Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 31, DeMotte, Jasper County, 1 July 1949 — How'd You Like To Be A Cow? [ARTICLE]

How'd You Like To Be A Cow?

And Be Fed On A Corncob Diet; T hat's What They’re Going To Try Next “Can cattle be wintered "on corn cobs? This question will be one of the important cattle production problems - to be discussed at the annual Cattle Feeders Day to be held at the Miller-Purdue farm situated near Upland, Friday. July 22. according to information received by J. A. Carroll. county agent, from Dr. W. M. Beeson .anin.ial nutritionist at the I niversity. Dr. Beeson has directed the feeding of 48 steers on three different rations containing ground corn cobs during the past winter. Dr. Bwson says, that farmers will he interested in the particular lot of cattle which were fed a daily ration of ground corn cobs. 16 pounds; soybean oil meal, 2.5 pounrds; molasses, 1.0 pound; minerals and a small amount of cod liver oil. This experiment will be discussed by Dr. Beeson at 10 o’clock (DST). The meeting will open at 9:30 o’clock with a tald by Henry Mayo, of the department of animal husbandry, on “New - Remedies for Controlling Flies and Lice.’’ Dr. G. O. Mott, pasture specialist, will discuss different pasture mixtures for producing beef. The principal speakers of the 'afteinboh will be' Dr. E. C. Young, dean of the graduate school at Purdue ad well known agricultural economist, and Sam R. McKelvie. Valentine, Nebr., president of the Sandhills Cattle Association and former governor of Nebraska.

Dr. Young will speak qn “Where Do We Go From Here?” and Mr. McKelvie will talk about “Cattle Raising in the Sandhills.” W. M. McVey, director of the MillerPurdue farm, will explain operations of the farm. Milburn Ricker of San Pierre and Lois Mize of Wheatfield were married at the DeMotte Methodist Parsonage last Saturday evening, June 25. The families of each of the parties were present

far the wedding ceremenyj Biss Mize has been a teacher iflijthe Tefft Methodist Sunday school for a year or more. Her sister, .Essie, who was bridesmaid is the! Sunday .school secretary. Rev. W; D. Archibald performed the ceremony. ’ A . Mr. Willard Bass gave a very interesting talk about hf*’ work as superintendent of the. Methodist Navajo Indiana school at Methodist church in DeMo&e last Sunday.