal on a small amount and work him up slowly to the desired amount 0 no sooner has the beacon fire of liberty been lit up on the plains of europe than thousands of feet are ready to trample it out an and el to quench its embers in the blondi of the good and brave albert pike in 1834 |