Show T 11 R mot LIV ESTOCK M A N Y M E T fly dr Gito otal 11 vaut afus I 1 emmor of unav for 41 not 41 H hay I 1 never feel too 00 oo imd bad on oil nt at a weedy corn idd fidd when I 1 know hat it it a to so go into a 0 silo why not gren BW bla when permeated and r f witt with t the le corn juices alces in file he milo art anro nearly as aa nutritious in that way its aa pie corn fodder itself I 1 his applies to woods weeds that are arc ordinarily ily found in ackop a crop rota toll linn and not to dhona I 1 that infest ty junt perhaps perma k J lowland pas tores mo some 0 of which have i been found I 1 ow W weida found in rotation crops are poisonous aa A R matter I 1 dr r lf 01 fact they 1 lieve I 1 a v e audi the die same barno percentage of protin carbohydrate and even minorca mineras min mi oroa and vilimina viti vit mina that crops have weeds however contain ertain hitter bitter or unpalatable ilo flavors that mahe hein repulsive to farm animals I 1 his is ia especially true of mature weeds that aio fount found en sling hill rig corn those weeds weeda make awfully poor imor hay but when diluted with lorn corn or cane or with grasi grasnek ies and le legumes gurries that are palatable and when fermented with willi them in a silo rilo they are quite accept able to the animals in some wisconsin observe 11 bons I 1 on ka vie the additions addition of five ve pounds of f salt baleto a each dao ton boreen bf f green reen I 1 fodder weedy or otherwise made the resulting aaa somewhat more palatable now while we admit the nu tnt ional value ol of the weme weeds under some home conditions this is not in any way condoning shiftless fanning with little attention paid to woods weeds weeds are baund to cut down on the acre yield of grain silage corthay or hay dut but imme linnes times in spite of 0 everything tt a farster can to do weather condi tlona wing being what they alo aio the wada get ifft ahead of hm film anol A once well under way ry they pro are hard to eradicate zo poo ai sonjo agomo weeda are not on 90 had bud or at lease is a good I 1 way to maliu inaldo 1 lie weebo abst t of a alad IM deal when the iceda do persist I 1 have noticed that hat a whole lot of salt in the he anil kills killa vegetation for instance where salt is ia fed on ehte th ground botill I 1 have been told old that hat salt bait is supposed to have a beneficial eff effect act when timed need an aa a fertilizer which Is ar overt doth both statements are correct 8 silt ailt la Is used to kill vee tation in weed control for instance and salt is used ai a source of sodium in soil boil amend ment A report from tile uni hersity of Wi states beatea that some borne 20 crops such as aa ct ci ory ugar sugar I 1 beati batt q wheat and onta oats hive responded uland with increased yields to applications of salt aalt varying from 00 to pounds per aar when used with other suitable bla commercial fertilizers Qu estum I 1 raised and thresha I 1 quite illige a lot of buckwheat buik butk wheat anti anil well would ld like to know if and how I 1 could mix it in with grouns acl for cows it take the of oil meal which Is in hard to get TH Is it rood good chicken aced ond and in what propositions tinnier compares wi with I 1 oats th ill composition composition tre than any other gra grain n having i albut 12 per cent protein buck boit apat has haa bahout 75 pt per diat e lit 1 of the feed value of corn it I 1 u therefore not at all a substitute for oil meal winch iris his from 85 to 45 per rent cent protein duck wheat should not be fed in a amounts in 0 ants of more than about abne ill thard d of the grain rain mixture for cows or of tile mash for chickens ts questions irom from readers u ill be answered in the column or by direct I 1 i deply please send your que questions irions to dr Poh CIO co stiff kfaft tufe 33 north la salle st chicago 2 ill III |