Show FARM A ia den CK BONE M MEAL EAL WILL SUPPLY MINERAL severn several experiment stations have reported recently on the value of steamed aten nied boric bone meal for cattle the michigan station found that simple mixtures containing bono bone meal two parts and suit salt ono one part were more satisfactory for dairy cows than the co complex mineral mixtures containing various stilts such auch as sulphur copper lis ay eliso epstin sulta stilts glau glaubert bers suits salts etc the montana station reports that cattle suf suffering forIng from froin a rul deficiency elency will eat cat large ain atil ounla of boric bone tilean the first week or two und arid then gradually decrease tile amount lount un some ranchers reported a consumption coll ofa of a pound fl A day tier per cow cov for tile first two or three weeks where cattle do not readily take to the bollo meal one part of suit salt Is mixed with two parts of boric bone ibcal at tile texas station boric bonu meal local was found to ile bo much more satIs tory thim mineral phosphate for curing depraved appetite arid and preventing loin disease cows getting bone meat meal and salt made letter better gain in weight lu summer sui tuner retired reared stronger calves arid and lind had a lower IL death loss hone bone chOW chewing 1119 was shown to be an air evidence of ini mineral deft lency in ili the diet ond and Is more common on oil the range in dry years 0 11 II eckles of tile Alint minnesota lesota stu sta tion found a peculiar type of ci ancla HOM caused by mineral deficiency to in certain parts of minnesota these emaciated cattle would cat bone wood dirt or leather arid and will sometimes swallow stories stones in fix an attempt to get mineral matter the joints would become stiff and creak audibly as tile animals als moved tills alila condition was cured by bone meal ineal feeding the average consumption of bone meal was ns four pounds per cow tier per month in ally section whore where there Is ill al raila it shortage of Is more than a shortage 0 of ml cal clem phosphorus can call be supplied by bunc bone meal il or linseed meal ineal special itea steamed nied bone meal Is prepared by the lie var various barlous lous packing comp companies lilles for feeding cattle charles 1 I bray associate professor in ili animal husbandry coto colo rado rade agricultural college |