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T 1 :-; 111 VotXXXU Na-9 v " .- - -. ' SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917 - , ' T laYear,Sc.aCo: fr- :-. 5- - 1 tI the animal and then additions made .. . . ' s " i Timelp iaiyn Suggestions the animal and then additions made to the ration according to the quanti ty and quality, of milk produced. " . These .standards are based on the assumption that a pound of digesti ble protein rrpm one feed is equal to- Mr. . t r' M - x What the Self-feeder SfajWS "Vnt of nitrogen by 17 and divide by pound from -any mother feed, Ibut Ht ; liuai v,;,-- - - i:- -?Hor TOuh:ipy by 1.2. Butthis should ls w known that this is not true. r PASTURE PROBLEMS A DUcmmf tisa ssatil Fat toes a ; Gtli&3 md JCpin2 cdiTtftirM' a T ONE of the Nebraska ;suDsta- not , oe necessary, for tions, fall shoats "a winter, the. following afivmnmia tions, tail snoais aic. uuwug Awe . siioiuq Jiever pe used as a measure of feeds for weight : every amounts of nitrogen. 7 To find the per rent of of regain n .protein; when the percent bfaatro- ;S ,; Corn Alfalfa iiay Tankage Skim milk Total 2MS ft.v.r., .255 2.58 lbs Ibg...V..tl269 . . .. .PmV -1818M)0B2 -.4678 1.2164 .1716 -. JTX find the 'per cent of nitrogen, when the, per -cent of protein is :given, da- vide by 6.y; - '- : Feeding Velvet Beans to Hogs Would you afl- velvet beans in- Armsby, in view of these recently developed facts, has suggested a new .standard or new method of comput ing a balanced ration., At present the data are not available by which the A READER asks vise grinding Ttf PRECEDING issues -we have ilb-J cussed Bermuda grass and lespe- ' deza. .-These ; two plants one or . C the. other, or "both which grow, al most everywhere in thcCotton Belt, . farmer can as conveniently balance - must nlHhe largest place in our pas- his rations by the Armsby method, as -lures hut both have weaknesses and ' j he can by the Wolff -Lehmann stand- ' must ; by other , ard, -and the processes are more com- plants. ' . r , plicated or difficult for -the average -It .is generally agreed that two person. The Armsby: method is prob-? plants, even when growing at the - ably more nearly accurate, but any same time, furnish more grazing than approach toward the easier or more eluding the hulls, to be fed to hogs,, simple Wolff -Lehmann standard is an mixed with com? Or would you hull the heans and then-grind them, 'not using the" hulls at all ? It ' will cost sone-tenth of the beans to iiull diem. What proportions of corn and velvet The skimmed milk was fed the pigs in the usual way, but the corn, alfalfa and tankage were talcen oy the -pigs from a self-feeder.- ,TJie nutritive Ta tio of these ieeds in the quantities mnsumed is 1 tD 5.5. Aeain -the .-Dies crivf their opinion .'Tiart-the -eecBne-.Jwans, would . you advise for ieedrng standards as pTevionsly worked ant " liogs,-when beans and hulls are used,. and also when - beans - without " the hulls are used?" r r; We would not hull the beans, he cause the hulls are of value for feed-, injg. and the cost of hulling is too great. -y' ;.' Pexiaps the best method, of feed- either alone. They may, at least, if well selected, furnish a better bal anced ration than any one plant alone, but there is another reason why Ber muda and lespedeza should be sup- by the scientists; are coTrrct. . The Wolff-Lehmann feeding tsta-ndaTd for growing fattening pigs trails for the following nutritive Tatios : y j 2 to 3 months, lt8. ,. ......... 1 to -4 3 to 5 months, 109 3bt .......... 1 to 5 5 to 6 months, 160 lbs.. . v. , . 1 to fi.5 e to 8 months. 200 fbs. ............... 1 to 6 r : ..1J 1 J. . v h' wh,VK-dtnnlV-,tTin that the' scien- UU1U ioj wxwavuc tists ' estimated - tTiat pigs require 1 part of digestible-protein rto 4 to 6 parts of carbohydrates' and fats, ac cording to age and size, and the pigs in the Nebraska Experiment thought the same, as shown ly tlie fact that they ate, on an aYeTage,' 1 part of pro-? tein to 5.5 parts of carbohydrates and fats when the feeds were, constantly before thero. ?ohey could Tat as they, desired. . "i. ' '-1' improvement over present common practices, hence we still use the Wolff rLehmann standard, or the next step in ithe progressof balancing ra- plemented by other plants. tions, the Haecker standard. Both these are warm weather In the standard given above no v6th- plants. Lespedeza has no superior in er nutrient can take the place of the warm, moist weather and Bermuda protein ; but the protein can partially, withstands dry weather better than at least, take the place of the carbo- any other Southern pasture plant in hydrates. That is, any little excess of general use. But they both start protein may iDe used for supplying" growing rather late in the spring and heat and energy for which carbohy- make little growth after th e, first. ldfl- drates are used. When so used a inglrosts in the fall, because, as 5tat-.