March ' 1841
THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS. ORE.
PAGE NINETEEN
More Potatoes Fed to Livestock HereThan Ever Before
Henderson Tells
Value of Diverted
Spuds for Animals
By C. A. HBNDERBOM
County Agricultural Agent
Juat hew valuable are potatoes
u livestock faedT Thla li
question that put to growara and
Uvfitock feeders art giving con
siderable attention In tin west
ern and northwestern stales at
Iha prwent tlma. Tha potato feed
diversion program makes poeal
blo tha dlvaraion of lg.tO0.OO0
bushels of marketable potatoes,
U. B. No. I grada or better, (or
llvaatock feeding purpoeca In
those eight elates. Growers are
paid SB cent per 100 pounda lor
lhaae potatoea and in addition,
teed them to their llvaatock and
aell or give them to their neigh
bora Inr tha aama purpoaa. It la
safo to aay that more potatoea are
now being led to all klnda of
livestock In Inia area than ever
before.
A bulletin published by the
Unlveralty of Idaho In 1940 on
"Feeding Potatoea to Llvntock"
tlvea considerable worthwhile
iformatton. Thlc bulletin stales,
aa fallowa: "Potatoea are a auc
eulent type pf feed containing
about 20 per cant dry matter, the
major portion of which la made
up of etarch or carbohydrates.
Potatoea are very similar In com
position to corn allege and con
tain nearly twice aa much digest
ible nutrients as wet beet pulp
or beet topa but only one third
tha nutrients of alfalfa hay. The
feeding of potatoea In too large
amounla or In unbalanced ra
tlona usually results In poor
gains, weak off-aprlng and a re
duced milk flow. Potatoes ahould
be a to red and fed so they will not
freeae, rot, or sprout, as freezing
and thawing causes sugar and
atarchra In the potato to break
down and fermentation starts,
making them generally unsafe
for feeding. Sprouts ahould be
removed before feeding."
New te Feed
Thli bulletin advises tha feed
ing of potatoea to dairy cattle,
beef cattle, sheep, swine and
horses. A summary of this bulle
; tin, as well as feeding experi
mental work of Oregon State col
lege and other experimental ala
tlons, and Henry's "Feede and
Feeding," all indicate that pota
toea are equal to one-fourth the
price of good feed barley in
feeding to livestock. Generally
this would be from 20 to 2i cents
per 100 pounda of potatoes.
In feeding dairy cattle it la ad
Tlaed that amall amounts be fed
flrat and gradually Increased up
to from IB to 15 pounda dally
fad in combination with other
feeds, particularly alfalfa hay.
All agree that some cows eat
more than others and that beat
raaulta are secured by chopping
and feeding raw, preferably in
stanchions. Only sound potatoes
ahould be fed for beat results
and cows ahould be observed
closely at tha start.
I Potatoea are somewhat low In
phosphorous and approximately
two per cent steamed bone flour
could be added to the grain mix
ture or It could be so placed that
animals hava acceaa to this min
eral at all tlmea. When fed to
dairy cows in tha amounta indi
cated, potatoes do not produce
off-flavori in milk, and Idaho re
porta excellent body and texture
with no tendency toward aalvl
neas in butter. Generally, it Is
best to feed potatoea after milk
ing. Raw potatoes are considered
particularly palatable for beef
cattle and can be used either in
a fattening ration or for winter
ing of stock cattle. They ahould
never be fed as tha sole diet. Alf
alfa hay and potatoes make an
excellent winter ration. It is gen
erally preferable to chop for cat
tle although some practice feed
ing them whole which occasion
ally results in a choking. In feed
ing steers, potatoea ahould be
started at 3 to 4 pounds per steer
dally and gradually increased to
an average of 20 pounds per steer
dally. Calves and light yearlings
usually can handle from S to 10
Pounda daily, Exoeaslve amounts
frequently cause scouring.
