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TH ALLIANCE (NEBRASKA) HERALD
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MOST ECONOMICAL OF FEEDS
Wltll II Mil. ill lllliiillilt of Solln OlIH'I'tl-
Irate liitfli in protein, mirh ns cotton
wed meal. Th fiirmiTS In that por
tion of tin' corn licit l.vlnif wt of
the MUxoiirl river, where alfalf i Is
prosMi nluiii'litnily, nearly alwaya ran
jliin nn adequate rut Ion without corn.
Tlii fiirt Unit tli III) farm inlim
tht cheaper ration wvrp not f foiling
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Farm By-Productt Should Be i
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Storlitncn slionM make heller nsa of
fhrnp roughnce or fnnn hy -product,
wirh as cornstalks or at raw In wlnfer
InR beef rows, N the opinion of spe
cialists of the United Stntes depart
ment of agriculture after ntaklng a
furvcy of nonrlr ,"00 Meek farms it
the corn bolt. The record which thoj
obtained how that there la no flxpl
rule thnt should povern (he quality ni
the kind of food Used except (hat tht
ration should be adequate and ero
nomlcnl.
Whether the course feeds of the ra
tlon 'hall be composed mostly of hay
fodder, ullage, or rhiIu, w ill depend or
dlnnrlly on local and seasonal condl
tlcns.
In years whoa there Is ncrlout
dbortapo of corn, farmers will And II
necessary greatly to reduce the quan
tity of the corn thnt ordlnnrlly In fed
4 train or fodder or sltaire. That thlf
ran be done under many clrru in stance
lb evident from a study of the roe
oids. They show that a ration whirl
does not contain corn fodder either a
irraln or In fodder or slluue can bo fed
without any detriment whatever to th
ctws or tholr offspring. There were
140 of the farms studied feeding sucb
rations, the majority of them In Kan
sas and Nebraska, and they produced
as pood ralves as the farm feeding
corn. The winter feed bill on these
farms was $13.10 per cow, in against
an average of $10.00 for those nIiib
grain, fodder, or sllnge, showing a sav
Ing of $3.r0 per bend due to elimina
tion of corn.
The use of such a grnlnless ration,
which on these farms consisted solely
of hay and chenp roughage. Is, of
course, not always possible or practi
cable. If this type of ration Is to be
economical, there must be an nhund
nnce of cheap hay to comblno with tht
rough foods; or, If tho bulk of the rti
tion consists of cheap roughage, w hich,
unless there Is some winter pasture, Is
lCrgoly composed of carbohydrates,
there should be a sufficient amount of
leguminous liny, such as alfalfa or
clover, to supply the protein needs of
the niilnml. In localities where "there
I n shortage of hay but whore large
quantities of cheap roughage, such a
corn stover, straw, or damaged bay.
Is available, this cheap roughnge often
onn bo made to servo as rmf
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Good Pasture Is an Economical Home
Crown Feed.
porn does not Imply that It should never
boused, for there are farms where It Is
necessary to feed a moderate amount
of grain. This Is particularly true of
cattlemen who are conducting a pure
bred business and who advertise their
stock by exhibiting at the various live
lock shows. The results of this study
simply Indicate that care should be
thken that no unnecessary quautltles
of corn are fed.
There are 134 farms (not quite one
third of those studied) on which corn
was fed to the breeding herd for at
least part of the winter. The average
winter feed bill for these farms was
$17.10 per head, as against $14.S0 for
the cows receiving no grain. ' There
were 58 of these farms where less
than 10 per cent of the ration was
composed of gralr and where the cows
received an average of 2 bushels of
corn and 13 pounds of cottonseed
eieal per head during the winter. As
A2 per cent of this winter ration con
sisted of cheap rotighnge and as tho
r.mount of feed used was not excessive,
the cows wore i.'.irrleil through the
winter at trn average cost of
$14..i), or 9 cents n day. I'i th? herds
where grain constituted more tUin
10 per Vent of the ration, the cows re
ceived nn average of from 0 to IS
bushels of corn, much of which was
unnecessary. The n venire rt of feed
for wintering these cows rui'.red fnnn
$17.50 to more than a head.
rrobubly one of the largest wastes
of corn occurs in the t'vnn;; of un
basked corn fodder, which is exten
sively fed In sections whore corn Is thp
leading crop onl when; bay Is soarr
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J A.N MA I. I'Al.li FESTIVAL
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ed attractions", will show every sf-
lornooii nii'4 -t,in!9 v. - v. u . . "
days, on the carnival grounds
Muc h more niieht be said regard
ing Ak-S;ir-Uen Jhls year, but what's
the use; thoso who attend do not
need further description, and those
who do not could not fully appreci
ate the entertainment by anything
further we might say here.
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stroiiR demand for the output of the
packing plant as soon as It begins
operating, and that the quality of the
meat products will keep this demand
strong; while economy of operation,
cut to satisfy everyJgETAOlNU.NET
for reasons above mentioned, and
the immense business that will be
transacted will make profits suffici
ent to satisfy eery stockholder.
Persons who cannot visit the plant
of the Skinner Packing Company
during the time of Ak-Sar-Ben,
should do so at their earliest oppor
tunity. A special invitation is ex
tended to stockmen at any time they
are In Omaha to call up "Tyler 3483"
and ask to be taken to the plant and
shown through the same.
Food In the Far North.
Reindeer stew and roast water fowl,
bear meat or a walrus stew are among
the dishes offered In Labrador, Green
land and Faroe Islands. In time a
taste may be acquired for these things
It one Is frozen lu long enough to be
of a grateful spirit. Coarse bread,
plenty ot codfish, cranberry Jam or a
blueberry (dried) cake may help mat
ters along.
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This is an illustration of the new plant of the SKINNER PACK
ING COMPANY, pronounced by packing experts "the last word
in packing house efficiency." The most perfect plant ever built
in this country and perhaps the world, for converting into food
products the live stock produced on farms of this great MISSOURI,
VALLEY territory and the Mid-West.
Omaha is the world's second largest center in the receipt of
live stock from farms, but has not made the same record in the pro
duction of meat-food products. Omaha needs greater packing fa
cilities; hence the need for this great packing plant.
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