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Show Specialist Advises Use Of Balanced Livestock Ration oT Save Hay One good way to save alfalfa hay is to feed it with a suitaoie cupp'ement in a balanced ration, states E. J. Maynard, Extension Animal Husbandman of the Utah State Agricultural College. Roughages that help to "balance" "bal-ance" alfalfa in livestock maintenance mainten-ance rations, according to Professor Profes-sor Maynard. are com fodder or silage, straw, cr even weeds in case of emergency. Weeds cut while in a tender green condition, when cured and stacked, have a definite feed value. Concentrates include any of the small grains, dried beet pulp, or beet molasses. It is still possible to plant corn cr cane for 'forage which may be ensiled cheaply in trench silos at any stage of growth, says Profes-or Profes-or Mavnard. Hay made from unripe, small grain crops is also a valuable supplement to alfalfa, he states The lower value cf the unripe grain is onset Dy uie cr nutritive value of the straw. The important point Is the use cf any carbonaceous feed as a means for increasing the effectiveness effective-ness of a limited alfalfa ration. Hi?h prices paid for "shipped in" "alfalfa may prove ruinous with present livestock markets but the stretching of a limited alfalfa ! supply by the u- of cheap available avail-able carbonaceous roughages to balance the ration Is a worth j while consideration. |