Show SIAN THISTLE TT Tl PART Of WINTER fEED I coo URGES ES I lIST I a definite shortage of roughage state every available source of be harvested and con in a manner that will furnish amount of teed feed nutrients Gi 1 as bulky feed for livestock this The Russian thistle although only considered a bad pest IS ISa a heavy producing forage crop properly harvested conserved d declared E J Maynard dean hool of animal husbandry Utah college who was m in mIt It Monday on duties connected the federal surplus cattle pur g program Mr Maynard called e TImes Independent office to tot I at t this newspaper call attention feed value of Russian thistle so son son n in this section Stockmen who will be short on feed rioter can solve their problem by ienI the thistle which grO grows grOs s in such ante ance palatability of Russian thistles 3 greatly wIth the time and ot of curing declared Mr Maya Mayn- They should be cut not later the bloom stage Young plants d as quickly after cutting as asbe be e are apparently relished the According to chemical analysis n thistles jn in the green growing contain approximately 70 Dr r perr the feeding value of alfalfa re 94 per cent as valuable as cane fodder fOod value decreases with the ty of the plant as shown by an ane ane e in rude fiber and a decrease and protein content They are vly high in mineral or ash t c ian fan thistles are more lIke silage hay when stacked green and i d be s handled that is grass raw or some concentrate should to supplement them Russian thistles or other weeds ensilaged be ensiled the layers of ensilage d be sprinkled with a little finely corn com meal This facilitates the of lactic and acetic acid m in mage inage age which automatically checks of undesirable via ria present jn in all high proteIn f for for- or- or About 30 pounds of meal per ton en thistles will v ill produce a very eat ent silage with pleasing taste Odor Mixing the thistles with COrn or other green crops such ts Is barley or millet makes a better e theles thelea than thistles alone If the lea les have passed the bloom stage have developed spines they may used for silage if well moisten moisten- moistened nd ed well packed The air must be ded goodIs by careful packing it if good Is wanted It is advisable to the crop in trench silos |