[AT] Rock Falls, IL

[Darrell Ratliff]

For what it’s worth growing up in central Ohio, all the cattle feed we ground included ear corn with the cobs included in the mix.  This was fed to both the dairy herd and the Herefords we raised for meat.



From: rlgoss at twc.com 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 3:28 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
Subject: Re: [AT] Rock Falls, IL

Humm.  That's a new one for me, Herb.  I've not heard of purposely grinding corn ON THE COB before.  I guess there was always too much need for corn cobs in the outhouse or chicken house.  Is this the equivalent of adding melamine to dog food as the Chinese want to do?

Larry
---- Herb Metz <metz-h.b at comcast.net> wrote: 
> My Dad fattened four dozen yearlings every fall/winter for several decades; 
his preference (also) was corn ground on the cob, with silage, and alfalfa 
or hay.  Opinion is he enjoyed that more than grain farming (less dependent 
on weather).
Herb(GA)


-----Original Message----- 
From: John Slavin
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2016 12:21 PM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] Rock Falls, IL
Sort of off topic for this, but my brother-in-law has a new idea pull type 2 
row NARROW corn picker.  Nearly all of our corn is shelled, but he usually 
leaves 5 acres or so to pick in the ear.  We still have a grinder-mixer and 
run the ear corn through it.  I’m still of the belief that corn ground on 
the cob makes the best feed with the roughage in it in the form of the cob, 
particularly for cattle that aren't destined for the feedlot. Even for 
cattle that will eventually go to the feedlot, it makes good feed for when 
they’re first weaned and getting used to corn going through their digestive 
system.  2 row NARROW pickers must be kinda rare.  I’ve not seen many of 
them.  That would work nice behind the M!
John Slavin



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