Show SILAGE VALUABLE AS CATTLE FEED farmers usually regard silage as a dairy but fw of them real ize how valuable val it I 1 when properly combined with other feeds in fatten ing steers indiana experiment station gave some interesting facts about silage in this connection as part of their international show exhibit they compared the economy and of a stand ard ration and without silage the feed required to fatten a car load of 20 two year old amount ed to 45 tons of cottonseed meal 43 tons of silage bushels of corn and five tons of clover hav the land required lo 10 grow this feed was 15 acres of corn grain 54 acres of silage corn and two and a halt acres of clover hay this was a total acreage of 22 9 acres without silage it took 28 acres of farm grown teed made up of 19 acres of corn grain and nine acres of clover teed to make each pound of gain amounted to 56 bunds corn 13 pounds closer hay 13 pounds of cot meil nd pounds of sll ge the profit was reckoned along with hogs following the steers for the car lot using silage the profit was and for the car lot fed no silage the profit was cottonseed meal increases the finish and selling value of steers while alie dellage used in the ration cheapens the cost of production less land Is required to produce feed for car lot of steers when silage Is fed early diagnosis of hog cholera very important early diagnosis Is one of the moat important steps in the control of hog cholera which has developed on many farms in minnesota this year responsibility of a proper diagnosis and the method of procedure to follow lie with the veterinarian who should be called as soon as the pigs appear to be sick emphasizing the importance of a correct diagnosis dr II 11 0 n kern kamp of the division of veterinary medicine university of minnesota says that it hog cholera serum were to be used on swine suffering from some disease other than cholera results would be discouraging in outbreaks of cholera antl cholera serum cannot be used too soon he says serum Is not a cure but it may be given in large doses to swine in the birly stages of the als order even if only a few hogs are saved the serum will pay for itself cattle need protein to make profitable gains A certain amount of protein Is ab sol essential in cattle feeding op erat lons alfalfa or clover hay Is the sole roughage it la not necessary to use any protein feed but where alfalfa or clover Is fed in con with other hages the ad of one pound of cottonseed meal per head per day will reduce the cost of gains materially it no alfalfa or other leguminous hay Is fed two pounds of cottonseed meal per head per day will produce gains considerably cheaper than in the cases where none Is fed accord ing to dr C W mccampbell head of animal husbandry work at the kansas state agricultural college proper feed will make vigorous litter of pigs the greater the number of pigs raised per BOW the less alie cost per pig the unborn pig Is built quite largely of protein hence the feces alty of feeding plenty of protein to the sow from breeding to furrowing farrowing far rowing time in order that she may produce a large strong vigorous litter say live stock authorities at the kansas state agricultural college the brood sow have either one halt pound of one pound of alln seed oil meal one pound of soy beans or one gallon of skim milk or buttermilk per day to furnish the needed protein they advise live stock hints young animals make the best use of feed alie most effective method of rid ding cattle of lice Is by dipping do not feed moldy hay to horses it you elsh to avoid serious aliments A beef cow carries more fat under her hide than a dairy cow and fat la a most excellent nonconductor of heat two severe taxes on pig growth are and lice cleanliness aids mightily in combating both cholera ordinarily causes large loes to farieri far meri duran alie fall and winter months vaccination Is a sure preventive but must be done before the hogs get sick too many pigs should not be put together even though none mav be hurt a large number bunch up and become so warm that folds result from kolac out into the winter |