Frozen or decayed or sprouted
Potatoes should not be fed,
Batlon Given
Idaho recommends beef cat
tle fattening ration aa follows:
PUy for a 1000-pound steer;
barley 8 to 10 pounds, alfalfa
hy 15 to 20 pounds, potatoes 15
20 pounds. For wintering
rp and cattle: alfalfa 18
Pounds, potatoea 15 to 20 pounds
oa'ly. Potatoea are considered
jqual In value to corn silage for
feeding beet cattle.
heap, Piui... ... ,n
lIhnPf!d 10 ,necP toedln ,nd
.11.1. Pe fed with good
aitalfa hay or its equivalent.
nbs may be fed from one to
i""11' of raw potatoes
lit,..' ,n 018 leednB ot other
1 vtvvH, feeding ahould ,urt
with a amall amount dally and
be gradually increaaed. They
may be fed whole or chopped,
Cooking doea not increaaa feed
ing value tq aheep. Pregnant
ewes may be wintered satlsfao-
torily on partial feed of pota
toea. Two to 2 1 pounda of polo
toea in combination with alfalfa
hay la generally maximum up to
lambing time. Larger amounts
occasionally result in weak
lambs due to lack of calolum and
phoaphoroua. After lambing,
ewea can handle up to 4 pounda
dally without detrimental re
aulta. Again, frozen, aprouted or
decayed potatoes ahould not be
fed. A aatiafactory ration recom
mended In Idaho for fattening
lambs is, barley 1 pound; alfalfa
2 to 21 pounds; potatoea 1 to 2
pounda. tor aheep feeding, pota
toes are generally worth from
15c to 25c per 100 pounda.
Hog. The Oregon atation re
ports that 425 pounda of cooked
potatoes are required to replace
barley, corn or wheat, and ad
vlaea that potatoes should be
cooked when fed to hogs as cook
Ing increaaes feeding value and
palatabllity. Potatoea should be
cooked until they are mealy and
the skins burst. No more water
should be used than la absolutely
necessary aa added water merely
Increases the amount of water
tha pigs hava to consume and de
creases the amount of food they
can handle.
Grain should not be cooked
with potatoes but should be
mixed with them after cooking.
The beat results are aecured
when potatoes are fed at the rate
of 4 pounds potatoes to 1 pound
of grain. Pigs will not get fat on
potatoes alone. It is not advisable
for weaning pigs to consume
more than 2 pounds of potatoes
to 1 pound of grain. Barley,
corn or wheat are best suited to
feed with potatoea for fattening
pigs, while oata are suitable for
tha breeding herd. Bulky feed,
such as bran, mttlrun, ahoud not
be fed with potatoes. Potatoes
ahould not be allowed to sour be
fore feeding. Fattening pigs need
some protein to balance the ra
tion of grain and potatoea, alao
they need some alfalfa meal for
vitamins. Half a pound of tank
age or fishmeal daily, per pig, is
sufficient and about i pound
aiiaila meal will balance tha ration.
Horses. Potatoes may be uaed
aa a aubatltute for part of the
grain ration for horaea, or if the
horses are receiving no grain,
potatoes may replace part of the
hay. Potatoes ahould be fed with
caution to horses. In small quan
tities of 8 to 5 pounds daily, po
tatoes have a beneficial effect on
the general appearance and con
dition of horaes. Horses at work
may be fed 12 pounds of potatoes
provided the roughage part of
ine ration is made up principally
of good quality alfalfa hay. The
hay should be fed at the rata of
1.5 to 2 pounda per 100 pounds
of live weight, depending on the
quantity of potatoes fed. A dally
feed of raw potatoes ahould not
exceed IS pounds for horaes, or
about one-fourth of the dry mat
ter. It is not necessary to cook
the potatoes.
Wage Rates
Of Sugar Beet
Harvest Told
WASHINGTON, Maroh 20
(UP) The agriculture depart
ment Wednesday announced
minimum wage rates to be paid
laborers m the cultivation and
harvesting of the 1041 continen
tal sugar beet crop would be vir
tually the same aa last year.
The wage rates to be paid by
producers who apply for pay
ments under the sugar act are
established each year by the
secretary of agriculture.
The only changea from last
year are to Increase the piece
work rate for hoeing in Kansas
by 50 cents per acre and to pro
vide hourly as well as piece
rates for the districts compris
ing Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebraska,
South Dakota, Kansas and south
ern Wyoming.
The hourly wage rate will be
40 cents for blocking and thin
png, 35 cents for hoeing, and 45
cents for topping.
Rice la planted to the strains
of guitar music in the Philip
nini. with the rhythm calling
for three plantings a second.
