Show li V no low IN A ro AL FEED WH WHEAT EAT TO r FARM ARM ANIMALS experiments made i by awen ty five stations ns bulletin no 2 of the federal farm board entitled practical experiences in feeding wheat contains the results of f experiments by twenty five college stations in feeding wheat to live stock and la Is the latest authentic information on the subject most odthe of the experiments were made recently but it la Is an interesting fact that as early as 1894 the south dakota experiment station published the results of some feeding trials which showed that wheat was about equal to corn as a feed for hogs in the winter of 1901 02 the agricultural i cultural experiment station of the munir university erdity of nebraska conducted a test to determine the comparative para tive lve feeding value of wheat and corn for cattle the result of that experiment was that wheat had a feeding value of about 5 per cent greater than corn recent experiences of stations aud and farm banners ersla la feeding wheat to hogs give it a value of from to siga per bushel and in all such experiments it was shown that wheat has a value equal or slightly greater than corn the showing with cattle and sheep was not quite so good but with poul try it was equally favorable the bulletin based upon all experiments suggests that wheat and corn appear to be practically interchangeable in live stock rations and it depends upon the relative price as to which one would be the more profet profitable to feed color Is given bulletin no 2 by a statement that former president coal idge eats wheat regularly regular for break fast its his formula Is two parts of w wheat heat and one of rye re it Is cooked whole without grinding the grain Is just as it comes from the held and Is put in a double boller boiler and cooked until the kernels of wheat burst open this sometimes takes four or five hours raise more horses for efficient farm power will consumption of milk and bread and meat stand still the time Is not far distant when it will declares wayne dinsmore secretary of tile the horse association or of america in a recently issued statement childless marriages fewer mouths for the farmer to feed farmers trust must realize mr air dinsmore says that a wise alternative la Is to raise and teed feed some live stock not intended for human consumption but for serving them in their farm operations as effi efficient clent cheaply kept farm power good sound horses and mules in other wor words ds used in big teams they are the best most efficient form firm of power for the farm and kept on pasture as aa they should be they cause the owner almost no cash expense anyone desiring a copy of the statement in full may have it by writing to wayne dinsmore secretary horse association of america union stock yards chicago wheat fed live stock to relieve situation everyone every one la Is agreed that the price of wheat next year must depend to a large extent on whether or not the present surplus Is taken off the market to be used as live stock feed it Is also a well known fact that shortage in corn amounts to as much or more than the surplus of wheat and small grata in this connection it Is interesting to note that in 1023 1923 when a somewhat similar condition presented itself there was bushels of wheat used on farms primarily tor for live stock feed in 1027 1927 which was the next nest highest year bushels were used for that purpose for the good of both the live stock industry and the wheat producer it la Is to be hoped that considerably more wheat will be fed uila this year then than either one of the two previously high years beef breeding herd the advantages ot of crossing good beef bulls on grade dairy cows where the owner does not cot care anre to grade up his ha dairy herd are numerous the calves so produced will sell higher as veal cl calves ilves they may be fed out and sold as fat steers or heifers heffers hei fers thus utilizing some of the cheaper roughage and pastures the helfers may be retained and bred back to it a good sire as mentioned thus establishing a grade beet beef breeding herd at little cost such a herd will produce market topping steers gains on lambs lambs tire are very efficient of feeds four pounds of corn and five pounds of alfalfa or clover bay will produce a pound of gain on a inma when corn Is available at 1 cent per P pound aund and hay at it approximately ah arnt per emmid iiii nil there should lie be 8 e margin for the feeder jhc 4 t eh eq 1 to id 10 cents for hubbs aher reed feed prices anre higher one can easily it lie le cost of producing 10 rounds of gain and determine whether it would cc be policy to outer the |