12—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 27, 1961 Balance Pasture With Grains For Faster Livestock Gains With many cattle feeding opeartions m southeastern Pennsylvania there is a place for the utilization of pasture in the fattening piogram Many feeders inquire about the proper use of this pasture for puttmg on-the most pounds of beef and whether or not any gram should be fed to the cattle while on pasture, County Agent M M Smith said this week- A study of the research done in this area at a num ber of experimental stations from Virginia to Missouri re veals that the 'most efticient •use of the pasture will be gained by grazing the cattle on pasture alone during the early summer months In some cases the steers were feci corn and cob chop daily along with the pasture to in crease the daily gams but this also ran up the costs of the pounds of gam. When the pasture grasses are lusli dur ing May, June, and July, it is definitely known that it does not pay to feed protein supplement Vo the cattle, Smith said. During late July or early August when most pastures begin to dry up it is suggest ed that cattle be either led a balanced ration of corn and cob chop plus protein supplement .while still on pasture, or that - they be put into a dry lot and grain fed for at least 60 to 90 days, without any pasture In addition to the more ra pid gains obtained while m the dry lot on grain feeds, tiie grade and Quality of the cattle will no doubt bo in creased and a higher market value may be realized. In addition, it is suggest ed that cattle feeders utiliz ing pasture for the early summer months provide free choice of some dry matter FORD BALER Low Cost Baling ... AT ITS BEST- FULL FLOATING PICK-UP SIMPLE, BIG CAPACITY FEEDING IMPROVED FORD KNOTTERS ENGINE or P. T. O. DRIVE 6 BALE DOGS SPECIAL TWINE FINGERS BALE TENSION BARS SWEEP FORK FEED FLYWHEEL SLIP CLUTCH For Extra Ease o* Operation Use Ford's Exclusive Seleci-O-Speed Tractors Keener Equip. Co. Rts, 230 & 72, Lancaster Phono LO 9-98S1 Sctuder Bros. New Holland Phone EL 4-872 1 such as first cutting haj or straw in order to reduce the problem of scouring and' of bloating This is especially true if the pasture mixture contains large amounts of legumes jsuch as clover or alfalfa The regular mowing ot the pasture every four to six weeks will encourage a new growth and provide some dry matter in the form ot the clippings. Comparative experiments of similar gioups of cattle on different mixtures of gras ses and legumes resulted in the cattle on the pastures containing legumes such as alfalfa, clover, or trefoil making the highest daily gains; these were not straig ht legume pastures but fix tures containing grasses and legumes Steer calves on good pasture should gain from 10 to 1.5 pounds per head per day; while year lings should gain from 15 to 2 0 pounds per day. Smith urged local feeders to utilize pasture to help fatten and grow their cat tle in the early part of the summer and in the early part of the feeding period ‘ For late summer and for finishing the cattle* the use of dry lot and cither grain feeding, or a mixture of si-, lage and grain feeding, will no doubt give. the cheapest grains and the highei qual ity beef,” he said. Elizabethtown Farmers Supply. Inc. Elizabethtown Phone EM 7-1341 Conestoga Farm Service Park Ave., Quarryville Phone ST 6-2597 Allen H. Matz Denver Phone AW 7-BSD? Pressure Canner Best For Most Vegetables Between now and the ti me early garden vegetables will be ready for canning, check your steam-pressure canner. advises Louise Ham ilton, extension foods and nutrition specialist of the Pennsylvania State Unmer sity. Processing hi the steam pressure canner is the safest and nest way to can non acid vegetables, such as as paragus' and peas. Because it takes a temperature high er than that of boiline water to destroy spoilage organism in nonacid foods, the pres sure canner is recommended. An accurate pressure ga guc is essential to get and hold the processing tempera tures needed to destroy or ganisms and prevent food spoilage A weighted gauge needs only to be thoroughly clean, but a dial gauge ne eds checking before the can mng season and also during it if the canner is used of ten. Your county extension home economist can give you information on checking the dial gauge Patronize Lancaster Fan® ing Advertisers. 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