Show farmers cut expenses by using milo in feed many farmers are planning to use milo grain in their feeding rations this fall and winter because it is considerably cheaper than corn and about equal to it for most classes of livestock except hogs milo one of the grain sorghums sorg hums closely resembles corn in composition even though it is somewhat lower in fat and slightly higher in protein says H B osland associate in animal investigations for colo rado state college experiment station at fort collins when fed to hogs milo is worth 91 per cent of the value of corn milo should be properly supplemented with grinding is usually advisable grinding increased its value 41 per cent eiten fed to cattle in a texas experiment peri ment steers fed which is similar in feeding value to milo gained pounds per head daily on a ratio that also contained protein supplement hay and cane and corn silage tests in several states show milo equal to corn for fattening lambs but grinding milo does not pay when it is fed to sheep if it is fed to dairy cattle however milo must be ground osland reports A kansas experiment shows that milo is approximately equal to corn as a feed for dairy cattle |