EXiT'-:::SION NE'.Vd NOTES
This is the time of the year
when the farmer and home gardener
puts his garden crop away for
winter. Many times when the
cellar apace is crowded'-cull ••
potatoes are left in the field.
If these potatoes can he gathered
•and placed t/here they will not
freeze for several days they can
be fed profitably, to livestock.
"or cattle, horses, and sheep
tney can be fed raw and chooped.
dor hogs they should be cooked. •
Many people asfc why potatoes
should be cooked for hogs.
Following is an excerpt from a
letter from Mr.I.M.C.Anderson,
livestock Sps cialist for the
Territory;
In regard to feeding potatoes
to pigs, the reason for cooking
is oo ^educe the water content
and increase paihatability.
'therefore, the potatoes should
be cooked in the minimum of water.
If you have a vat with a tight
lid, it is possible to cook
potatoes when they are less
than half covered tilth water.
The lid should be removed when
the potatoes are done and before
the water stops boiling. This
will allow the water oftfche
potaotes to evaporate, as well
as reduce the amount of water
in the container. An ideal
condition would be to drain the
potatoes the same as you would
for table use. Four to five
pounds of potatoes are required
to replace one pound -vf grain.
They give better results when
fed with grain. There is not
.particular advantage in cooking
grain for swine. In fact,
some good authorities claim
thqt cooking grain for swine
reduces the digestibility. Grain
is usually cooked in water.
Th ref ore, it makes a more bull<y
material which is harder for
the hogs to handle. Grain that
is excessively hard may be socked
for twenty-five hours and from
that to thirty-six hours be
fore feeding.
Hogs seem to get the best results
in~grain that Is finely ground
but still not made into flour.
Cull potatoes may be fed to
dairy cattle in limited amounts;
The amounts to be fed will de
pend upon the individual 'cows
ability to handle potatoes.
Cows have been known to consume
thirty-five pounds of potatoes
per day, not affecting the milk
flow adversely. However, cows
that eat this great amount are
the except ion rather than the
rule, Tfen or fifteen pounds •
would be more nearly the maximum
for dairy cows, ‘t’hey should
have plenty of hay and a regular
feed in addition to t’ e potatoes
Howard IDs telle
District Extension Agent,
CTJLB NOTES
The Glacier View homemakers
Club met at the home of Mrs. 0.
Beyland on Wednesday Oct. 13
Mrs. Virgil Echar£ and Hrs.H.
Benson were assistant hostesses.
There were fourteen members pre
sent. Color in the home was dis
eased and demonstrations were
given by Miss Zimmerman, The
program for the year was complet
ed.
Rivdr Bend Homemakers met with ^rs.
Jim Barry, Demonstrations were
given by Miss Zimmerman and Mrs.
O.Kcrtulla
The Butte 4-H Club met on Oct. 18.
to work on the completion of
their homo projects and prepare
for Achievement Day program.
The North Star 4-H Club mot last
Saturday for the purpose of gett
ing ready for the end of the
year’s work. They had some fine
judging demonstra.t.ions and each
member entered into the practical
experience of judging.