ffS-trPt 7t .a',-} • i’vnrm-5« A32-Lanc«»ttf Farming, Saturday, August 15, 1987 Dairy Management WHAT ABOUT FEEDING WHEAT GRAIN? The time to feed wheat as a for age to our cattle may not come until next spring when we may have to stretch short supplies of sil age and hay with a stand of winter forages such as wheat, and possib ly some vetch mixed in. However, now is a good time to consider feeding some wheat grain. Old-timers warn us against doing this directly from the Held after the combine. There’s no good research data to support or dispute this. Economic reasons should motivate us, however, to look at wheat as a bargain feed alternative at this time of year when the \yheat market is usually depressed. If wheat is less costly than com, bar ley and soybean oUmeal in relative terms, then formulating a modified dairy cattle ration that includes wheat grain should provide new profits. Wheat has about 12 to 14 per cent protein (as fed), compared to com, which has only 9 percent, and barley, which has 12 percent Since protein is the expensive part of the dairy feed ration, the higher protein content of wheat makes it a valuable feed alternative to com or even barley. Just how valuable is a matter of comparative prices and a little calculation, since wheat val ues can be determined from those of the com and protein supplement replaced. As a rule of thumb, 100 pounds of wheat will replace, nutritional ly, 90 pounds of com plus 10 pounds of soybean oilmeal. Thus, if 90 pounds of com cost $3.12 at $1.75 per bushel, and if 10 pounds of soybean oilmeal cost $.90 at $lBO per ton, then the total cost equivalent for 100 pounds of wheat will be $4.02, or $2.41 per bushel. 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The protein in wheat is called gluten and tends to act like chewing gum! Want to have fim? Ever see your cows blow bubble gum? Feed them straight wheat!! No, really, don’t The experience in our Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station dairy herd is that 30 percent is a maximum limit for any kind of wheat in our grain mixture. Some dairymen have safely used 40 percent before pala tability of the grain mix was reduced because of the pasty nature of wheat gluten. Limit separate wheat feeding to 12 to 15 pounds per cow per day. If you do this, no sticky masses should accumulate in the cow’s rumen to cause digestive upsets. Wheat grain can also be topdressed onto silage or even added to for ages when ensiling at a rate of 200 pounds per ton. Fine grinding of wheat should be avoided because it will aggra vate the pastiness problem and reduce palatability. Wheat is better rolled, coarsely ground, or fed whole to heifers and calves. Change to wheat feeding gradually over a 2-week period to give the rumen bacteria time to adjust If you do this, the cows won’t go off feed. When soybean oilmeal or other protein supplements cost more than $lBO per ton, wheat becomes more interesting economically. With a little skill in feeding and some good cow sense, wheat can be a profit maker or your dairy farm right now. 9201 Penn Avenue South #lO , Minneapolis, MN 55431 612-881-1915 TOLL FREE I*Boo-422-3371 I ( , (L-4 net. dAs Early Corn Harvest Could MINNEAPOLIS Look for the seasonal low in com prices to come in August, 20 to 40 days ear lier than normal, says Leroy Lou wagie of Ag Marketing Services, Inc., Mankato, MN. “Expect com prices to hit their Economist Says Farm Income, Debt Reduction Largest Ever MINNEAPOLIS Agricul ture has “turned the comer” as farm income, debt reduction and cuts in expenses are currently at record levels, according to Dr. John Marten, staff economist for Farm Journal magazine. 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