- pound of protein is supposed to be ed, fhey are both warm, weather " equal to a pound of carhohydrates. plants. We .must, therefore, find As, however, a pound of protein us- plants 'to supplement Bermuda grass ually costs anoTe than a pound ot car- an(j lespedeza, that will malce an earr side of 'a. elM eeder -and- the 'velvet Heed any great excess of protein, and let "Qit iogs balance their jwn ra tion. . - . -T.-V-''" If, iowevet, we must piix 4iie leefls ' for the hogs we most first &iide aai the tnutritive xafto ni the aaa&sn; r whlirh Timat he ixscH for Sine purposes gar which carljrjihyxates "will serve. JEt4j'.-ito' t large extent anay serve Jthe same purposes ts tarbolrydxates. He Got a Poof Ortiz of Cottonseed ""Meal ...-:.:- A READER writes ; T was quoted ' 7 per cent tneal at $2 per ivnndred pounds and 7l2 per rent tneal at :$ZiO per hundred. 1 ordered 7 "per cent proportion m protein aaa i xarsony- 3 5 tto-a tjertain extent thev are drates. Berihaps atettaaoae of irrrtrrrjangrr . FaeAaps tflte best ble protem to srx f w is that a Bttle ex- and Jat win fct jbont alst iarver' ol fat over and above that called iaglhogsilpMingpiai Tised for ing sows imight avgaire little 'anore ;- purposes served carohy--;prote3n, or a ifitfle larger proportion - ates. CWhen so used 3t 4s calcnlat of ihe -velvet ham ancal At ht pres- a pound of digestible fat is nt prices of feeds it 0 pounds nf digestible car- pay to" grind ioth5t2ie cornaiifl l3ie loalryflrates. In ottler words an al beans in 42 pods. . .. oikfing t&e 3iutrii3vcTafio of a ra About ats hearty as at can he btam- ifem ihe fat is iiraltrpBc lyy 235 and ea, or at least nearly enough tor all the result added to tlie carbohy- meal and when at arrived the tag on; - practical purposes, a one to six ratio drates. The protein is . then divided thp cart rjiorlc yfl xjvr rr rrrtitnT kiA!- J 1 : im. . a e ji. . ine sacic reads ,,.20 per cent. protein . :j will J)e obtained hy mixing equal into the sum of the carbohydrates 1 took per cent to iean per ; cent -parts of corn and -ground . beans m and fat to obtain the ratio. For in- of nitrogen content and according to their hulls. ? . ' X V stance, ike nutritive ratio of the ra- method of finding amount of protein .When the ground leans without the tion for a dairy cow giving 16.6 given in artie4e on cottonseed meal "hulls are used-It will require nearly pounds, fmilk a day, using - the for mules in 4astu issueof i Tliel-Pro- " standard as given 'above, is obtained gressive farmer, i should have y.re- to produce a ration with a nutritive by the following processes : civea meai containmg-W5 per cent : ratio of 1 to 6. ; v protein, instead of only .20 per cent" ' ' ' ' ' ' . ' ' , ."' Jim u ifronlat Balancing a Nation far. Daiiyow point, 7 per cent-arttonseed mear . - loes not mean Uhat. the meal ton-' jf1 READER writes ai follows : tains 7 per cent-of nitrogen. ;V-That is ;Blease tell; e whatis a Wl what such a statement should Imean anaed ration for a dairy -cow. That and will when thecottonseed meal as what Per cent of .-protein, fat and carbohydrates and to wliat extent will one nutrient take the place of others?" . " . It -must be understood that any :itandaTd anmrwr to represent the re- lier and later growth than either of these. Throughout the Southern half of the Cotton Belt, especially on the sandy soils of the coastal plain, we doubt if there is anything better than bur clover. In the northern half, or at least the northern third of the Cotton Belt, we are inclined to think white clover, hop clover and Carolina clover, all small growing true clovers, especially tlie first, are "better. Or, should we say, that in the northern parts of the Cotton Belt, these small true, clovers should be .added to bur clover? ; So far as we know, the