Show fee in 0 method at ilk alt he RP 0 acock rn I 1 unit united st th the A by 01 p or of states depar department tal ut t the united announces it nation wide tt agriculture bring about ill proved improved meth ineth to live alock in tile tho united 1 feeding ig 14 aig ab of ts Is to b ring bring the knowl plan A ates the feeding methods to ige do ot ct UP to date every IN livestock live stock O beet of attention tl on 14 fitten the e and in operation cooperation co i country k the er in nl colleges county ai state gote with other agencies S nod and q of te aslon slon live betterment rilent of tile the ul in tile tho better interested nt crested nation to 0 offer affer I 1 ll of tile the loock farmers who linao assistance to i feeding problems i bi od agun of the no bet since till the beginning ever 4 benm better ste stock ck tyr sires 1200 died more mor c than enrolled t which has COC head of live stock for improvement breeding or of methods of better t means from there tins been a demand entire country that kmen over the stockmen stoc inaugurate 0 better the he government feeding camp campaign algil V k largo large proportion offa of inquiries quirles on live livestock stock problems received I 1 by t the be dc department part ment from farmers 1 the country seek information an of if feeding tb the e plan which has been evolved Is expected to render a definite hernke to those who n ask sk for feeding belp and also to bring a knowledge of better aelter feeding n methods to many who would not mako make inquiries best methods not practiced that good feeding methods are known and practiced by tile more experienced perien perlen ced live stock owners in the united stoics states Is shown by the good condition and finish of a proportion of animals appearing nt at stock yards and by good records in production made by some feeders but the proportion on can be made larger with benefit to the ir individual grower and to the nation according to tile the department livestock live stoe stock specialists A based on a careful survey of american toms farms shows that there are 14 million head bead of runty animals in the country A majority of nearly 1000 farmers who on the situation stated that adequate and proper feed ore are tile the principal means of preventing 1 rund ress ness in animals tle tie tremendous mor c or cauty among young fini mals Is largely attributable also to lack of proper care and feed up to and including weaning time these and other facts point to the great need for more general practice of better feeding methods they point also to the immense amount of benefit that can accrue to the nation in the way of better live stock more economical production and a great saving in feedstuffs feed stuffs it if the general livestock live stock feeding practice of tle tie nation can be made more efficient department offers wide service the department oi of agriculture offers an individual feeding service that Is available 16 to any livestock live itie stock feeder in the country one of the prInc principal I 1 features of this service wilt will be beai a freeding f problem sheet which farmers farmer p may obtain from their county agents state I 1 Egri agricultural cultural colleges or direct from the department at washington 1 on the feeding problem hect beet the 1 farmer outlines his problem briefly and describes his stock and available feeds the sheet is designed to enable tho the farmer abrner to give sufficient information in brief forro forr a to make additional cor correspondence spon aPon dence unnecessary I 1 the farmer then refers the sheet to his county agent who makes 1 a I recommendation when the sheet reaches reache s tile the department I 1 a livestock live stock feeding aspeel specialist aalst studies the problem rand and makes suitable reply A great dent deal of thi correspondence received from farmers asking information tion on special feeding problems does not dot state tile tho conditions surrounding the ille problem in sufficient clent detail to per alt it of a definite reply additional correspondence often causes delay the feeding problem sheet will correct this and make it comparatively si triple or for u stockman to submit ills his problem in a form such ohrt it may be b correctly diagnosed farmers will bo be encouraged cou raged to consult local 0 cal agencies for help bell with problems that tire are linly local in diameter character tho the feeding problem service will te he of kielp to others besides those farmers who submit their problems problem for diagnosis the will vill study tile problems confronting livestock live stock wel feeders in ili the different sections of tho the country and make public the results of tills this study thereby enabling the entire to derive a betie benefit fit L livestock live livo stock feeder who submits ills his feed ing problem telling his present tica and tho the results being obtained will bo be tin nn active aid gilld in III tile the drive for better methods of livestock live livo stock feeding handbook being prepared A vest pocket pock et alzo handbook entitled A handbook for the better bette r feeding of live stock Is ig being prepared ell by department feeding specialists for free distribution to farmers who desire it handy sized set bet of duillo rules and reference tables to bo be followed in feeding the different classes of farro farm animals requirements of animals simple analyses of feeds feeds to substitute for other feeds and simple feeding instructions will hlll enable farmers to understand der stand the principles of better feeding and fit their own practice to suit the conditions on their farms the department of agriculture realizes that in order to accomplish the most good a drive for nationwide nation wide bet ter feeding of live stock must have the operation cooperation co of till all persons interested in the subject summaries of tho the progress of the work will be published publish eato to keep those interested informed |