Show FEEDING COSTS By Lo Le Ro Roy C. C Funk Beef cattle men of Duchesne county have ordered and have unloaded one load car-load of cotton cottonseed cottonseed se seed d cake Another load car-load has been ordered These orders have been placed by R. R S. S Jordan of the Roosevelt State bank E. E J. J Maynard has the followIng following following follow follow- ing to say Bay regarding cotton seed seedcake seedcake seedcake cake for wintering The unusual al In price between alfalfa alfalfa alf alf- alfa hay and cotton seed cake this fall makes it necessary for stockmen to consider the high protein concentrate in a new light Figures from feeding tests conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted at the agricultural experIment experiment ment station at Havre Montana Indicate that with cotton cake available a- a at per ton alfalfa hay is worth only per ton for wintering beef cows Two lots of cows were fed for days during the winter One lot was fed alfalfa hay and the theother theother theother other cotton seed cake while both lots were given all aU the straw they could consume The one lot ate 44 pounds of alfalfa and pounds of straw per head daily while the other lot consumed pounds of straw and one pound of cottonseed cake per head daily dally The cows were were fed only enough to maintain their weight durin dunn winter At the end of the feeding test the records records records rec rec- showed that pounds of cottonseed cake and 1492 pounds of straw produced the same re results re- re suIts as pounds of alfalfa hay hayand hayand hayand and 1151 pounds of straw Figuring alfalfa hay worth 10 per ton straw at per ton and cottonseed cake at 30 per ton it cost to winter a cow on alfalfa hay and straw to winter her on cottonseed cake and straw Or with alfalfa hay hayworth hayworth hayworth worth 10 10 per ton cotton cake showed a feed replacement value equal to per ton On the same basis alfalfa hay would be worth only per ton with cottonseed cake available available available avail avail- able at 30 per ton Dry grass or range forage is like straw chiefly valuable for its wintering range livestock The concentrated nature of cottonseed bulk and content in cake makes it an id ideal al range supplement supplement supplement sup sup- tl this s winter for tor use nse in wintering stock on depleted desert desert desert des des- ert ranges In addition to a good supply of high quality protein this contains potash and phosphorus essential mineral in in- The feeding of one to two pounds sounds per head daily to range cattle and one-fourth one pound per head daily to sheep on a minimum amount of forage which is apt tobe toe to tobe be e low both in minerals and in feed nutrients this win- win ter er |