2l6 FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



grew and strewing it on a grass pasture. But it may also be 

 fed in mangers or feed boxes in the stables or yards. The 

 aim should be to feed it in conjunction with leguminous 

 hay, because of its highly carbonaceous character. Sor- 

 ghum bagasse, the substance which remains after the juices 

 have been removed for the production of syrup, has consid- 

 erable value as a fodder for cattle, should facilities for feed- 

 ing it be present. 



For sheep, sorghum fodder of fine quality, frequently 

 spoken of as sorghum hay, is quite as valuable as in feeding 

 cattle, and it may be fed to them also on the pastures or by 

 strewing it in clean paddocks. But there would be much 

 waste in feeding coarsely grown sorghum to sheep. When 

 the stalks are not too coarse, both sheep and cattle will con- 

 sume sorghum with but little waste. The waste is usually 

 less than in the case of corn fodder. As with cattle, the aim 

 should be to feed hay of some legume once a day when feed- 

 ing sorghum hay. 



In feeding swine, sorghum fodder has been made to 

 render good service. For such a use, coarse stalks are bet- 

 ter than fine. They usually contain more juice relatively 

 and more sugar. When feeding upon them, swine simply 

 extract the juices, leaving the stalks a mass of shreds. 

 When stalks are fed to sheep or cattle so coarse in character 

 that much of the coarser portions are left uneaten, if swine 

 can be given access to the feed yards at suitable seasons, 

 they turn to good account the food thus rejected. Some con- 

 centrate rich in protein, as shorts or bran, should accompany 

 such feeding. 



For feeding horses, in some areas as in the semi-arid 

 region, sorghum is much used as hay. If in such areas 

 sorghum hay may be made to alternate with alfalfa, the 

 combination is a good one. Where this cannot be done, 

 some -such concentrate as wheat bran fed along with the 

 grain would improve the ration. Horses are quite as fond 

 of sorghum as other classes of live stock and because of this, 

 it may be turned to good account in feeding them. 



