Show r IVE ta SHARE FEEDING IS GAINING SUPPORT of interest to growers and feeders of stock with live stock prices exception lily low and feeding operations difficult to chance both growers and feeders of cattle end sheep in some parts are considering share feeding plans to call attention to some of the am points that should be conald ered at the start in forming such a contract on tract the extension service of the colorado agricultural college has out ined what it believes s a fair and equitable arrangement arrant ement based on the relative investment of grower and feeder these suggestions have been prepared by E J maynard and L H rochford copies will be sent tree to anyone interested experience in other states indicates that only in times like the present do producers and feeders get together on a share basis according to the plan the grower and feeder agree on the inventory value of the live stock delivered to the teed lot baad on the current market arke of feeders of similar grade and weight they also agree on prices of feeds to be used which will be measured or weighed to the live stock by the feeder both parties agree to the ration to be used and method of feed ing and handling of stock during the feeding period mention Is made of the interest charges compensation for labor in vestment in feed yards shelter and equipment length of feeding period and gain death loss shipping and selling expenses are shared jointly by each the plan includes a detailed example of the financial plan for feeding 1000 lambs two year old steers or calves pit silos are popular in feeding live stock by 0 WARD extension architect kansas state agricultural college kansas farmers are finding the use of the pit silo most economical in their cattle feeding enterprise the pit silo should have a concrete or masonry collar beginning three teet or more below ground to avoid frost action and extending three or four feet above ground to increase the ca the wall above ground will also serve as a protecting waleto leep animals from falling into the silo when it Is empty below the collar the silo should be dug with smooth true walls and plastered with a mortar consisting of one part cement to three parts of clean coarse sand to this mixture should be added hydrated lime equalling 10 per cent of the cement used if the ground shows any tendency toward caving it Is advisable to use reinforcement such as woven wire fencing or hall screen about the only serious disadvantage to a pit silo Is in the removal of the silage which necessitates the use of some kind of a hoist if the hoist Is made with sufficient capacity that only one trip into the silo Is required at each filling this does not offer such a difficult problem big value of Skim milk for fattening swine according to a summary taken of brills trills conducted at various experiment stations when corn Is worth 56 cents a bushel and Is worth SW a ton vw have a value of about A cents a hundred when fed to hogs with corn at 70 tents and at SM the would be worth about 32 cents a hundred this should give you some idea abou the value of in relation to the prices you must pay tor feeds the best experimental data available indicates that whole milk Is worth only about twice as much as for hogs it Is not as good for young pigs as for its high fat content Is apt to cause digestive troubles soybean hay superior for fattening lambs soybean hay cut at the right time contains the food nutrients in fairly good proportion for fattening lambs but lambs should not be fed on a bulky ration there should be some concentrate grain with it to get the best results corn and oats for grain and soybean hay would make a splendid ration with corn allace the grain ration should contain a high carrier of like oil meal wheat bran etc with corn and oata to give the most economical results keep flies away there Is nothing better than pine tar to keep away the gad fly A reader suggests that we tell some easier way as the labor of their every two or three days Is con if one will construct a silt trough on the plan jf a sif feeder you can smear some where the cheeps nose must come in contact with it you make a trough with holes for the sheep to ret the salt through and ly keeping tar around the you ann ernect saati sa ati |