| Show FEEDING N G SURPLUS WHEAT TO STOCK gives gains that are practically tica lly equal to corn wheel wheat can be e fed to live stock of all kinds and thus marketed to advantage when the price Is less than corn while wheat will not give i as nond good a finish in the fattening pen as corn give gains agns practically equal to corn lt says E J JM maynard aynord of the colorado experiment station and the farmer who hns of on hand und and no corn can make mt ibey by marketing jt lt through hta his live stock so BO long agthe price remains unfavorable to him wheat ud be rolled or conr coarsely sely ard gra id d tor for all os es 61 ohve live B F z except fc heep if ground too tao finely it bus hasa a tendency to ball up in ill tile animals friou mouth tb best beat results result sare anre usually had bad in feeding wheat mix edwith other grains compared to io corn wheat carries slightly more carbohydrates jn ln tle the form and slightly more protein but bilt much less fat the protein eln in wheat like that inborn in cornels Is of af low v value and consequently wheat elijal fed to live should be supplemented with good protein feeds I 1 such ai as alfalfa skim milk cottonseed ni meal e al linseed oil meal or i pigs fattened on wheat and apro a protein supplement produce gatna gains comparable to those secured with corn but do donot not show as firm a finish as when fattened with corn or barley they should preferably be finished with the latter grains soak Soaking ng wheat wheat has been found to be a poor substitute tor for grinding when used as pig feed but rolling or grinding has increased I 1 i feeding valur from 16 to 22 per cent over feeding it whole lambs may be fed whole wheat in place ct cf corn or barley in ordinary rations containing alfalfa hay andis liage or pulp roll rolled ed or coarsely ground wheat wheatly Is ls best mixed with oth as corn barley oats or dried pulp in grain rations forbat for tat telling gitile or fur for dairy cattle not ov over er two iwo thirds of the grain ration for cattle should ordinarily consist of wheat especially chena when a heavy grain ration Is to be fed s for horses ses wheat phoui I 1 b be e ro rolled e if 1 possible and fed I 1 in n ja a irro deroe amount only mixed with some bulky concentrate or with chopped forage to avoid digestive troubles land and skit skir er eruptions |
