| Show ALFALFA UK LUCDHX Ircsa Hull tin hem MKI xpirlniPiit 1 S alloi lCBiin Lulletln No 44 of the Utah Experiment Experi-ment station reporta Ihe reeulta ex undoJ feeding experiments ou a yield and ftodlng value of early nedlum and late cuttings of alfalfa h yield and feeding value of thu Oral I eeoond and third crops and Ic ceding value ai compared with ret clover timothy mixed hay and alfalfa mixed with alraw The trials a and u I are thus sum narlzeJ by the writer ot the bulletin AAMIlIt 1 Sberc fed eIther the allAla will or wtholll gralll Dlado Ibo lUo1 rapid nIne on lbs arly Dot cot tbo IDwI 1111 the bIt clIlor they Iand a rollowl Early cui too nurdtuao otul 77 1010 CUI U 2 For both IIl1t nod OCOIIU crop tbo catty cot woe fret ID date III CIII WhIle for Ibo filet crop Ibe hale cut was bttr lImo tho mdlum cUI aod tic the second crop tha wodluu cut Is I tar tho btltor 01 tOe Iwo 3 lbo food eaten pet day war lIgbll Ibo hlaboot lot the early cut uad lowt for Ins late cut 1ollluK as 100 for Ibo early cut 09 for Ibo 010111 n rut I d R rn II I 4 lound rj p000d ihW early cut wIts hbo bee tho Jolo cut eODOII bt und tie UIdlum cot p orul They aloud 00 lId tic Ibo eArly out 78 lor tbo mdlllm out and 81 toe Ibe Ito oul 6 Oboe rafly out ylellln Ibo noel bay wbou fclJlUell loIn tbo barD Iho medium cut combog accent0 and 110 toto cut cat O rbo early cot contalDed the moet lUolalur and when all nor ldllOod to Ibe 5000 mohluro content 12 Ir cot blch the bay coula cut when lou tbe ylold atciudot Ellly cot 100 tedium cut 03 110 cut Oil 7 lu nmiutu of beef proJttCtl for ncro Ibe atundlne lal Lirly cut IOU medium cut 71 aol lila cut 71 8 In yltKi ut 1 protein a very au hie nutriment ton slanUlru bib Uirly CIII 100 mudlum cut 7c u d lot tut 8 2 2O B During Ihe Iwo wtesa of budding UIIII Uiwerlng lime appeaie lo be moa mo-a dllloual growtt In fact our rtaulia al nwatoa 01 K pjuudt POt acre 01 dry matter during thla period 1 hu saute bullotl i aim r porta Poe estillavf Iwo winter leedlru export nentn to boat the latlve value ul introIt rid clover mixed bay Ilmollty and allalf loll straw fllo fllOVTil lIonoluololl appear to 10 wArrallled frani Iho trial 1 In rate 01 gaiu tee diy the dlUa ni loud l oatuntt toil wn 1 First crl t JrIu l IOU actoud Crop Ilillu 7J ilrd oruo ui ul 1 > 100 all c ttc ailal u III I nd Uover 75 iluiothy 07 L lie lund ialeu I per ua > varlca nut In Ibe tan e order na the gains iauuing Cs loHown Klrat crop 100 tcoud crop 07 thud era 105 ail tops 100 reu Clover 80 ana timothy 05 8 Pound > or poupd Iho good al fAil proved equal lu llmolhj Rhir In edo of train It prove I toiled 4 I A ration of ollnl a and draw with geniI Kovcd sujerlor to ono 01 etloha nod train 5 Mlnll hay nod plain roved tu wrlor to ultll and date lut not qulieto good ut alfalli atraw and 0 rI I 0 A ntion with a wile nutritive ratio 1 ID 8 01 roved muoh toiled than op with e n crow nutritive ratio 1 tu 4 50 while n ratIo having a utrlllve ratio of 1 luI I 81 proved belied than cither ol the Ollou 7 luii me of mixed foddera In tbe Mtiunc lu one case mixed hay and tithe ti-the other alfalfa and ttraw appeared to have much mcro C o do with tin feeding vnluo than did the nutrlllvi ratio ol lha rations Ilowovr thu ration tu it 1 was uiareBt Ibo Wofl alandnrd cave Ibo best results 8 Hotter ricultv were cblali cd by making ho troll wider lurch tire liMo aril by 20 ihin maklui It imirowtr by 141 141U 0 Ity Idhl what straw Ole anI malj would tat up clean our load rlh In rroleln alfdlfa bran coo 0 hot m < y hoe led to coo J advnutaEr though the nutritive ratio be too nai rw ID Wberu tho rallorn contained but one clasK of foldere legumtp the Iced lug value ocr > closely followed tho mount of hotel In I thu ration I ul when the ration contained auy other fodders mixed hay timothy or I raw lIe varying nmiunts ol rolelu In I the ratlou atieatod to have little to dn with the variation lu feeding value ol Ibo ration Tbe Ira lIed In I ti experiment were shipped to Ornaiu In lhl5 and tOAd and lht weights taken at Ille ox I trlnient station burn aol at Olllaho Au average of the two bllolli ahowoll en actual ahrlnkaueol but 4 I 6 rOd cent wbll tho hllilkago lu tho illlnir wilght waa but elx pouuda ou a 1200 pound eteer or but outhalf if 1 home nh Kspeclal attention la called In this ui buyera lor the eastern markets mar-kets cut heavily on home prices lu order tu cover ihrlukage ° A copy nl hoe above bulletin ulvlnu all the dloll ul the txierlmenl will be milled free on aupllcntlon to Iiutbi r Foster director Ulah Lxperlmeut elation Logan Ulan |
