Show efficient feeding gets better results careful management needed to meet goals increased efficiency can solve part of the 1944 livestock and poultry feeding problem accor according ding to war food administration officials during 1942 43 about 28 per cent more feed concentrates was employed than during 1941 42 but output of livestock products increased by only 13 per cent officials point out that if the rate of feeding can be held midway between the two thirds of a ton of concentrates cen per livest livestock ocl unit fed during 1941 42 and the three fourths of a ton fed during 1942 43 production goals of 1944 should be achieved with use of only 1407 million tons of feed concentrates this would be about 1 7 million tons less than last years feeding suggestions made by department of agriculture officials with regard to feeding efficiency include light hogs can be produced with less teed feed per pound than heavy hogs more eggs can be produced with less feed by culling out more of the non layers and keeping a larger percentage of pullets beef cattle should be fed shorter and lighter and more dependence should be placed on roughage for cattle and sheep experts urge elimination ol of crowded farm conditions reever possible with many farmers raising more corn and soybeans for example less pasture is available and resulting crowded conditions contribute to disease and to death loss among animals and poultry farmers in feed surplus areas have been urged to produce the commodities they can produce best and to adjust their livestock operations to a level that will enable the shipment of some surplus feed to the farmers in deficit feed areas Ms 10 00 ca L I 1 have you noticed a difference in this clover since the boss started using phosphates and lime |