seed of the small yellow hop clover is not on the market and the seed of both bur and white clover are high-priced. They are also somewhat uncertain of growth, when sowed on land for the first time. We are not, therefore, ad vising that large 'expenditures be, made for these seeds, but we do ad vise sowing some of ihese seeds and o-ivincr the' n'larlts a start or a chance - il-TtxZo; . o.Vd. to cret a slart in every pasture. When- The Tatio ts stated as 1 of digesti- they are gr0wn. on the farm, larger ble 'protein) to 5.95 (of digestible car bohydrates and fat). It is stated in the standard as 1 to 6, in round num bers.'''"', - ' ' .t - . In making up the ration, a deficien cy of dry. matterif not too great, need not cause any concern, if the re quired digestible .nutrients aTe preB-ent- in palatable form Likewise a small excess of fat iieed not 'cause any serious . concern,' The most im portant point as to see that there is enough digestible protein, and, next, that there as sufficient digestible car ina fertilizer manufacturers , learn their best interest or the lawmakers learn their oduty.-: 'But, at present "7 per cent cottonseed meal" means that 't contains' 7 per "cent of "ammonia." This - mr -m f''m V (, V -mm mm . mm,m O m contains 5.76 p'er cent of nitrogen or tnate based on the best' information 36 per cent of nrotein.. If our reader.: we iave. but which at hest tnust be was quoted 7 per; cent cottonseed recognized as incomplete as regards bohydrates and fats. - - meal at $2 per hundred 'pounds and any particular case.. .. . ' " - For ' dairy cows, especially, lime is received meal cohtainingv6nly .120 per The standard most "used is what Is important, and our Southern feeds cent protein, , or .3.88 per. cent of am- known as the Wolff-Lehmann, which grown on lands deficient in lime may "lonia (32 per cent. of nitrogen). he s, on a basis of the nitrogen or pro tein content, entitled to.; rebate of-' about 90 cents a hundred, but since the larger. per cent of carbohydrates m the low grade meal is worth some- is as follows: per DXT PER 1.000 "LBS. LIVE WEIGHT . . m m m m xuYim. m ? w- Milk corwt yieia-i 38 bs. LTtCt: ...'Tv :"'.,:.;,':;: I , U of milk, o reduce tli f iu rr.s ib" of -"i"- to nrtrogen, multiply by 14 and divide X for. 14-17 of ammonia :Is "'ogen, the other J. y .. To change tlie per; 25 27 20 82 Dfrgentlble yutrimrts o 0 lbs. OA lbs. X6U0,0 2.0 2.6 8.S 11.0 13.0 1S.0 lbs. 0J 0.4 Bo not contain snfficient. For tins rea son the : addition of Ihne or calcium .phosphate in fhe. form of ground "phosphate rock may "be a valuable ad dition to the ration. seedings may be made and there is really no reason why any man cannot from a small start soon have his pas- . tures well set with these plants, in all those sections where they are lenown to do well. .'There are' also many other plants wTiich may he used to produce earlier pasturage than is supplied oy Bermu da and lespedeza. They are not, per haps, bf so general application, but still, some of them have quite a large range of usefulness. For moist lands, perhaps redtop and alsike clover are -the most gener ally useful. For higher lands, or chard grass and white clover may serve better, and if the landbe rich enough oat grass, meadow fescue and red : clover may do "well for a few years, .especially if .time is present cr can be applied. ; ' ' '. .' The securing of late fall grazing is a more ifircuh prohlem, ' owing .to the usual Ary 'weather. ; .There are itoi.1 ito .. Those who aTe advising the South ern farmer to trroduce his own food and feed supplies, with a" garden, plants, like Dallas grass, or Paspalum cows, pigs, poultry and forage crops dilatatunv which do well -during the if. ' are giving good advice, hut a man dry weather of tall, but few ot them ( UJnnnta Station, mav do all these and oe a tailurc, it stana well ootn cry wcaincr apu u UALMVWl W.v - - - r m . - m m ko fiucrrested a standard, which he does not do more-if he neglects ' ircezrng. 0.8 to ammonia multiply the per - for the maintenance of thebody of -agriculture. - ,r , ;. ; - ; .' ;.;. - n; .rf ' ;C '-'';; - '.. y,',."''"'7."-. ' ' "'-v:';";'v:4' -""; , l '' '' Many believe the lest pro vision for dry late fan grazing is a Bermuda, lespedeza and ch has not been grazed too closely. mm ! 1 ! i 1 1 ! I i-
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