Show POTATOES FOR STOCK FEED the heavy production and tho the low price of potatoes has directed attention to their value for stock feed hitherto this subject has not received much attention in this country because under ordinary conditions other feeds are undoubtedly much cheaper and better some gome estimate that even at 15 cents a bushel it is more expensive to feed potatoes to stock than it is to feed silage while on the other hand it is scarcely bro probable bable that the farmer can raise potatoes tor for much less than 30 cents a bushel their actual value for feed depends upon many factors but it is better to make some use of the potatoes on hand rather than let them rot in germany where the potato crop is proportionately far greater than in this country the question has beeh more thoroughly studied the tubers tuber may be e used for feeding cows horses sheep and pigs but they are best adapted for pigs to secure A lie I rest iest est results v ith swine the potatoes should first be cooked and then made into a thick rush mush r ush mixed with the corn men meal or other grain if skim milk is added the L value of the feed is much increased in feeding potatoes to dairy cows from one half peck to one peck should be fed to start with they should be given ven raw and should be run through a root cutter to prevent choking the cows an excessive feed of potatoes to a dairy cow is liable to cause scours but as much as one half bushel per cow per day has been fed without vit hout bad results in addition to the nutrients contained potatoes give succulence to lo a ration a factor of importance in feeding dairy cows |