Show EE economical FOR ALL LIVE STOCK lia 7 JUNIOR CHAMPION ANGUS BULL AT ROYAL SHOW prepared by the united states department of agriculture practical experience as well as experimental peri mental work has taught that straw and stover can be used very economically no nom in the rations of almost nil all kinds of live stock these hages are and should be used in the fattening rations ot of nil all farm animals except hogs and should compose the larger part of all wintering or keeping rations for cattle sheep and horses breeding herds of beet beef cattle or dry dairy cows can be successfully kept on rations composed largely of 0 those materials flocks of breeding ewes do well nith such feeds when some grain Is added horses doing very light or no work need little grain if given a plentiful allowance of clean bright straw or stover under certain conditions of course grain should be added to the ration but now low it should be conserved as largely as possible tor for human consumption the following rations have been found to give excellent results for beef cattle rations tor for wintering breeding cows ration I 1 straw 10 pounds silage 20 pounds cottonseed or linseed meal 1 pound ration 2 straw 20 pounds cottonseed or oil cake 2 pounds ration ballon 3 straw 10 pounds shock corn 10 pounds cottonseed meal or linseed meal I 1 pound ration 4 stover 35 25 pounds cottonseed or linseed oil meal I 1 pound rations tor for feeding 1000 pound fattening steers 1 straw 6 pounds silage 18 pounds corn 11 pounds ration 2 straw 8 pounds legume bay 6 pounds cottonseed cake or linseed cake 5 pounds ration 3 stover 10 pounds silage 15 pounds corn 12 pounds ration 4 straw 6 5 pounds 15 pounds corn 6 pounds cottonseed meal 3 pounds in these rations various other feeds may be substituted in the rations given for wintering breeding cows definite quantities of straw and stover are given in actual feeding such figures should be somewhat disregarded and the cattle given as much roughage as they will consume yearlings yearnings Year lings may be fed three fourths the ration for breeding cows and may be expected to come through the winter in fair to good condition for dairy cattle ration for dry cows bulls and heifers heffers hei fers corn stover and straw unlimited clover hay 10 pounds corn silage 20 pounds cottonseed meal I 1 pound corn and cob meal 2 pounds ration for cow about to calve corn stover 5 pounds clover hay 12 pounds corn silage dellage 25 pounds wheat bran 3 pounds ration tor for cow giving 18 16 pounds ot of 4 per cent milk corn stover and straw unlimited clover hay 12 pound corn silage 20 pounds corn and cob meal 3 pounds ration tor for cow giving from 20 to 25 pounds ot of 4 per cent milk corti corn stover and straw unlimited clover hay 12 pounds corti corn silage 25 pounds cottonseed meal 2 pounds corti corn and cob meal 3 pounds gluten teed feed i 8 pounds for sheep the following rations should give good results when supplemented by whatever small quantities of grain may be necessary for the health and thrift of the flock ration rallon I 1 corn stover 2 pounds amount eaten not amount arro fed legume hay 2 pounds 2 oat straw 2 pounds legume hay 2 pounds ration at straw or corn stover I 1 pound silage go 1 pounds beaume legume hay bay 2 pounds satisfactory gains have never been made in lambs when corn stover kovei or oat straw has formed the sole roughage when used with leguminous gu minous or leguminous hay bay and silage and the usual grain ration the gains have been but slightly smaller than those obtained when nothing but leguminous hay bay was used while the cost ot of the ration has been considerably decreased for horses maintenance ration for 1000 pound idle idla horse ration nation I 1 corn stover 9 pounds alfalfa hay 3 pounds corn on cob 5 6 pounds ration 2 oat straw 8 pounds alfalfa Al talta 8 pounds cane Cani molasses 3 pounds dally daily ration tor for 1000 pound horse tit at light work corn stover 6 pounds bermuda liay hay 6 pounds cottonseed meal 11 1 pound coppens cowpeas Cow peas pens 2 pounds shelled corn 5 r linda dally ration tor for laoo 1000 pound bound horse at of B vere work corn fodder 4 pounds alfalfa 12 pounds soy eoy beans ground I 1 pound shelled corn 12 pounds dally ration tor for 1 O pound idle horse ration 1 corn stover 11 pounds alfalfa 6 pounds ear corn 4 pounds ration 2 oat straw 10 pounds pea hay bay 4 pounds common beets or other roots or silage ell aee 4 pounds oats 4 pounds dally ration radon tor for 1250 pound horse at light work barley straw 5 pounds alfalfa hay bay 6 pounds rolled barley 8 pounds dally ration tor for 1500 pound idle horse corn fodder with ears is 18 pounds alfalfa 5 pounds |