| Show big mistakes commonly made in feeding stock epard Pr td by the th un cited states department of ASri agriculture culture following a questionnaire study ol of L live 1 ve stock 0 ck feeding problems and how bow banners arli at rs are meeting them made by the united states department of ag ri culture during the summer the department part ment is receiving numerous comments on the subject among those recently made was one containing the empei tenets of a kansas farmer who abo abrupt changes in feeding poor combinations of teed feed and clent clant water ater to be the principal mis takes commonly made in feeding see In Iri glive stock sold on the open mar ket was to this farmer a means of con eluding also that live stock of jul proved breeding made greater gaitis and produced more than common stock fed in the same way in the experience per peri lence ence of this farmer the improved live stock was 25 per cent more profitable from a feeding standpoint an eastern dalry dairyman inan relates how he be improved his dairy feeding methods method s by the better feeding of dry cows and by supplying silage during sum nier mer months feeding according to production and condit condition lott has likewise been beneficial this farmer in the dia cussing bussing the relation of breeding to feeding fe stated that his present herd bull and the application ot of line breed ing have resulted in helfers about 21 20 per cent better than their dams many other comments of which the foregoing Is typical direct attention to means of getting better results from feeds A compilation of the material obtained by the department has been prepared and may be obtained by ad dressing the bureau of animal indus try united states department of agri culture |