When in Medford
Stay at
HOTEL HOLLAND
Thoroughly Modern
Joe and Anne Earler
Proprietors
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Mattress Making ladrs at Work
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Leaders of the extenaioa service's mattress-making project In Klamath county are shown at
work oa a mattreaa at the county fairgrounds exhibit Building, where tbey met lot preliminary
atudy of their Job. Left to rlghti Mrs. Lester Wiahard. Altaaaeati Wlnnifred Glllon, county home
demonstration agent) M. L, Ferguson. Fort Klamath Mrs. Charles Tburman. AlUmonU Mrs. A.
J. Lahoda. Merrill) Arthur Imig. Altamont. Using surplus cotton, the mattress-making project
is designed to benefit low Income rural families. Centera are to be established at Dairy. Langell
valley. Merrill and Chllequia.
T
REED COLLEGE, Portland-
Richard Blohm, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Q. C. Blohm, 1234 Pacific
Terrace, will play in tha Reed
college chamber orchestra Fri
day evening, March 21. The
concert will be given in the
college chapel.
Blohm, a freshman, la a so
cial acience major. He was
f porta editor of tha Klamath
high school paper.
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Grog Deliverfeff
Stopped Ilv Bill
SALEM, March 20 OPJGov
ernor Charlea A. Sprague signed
into law yesterday 17 bills. In
cluding a measure to prohibit
deliveries from state liquor
stores by telegraph messenger
boys.
He permitted the district at
torneys salary increase bill, af-
West Returns From Iowa
Beef-Purchasing Journey
MALIN Gerald West, local
livestock breeder of Aberdeen
Angus beef cattle, returned home
Thursday from Des Moines, la.,
where he attended the Iowa State
Aberdeen Angus Breeders' asso
ciation show and sale at Des
Moines March T.
West purchased alx purebred
bulla at the aale. After the sale,
he personally supervised their
shipment and care during tho
long trip home.
West purchased three pure
bred Aberdeen Angus for C. V.
Barton, one two-year-old from
the R. S. Stevenson and Sons
herd of Reinbeck, la., a bull
from the Wayland Hophy herd
of Atlantic, la, and a .bull from
the E. F. WaUhire and Sons herd
of Mechanicsvllle, la. Two bulla
were purchased for J.-H. Pom-
roy, Kerby, Ore., ona from the
H. C. Miller herd of Hampton,
la. and one from the I. E. Kemp
herd of Marion, la.
He purchased one bull for him
self from the Otto G. Nobis herd
of Davenport, la.
Iowa is one of the leading
states in the nation for purebred
Aberdeen Angus beef cattle.
Theae bulls ahould do their part
in building up tha Angua breed
ing in Oregon, according to
West.
There were 67 bulls and 34
cows auctioned off at the sale
at De Moinea.
West alao reported a bumper
corn crop In that section and fine
weather during hia trip to the
midwest farm belt
West is the 4 H livestock club
leader for Malin.
Spoiled Canned Foods Kill
Chickens, Says Professor
Any spoiled canned foods
which are even suspected of con
taining the botulism organisms
are best completely destroyed or
buried became they are Just as
poisonous to chickens as to man,
aaya G. V. Copaon, head of the
bacteriology department at Ore
gon State college. Whole flocks
of chickens have been destroyed
by feeding spoiled corn or beans
to them, causing the disease com
monly called limberneck, which
la in reality botulism.
"Since the same germ causes
botulism in man and limberneck
in fowls, it is highly dangerous
to feed spoiled vegetables to
chickens," says Copson. "Fur
thermore, any chance appear
ance of limberneck in chickens
is a warning to be on the lookout
for spoilage in home canned
vegetables. The only safe way
to be certain of avoiding botu
lism poisoning is to make sure
that all home canned vegetables
are boiled for 20 minutes before
being tasted, and on the day they
are to be consumed."
In fowls botulism produces a
general intoxication by whioh
the muscles become progressive
ly paralyzed, Copaon explained.
First there is a paralysis of the
leg and neck muscles, followed
by a stopping of the heart. In a
recent test conducted at the col
lege a bantam hen fed canned
corn inoculated with laboratory
cultures of the botulism organ
ism developed limberneck in 24
hours and died in two days.
Livestock Group
Selects Gold
Beach for Meet
Gold Beach In Curry countv
has been selected as the conven
tion city for the Western Oregon
livestock association, which
will meet there Wednesday and
Thursday, April 9 and 10, ac
cording to announcements-sent
out by H. A. Lindgren, secre
tary-treasurer of the association
and livestock field man in the
extension service at OSC.
