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ADVICE
ANALYZING FEED
IS IMPORTANT
By testing feeds and balancing ra-
tions, farmers can make sure that they
feed out a nutrient -packed diet.
Why analyze feed? Each year there
is a wide variation in the quality of hay.
This could be a result of poor weather,
various hay mixtures, and varieties in
the mix. The only true way producers
can determine the nutrient content of
their hay accurately is to have it ana-
lyzed. Variations in quality can also ex-
ist for grains, haylage, and corn silage.
Consider hay from York County this
summer. Protein varied from 6.15 to
18.2, total digestible nutrients from
48.19 to 66.6, calcium from .38 to 1.98,
and phosphorus from .18 to .29.
If you are feeding 25 pounds of hay
per cow in your dairy herd, the actual
protein from the hay could be as low as
1.32 pounds or as high as 4 pounds, a
difference of 2.68 pounds. Producers
who feed 44 per cent soy meal at $382 a
tonne would have an extra cost of $1.04
a cow per day to reach the same protein
level as in the hay of higher quality.0
Cathy Wilson
Farm Management Specialist
York OMAF
MEASURING THE
RESIDUE COVER
Have you ever wondered how much
crop residue is left on your fields after
harvest? If you haven't, the new Land
Stewardship Program may make it
worth your while.
The program offers a grant of $20 an
acre on 30 per cent of your tilled land if
a minimum of 20 per cent crop residue
remains on the surface after planting.
The amount of crop residue left on
the soil surface depends on the type of
crop grown, crop yield, and tillage type.
For instance, this summer we found that
grain corn left 60 to 90 per cent residue
prior to tillage. Solid -seeded soybeans
left 40 to 75 per cent residue before
tillage. Grain stubble underseeded with
red clover has 100 per cent cover.
The poorer residue -producing crops
such as silage corn, white beans, and
(cont'd)