Show 1 1 wool 0 I 1 EFFICIENT FEEDING nud AND N LIVESTOCK to aru management rm g fv ity dr emerit eslo timor of animal husbandry of I 1 As A a further service to out our readers ren dari loiters on an local problems may be b sent nt to dr Bob bohstedt tit at the lh salt sall institute 33 north lasallo sart chicago 2 salt sail on the lor for mR of id lux chis to 10 itry use of mail hal I 1 on tile tho it cirni arru H i salt milt for file hyp livestock tit in ilia rations anil and led fed free frea abio lioi huilt norvea to assure ef cf production of meat milk wool find work alimeto Ali mito milt malt or its ita two wo tile cle sodium and chlorine are vital to the health growth ond and reproduction prot luction of vo all classes of 1 I 1 livestock indeed q some nn an ok annala will d ok 0 yells if f denied sup blip Z salt dult for or lengthy this was dr a ally 11 V d demonstrated c n in ill re search earch with dr Boha dairy ottlo at Corri cornel bli university within the last few beyra countless Count leaa research resea ach projects have shown that the various classes of livestock suffer buffer retarded poor reproduction and d tossed losses from generally poor health health when denied wilt emit in their fadim a for It istance I 1 a study nt purdue university showed that salt alt fed pigs gained two and it a halt half times as aa fast as pigs fed identical rations but denied salt malt besides its vital role in sadir animal tal nutrition salt malt serves many purposes in livestock management and general farm use kill becomes a labor saver on rangelands where mixed with i protein tein supplement it controls cont rold irro he I 1 daily supplement intake to the tha desired levels for sell elffed elf fed cati tle tie and sheep the feed may be input out once a week or even lose less aften if ten in contrast contra gt with daily feed ing iltz required when ewhen salt alt its ia not amot used ina as a regulator or 4 sinca pines tive livestock will cons conium urno a remarkably i constant amount ain of fait each day clay and then retire from the salt pall or salt feed this makes kas al elf feeding i 61 it 4 is ia also used as ft a carrier of medicines minert minerals als anti and other ir needs hull a pint pait in conserva it lion tou too of he 1110 malt calt ond and mineral boxes to io often wed ubil na its a to aid in iii controlling tile grazing gru zini pres su hurab rea As at a on diment bilt is in used to increase tile consumption of rather rut her fart often permitting tile the uso use of feeds which would otherwise be a wasted in some areas suit stilt Is in tined in hoil goil amendment principally east of tile tho mih 1 in U eri ments at tle the unia university 1 ai r at y of I 1 V wisconsin showed that sodium in tl the le boil produces pro ducos a marked inert atio in tho ole yield and quality of many froba common stock salt was used as the sodium source in experiments peri ments with celery barley client and oats as well am in many I 1 0 ther other crops the amount of bolt ort to FM floo pounds per acre depends on an soil boil t conditions and other A ant foods to he be applied recently salt halt I 1 na an been reported an aid to fish growth in form farm ponds some south mouth caro linn fina farmers having trouble despite recommended pond fertilization practices reported increased fis fisli gw g growth w h with the add sodium remedy suggested 4 by clemson authorities the farmers provided added sodium in the term form of mineralized livestock salt blocks at the rate of one 60 50 pound block of salt per acre of pond surface applied every three or four months these are just a few of the many uses of salt on the farm I 1 Is 1 there any feed value in thistles whistles es meeri answers yes there here Is ia considerable feed aeed value in thistles whistles es as ther cherev elss la j in a good many other woods weeds provided they are liar har vested feted or of led at a relatively you young ng stage of growth weeds at times do not diner differ greatly in their corn position from ordinary forage crops crop such as the grasses about the best beat way of making use of weeds is to ensile them and they ire are regu regularly lawly emilea ensiled right along witto wi or hay bay crop |