Show live L I 1 STOCK aft a V RUSTED STRAW FOR FEEDING value demonstrated b by 1 experiments made by canadian and other experiment stations there lins has evidently not been much investigation on the effect of rust on straw as to its feeding value valde bloston most of the analyses made show that rust increases the feeding value of tho the straw the dominion experiment station in canada and the experiment stations in north dakota and minnesota have found that thai the rusted straw has a larger feeding value than rust freo free straw the analysis made at the north dakota experiment station one year however showed that the he straw had a decreased freding value the reason for an Inc increase In creise feeding value la explained by the net fact that the plant first produces the nourishment in the item and leaves baves anti and later passes it up into the head to fill out the kernels th the rut rust interferes with this food passing up into tho the head it has a little the same effect as cutting the grain for hay the value of the straw defends on abood a good many factors among which are the time at which rust strikes the crop how the straw la Is cured and whether it has any shriveled grain in it cases have been reported in which animals have been banned by being fed rusted straw one way to determine if it la harmful Is to lo feed aitto it to afew a few of the less valuable animals for a week or two and observe the effect that it has on them some other roughage should be fed with the rusted straw and do not make a sudden change from other teed feed to rusted straw shaking the straw to remove the dust as far as possible la Is also advisable observe the animals that ore are being fed rusted straw to see bee what effe effrat et it has on them north dakota experiment station |