The meeting will be organized
on the committee basia as was
done in 1840. Announcements
ot committee assignments are
being send out in March. Those
planning to stay in Gold Beach
for both days of the convention
are requested to make reserva
tions with R. M. Knox, county
agent, who is heading a commit
tee in charge of housing.
HIT RUN VICTIMS
The Peruvian oastus andante
plant suffers from "hit-and-run"
motorists. Taking nourishment
from the air, these plants roll
along the ground and thousands
of them are crushed while cross
ing the Pan-American highway.
In CcVlon, one-pound snails
are common.
rOIaTLMD'S
I distinctive hotel S
i Pi J 14 i
THE llENSON i
8 Broadway al Oak Bt, J
Oregon Town to
Get Flax Mill
PORTLAND, Ore., March 20
(UP) A $60,000 flax processing
plant will be constructed at St.
Paul, Ore., as a cooperative unit,
it was revealed here Wednesday
by the Oregon flax industry com
mittee. The committee said the plant
wotjld be jointly owned by
growers and St. Paul business
interests.
Another plant costing an esti
mated $100,000 is tentatively
planned for Harrlsburg.
EFFECTIVE WEED
Congratulate Mother Across Atlgntiq
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Keen Interest has developed
throughout the state of Oregon
in the use of selective weed
spray found effective for killing
annual weeds in grain or grass
crops without harming the crop,
aay weed research men at Ore
gon Stata college. Publication
of the experimental results ob
tained with a combination of a
dy estuf f , sodi urn - dinitro-ortho-cresylate,
and common ammon
ium aulfate has brought a flood
of inquiries to tha college for
further Information.
The yellow dye is manufac
tured by only one company and
is sold under the common name
of sinox. It is being distributed
in Oregon and can be obtained
through many feed and seed
stores. A bulletin oa its use is
in process of publication, and
meanwhile additional intnoaa
tlon may be obtained from coun
ty agents or direct from the
farm crops department at the
college.
Soil District
Meetings Set
For 6 Groups
PORTLAND, Ore, March 20
(bf) Six district meetings will
precede the annual Columoia ba
sin interstate regional meeting
ot the soil conservation service
in Portland April 12, it was an
nounced Wednesday.
Irrigation Engineer R. A.
Work said final water forecasts
for the various irrigation dis
tricts will be determined at the
meetings.
The north central Oregon dis
trict will meet at The Dalles, Ap
ril l; Umatilla-Walla Walla dis
trict at Pendleton, April 2; east
ern and northeastern Oregon at
Baker, April 9) southeastern
Oregon at Lakeview, April 6;
central Oregon at Prineville, Ap
ril 7. and southern Oregon at
Klamath Falls, April 8.
saseaajsseaBaase
Help Yon Overcome
FALSE TEETH
Uoimmi oiid Worry
Vo lofiffef should any vaartr of loow
drnUl lU fcl til at hh because of tht
erabarrAaamrnt tl cu. PASTBBTH, a
pleMtnt alkcUM (ctoti acid) iwUirt powder
prlnkld on putt hold them flraer and
mora comfortably la place. No fummy.
fooy, paatjr tU at fotllag. 8 partial
alhaMna coo teat allay gam aorenaM and
InflaiDinRUoQ 4u to chafing of a loots
put or to ii arid aouth.
Thouuftds uu rA&TKKTH aad ttla graaUr
mm onnffdaaea and dencndabilltv. Get
FA8TMTH at aa drag tor.
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We Have No Agents
SAVE 20 per cent en that menumant
or marker you plan erect n mem-,
ory of your beloved en . Malta your
own selection from an eld aiteblUhed
reliable firm . . Alio hava your 20 per
cent to shop with while In our city.
Best of Workmanship
KLAMATH FALLS MARBLE & GRANITE WORKS
II So. Eleventh St.
Pauline Rathbone, , and brother, John. I, j.cWXe?
from New York to their mother in England. She to Mrs. Beatrice
Clough Rathbone. who succeeds her late husband In the bouse of
commonV Mecond American-born woman to enter parliament,
fecting more than half the dls- become law without hia signa
trict attorneys In the state, tolture.
Assistant Manager's
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