Show COUNTY AGENT NOTES 1411 FEEDING EDING HINTS AVERAGE HE replacement PLACEMENT VALUE 1 pound of grain will replace 15 pounds of alfalfa hay 1 pound of cottonseed cake replaced reb lacea 2 ibs grain or 3 ibs of alfalfa the dally roughage for livestock whether in ili form of hay straw pasture or range sl should not nolt fall below 20 ibs for dairy cows 12 tbs abs for horses 10 ibs for beef cattle and 2 ibs for owes BEEF CATTLE WINTERING WINTE ING if roughage Is short or of poor quality supplement with grain br or cottonseed cake in replacing part of at the forage ration with grain use a 2 to 4 lbs ibs of coarse wheat or barley with a short feed of alfalfa or rood good bright wild hay bay use cottonseed cako cake with poor quality roughage or straw feed 12 1 2 to 31 34 3 1 4 ibs of cake dally daily to young stuff I 1 to 2 ibs dally daily to chwi BEEP BEEF CATTLE FATTENING with GOO COO lb ib steers start with 3 to 4 ibs grain with alfalfa feed freely with wild hay add 34 3 4 to 2 ibs cottonseed ton cake or similar protein feed 1 gradually increase grain up tip to I 1 per cent of at live weight of steers DAIRY CATTLE amounts offered of feed necessary to carry a dalry dairy cow producing ibs milk and lbs ibs butter fat thru 7 winter months 35 to 4 ta tons n 4 af of alfalfa alfa alfa 3 tona toils alfalfa 12 I 1 2 ton grain 3 tons tells wild hay 12 1 2 ton grain and 4 aw 0 ibs ab cottonseed cake WINTERING suggested rations ration 1 ibs it alfalfa 12 1 2 11 barley corn or wheat 2 AVIn winter tei brush range 1 ib alfalfa 12 1 2 ili ib barley b a aley or corn 3 winter brush range good con ditinno 14 1 4 to 12 1 2 lb ib cottonseed cake slie SHEEP ep FATTENING LA LAMBS lbs fligg rations 1 2 3 ibs alfalfa 34 3 4 to 1 11 ib wheat corn and barley 2 2 4 t wild hay 34 3 4 to 1 ill ib wheat corn or barley and 14 1 4 to 12 1 2 cotton seed cake the county agent will be glad to furnish bulletins on feeding and obtain material on other subjects tor for anyone wishing such information cooperative F FEEDING PLAN if anyone in th the county is interest ed in a cooperative feeding plan pl ari with northern colorado feeders edera fe where herc you furnish the livestock and the colorado feeder hirni furnishes tile the feed the county agent will be glad to assist in making such an arran arrangement c Ac according cordin to professor asor manyard of the U S A C several colorado beede i sire are anxious to carry bilt ant such auch a plan 4 TI CLUP CLUB LEARN LEA it m DOING on the day that the national 4 11 club achievement program was broadcast over mrs dameg will wal tons 1st ast year cooking club entertained their mothers with a lovely break fast the county agent wa was present and if you do not believe that these iris can cook you must get on the side of them and win nil an invitation to their next breakfast again on monday night lit he and mrs guymon attended a 4 11 club social given giren by mrs and mrs muirs mairs sewing club these girl 4 planned and conducted a splendid program in honor of their mothers it is stimulating to attend attel ll tale social and see what bo bivs vs and girl gills can call do in the things they are interested in everyone Every alle had a fine time and I 1 must say aliat that these girls know something about cooking al also alo o 4 11 club chill members learn by doing and make the best better 11 OUT OF COUNTY the counte agent will lie be out alit of the county for a few flags and an d will return about the middle of next week I 1 E I 1 L dimion county agent ag ent |