Economy In Feeding Animals

Where corn is eme of the staple cropa it will always be larjrely used as food for stock; indeed, it is a qnestiou if anything can také its place (in conneetion wirh the groases) in the prodnetion of nork and beef. With.weli bred högs i ten and eleven pounds of pork can be ; made from fi bu&ifê] of corn, and on a good gnu ie steel' 100 bushela of corn properly W to him will increase his sveight 400 pounds, andinadditioñ niake L00 porwdsof poi'k from the waste. Socb is the esperience of Mr. Joshna Wlieeler, wlio, in a jwper read before the Kansas i state board of agriculture, further said: We think it is good economy in feeding steers apú hogs to give them the run of a t;im' ciass pasture - clover and timothy. We have never tried what is called snininer feeding of steers, but we have fontid that the best gains are made in the early part of the season. Where the animáis have plenty of grass in connection with their corn, pork can be made at a less cost from May to September where the swine have the run of a good clover field. The ünportance of ])lenty of good grass in the raising and leeding of stock cannot be overestiiuated. The value of clo er in the production of pork we have alre&dy referred to. Good, well cured hay is just as important for the ical wintering of stock. For molk cows good, bright, well cured clover is of great valne. Nbthing we have ever tried in the shape of fodder is equal to it in the production of inilk. We believe that stock ea-ttle can be brought through the winter in good condition on good timothy and clover hay and good corn fodder. with but very little grain. henee we consider it the best of economy for the stockman to spare no pains in seeuring his hay erop. We believe it would pay better to plant fewer acres of corn so as to give more time to secure the erop of hay. We consider oats and wheat bran ! able and econoniical for stock. There is no better ratioñ for horses, milk cows and calves than cornmeal, ground oats and wheat bran in eqnal parts. This ration wil] cost less than cora and oats fed without grinding. One lmndred pounds of wheat bran is worth as much for feeding as three bnshela of bats. These figures show quite a saving in the ase of bran. A good ration for horses not working too hard is eqnal parts of cornmeal and bran. This is also good feed for milk cows and calves. All the straw raised upon the farm can be used to good advantage in the feeding of stock. Good, bright oat straw is of equal value to prairie hay. The wheat straw can be used to good advantage as bedding. If it is ent at the proper time it will beeaten very well by stock cattle. Corn fodder cut at the riglit time and properly cured, Mr. Wheeler classed among the best feeds for stock cattle, but lie deplored the too common habit of turning stck into a field of comstalks.