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Sam Malcolm & Family
0752 Co. Rd. 70
Garrett, IN 46738
260.637.8005 (H)
260.410.2305 (C)
sjm_hogs@hotmail.com
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Fall 2008 Newsletter
Sam Malcolm & Family:Feed - Showpigs - Breeding Stock
Cell:260-410-2305E-mail:sjm_hogs@hotmail.com
Web:www.sammalcolmandfamily.com
Kent First Rate Show Awards Program
Each year Kent Feeds provides awards to the exhibitors that feed Kent Feed and were awarded a champion with their 
livestock project. This program is a way to say thanks for feeding Kent Feed to your show animals. Exhibitors of champion
animals from County, State, and National levels are eligible for feed certificates and merchandise. The species include Beef, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Horses, Rabbits, and Poultry. To download a brochure and application, visit the Kent Show Feeds website at www.kentshowfeeds.com and click on First Rate Program along the left hand side of the site. Please hurry, completed applications with attachments must be received at Kent Feed headquarters in Muscatine, Iowa by November 1, 2008.
Kent Feeds - Product Spotlight
First Rate Beef Show Grower
 Kent First Rate Beef Show Grower is a textured beef feed for growing show steers and heifers. It is designed with oats, steam rolled corn and barley, and pelleted cottonseed hulls for protein, energy, and digestible fiber. It also contains multiple protein sources, including bypass protein, and trace organic minerals to develop muscle, improve nutrient utilization, and build skin and hair coat quality. Furthermore, it includes yeast, dried whey, and molasses to improve palatability and digestion. These ingredients provide you animal with the growth, muscle development, hair coat, and rate of gain that is needed to be successful in the beef show ring.
TechStart Easy Wean Nuggets
 TechStart Easy Wean Nuggets are a starter feed for baby pigs. They are designed to be the pigs first dry feed and can be used as creep feed while they are still on the sow.
These ’mini’ pellets are designed to help the baby pigs transition form the sow’s milk to dry feed. They contain high quality milk proteins and a blend of dried cheese powder to provide a natural aroma and taste with excellent palatability.
For pigs weaned at 21 days, feed this product for 1 to 2 weeks. If pigs are weaned at 28 days, feed 1 week’s worth of TechStart Easy Wean Nuggets before switch your pigs to the next stage feed.
Active Dog
 Kent Active Dog is a high calorie, versatile dog food available in a convenient bite-sized kibble. Active Dog is soy free and produces a minimum amount of stool. It is approved for dogs of all ages but is best fed to puppies, growing dogs and working dogs, and lactating females. It should only be fed as a maintenance product with limited consumption to avoid weight gain. Active Dog is a fixed formula product to ensure consistent high quality. Active Dog is available in a 40 pound bag.
Barn Cat
Barn Cat is an economical cat food that is nutritionally balanced for all life stages of cats. It has a rich meaty flavor that is fortified with poultry, fish, and pork meat proteins. It is an all natural product that contains no chemical preservatives, and it is enriched with taurine to promote healthy heart and eyes. Barn Cat is available in a 40 pound bag.
 Callaway Shavings
The Derby Select pine shavings from Callaway Farms have been a big hit with those who have tried them. They are a large flake shaving that is excellent bedding for your show livestock. They come in regular sized bags, but the shavings actually expand to 10 cubic feet. This premium shaving is not a byproduct. Callaway farms make this product from pine trees in the Southeast USA, not from floor sweepings in a furniture shop.
Our next shipment will come sometime in February. I plan to offer a discount from normal pricing for those who order and pick up at time of shipment. Also, quantity discounts will be available. I would expect as much as 25% savings could be available! Get your order placed right away.
Kent Choice’s for Horse Feed
Kent Feeds has been manufacturing feed since 1927 and their goal is to provide quality products and superior value. Kent horse feed products carry the same value that many of you have come to expect from a feed displaying the Kent logo, a brand you can trust.
Kent Equestrian’s Choice
Earlier this summer, Kent Feeds, Inc. introduced Equestrian’s Choice horse feed. Equestrian’s Choice provides a balance of key ingredients and nutritional value by providing essential nutrients at a reasonable price. Key trace minerals like copper, zinc, and selenium as well as vitamins A, D, and E are all included in the Equestrian’s Choice line for superior value and key health advantages.
To meet the needs of nearly any horse, Kent Equestrian’s choice comes pelleted or textured in a 12% protein level. Both products provide the proper balance of vitamins and minerals to provide your horse vitality and overall good health. Whether you are riding for fun or completion, Equestrian's Choice is a perfect choice for performance or pleasure horses.
Pelleted or Textured
Using a pelleted product is an efficient and cost-effective way to feed your horse. The pellet is more digestible than most sweet feeds, attracts fewer flies, does not freeze, and prevents sorting of ingredients. Many times, pellets may produce a lower glycemic response, so feeding a pellet may prevent a horse from getting “hyper” or over responding to sugar.
Textured products consist of the classic blend of oats, corn, pellets, and molasses to provide good nutritional value with excellent acceptance and palatability. Textured feed provides a more natural eating experience for your horse that may be more palatable to the animal.
Omegatin for Working Horses
 Until recently, to get more energy into a horse, you had to feed more grain. However, high intake of a grain diet can cause digestive problems, such as gastric ulcers, colic, and founder. This diet can also cause increased excitability in some horses. Omegatin replaces the energy from starch in the grain with calories from fat.
Omegatin is a properly balanced, nutrient dense feed with and exceptional low level of starch. The level of starch in Omegatin is 50% less than many popular ‘rice bran’ products. This starch level is possible due to the highly digestible, specialized ingredients that make up this soft-pelleted, cherry flavored product.
Feeding Omegatin with you horses current diet, or feeding Omegatin as the sole diet, can provide your horse the energy it needs to compete, with out the risk of digestive upsets and hyperactivity.
Equine Choice Supplement
 Equine Choice is a molasses based nutritional supplement for horses. This product is to be fed free choice and is available in a 33 1/3 pound pail. Place Equine Choice in a dry location near the animals source of water or loafing area. Consumption will vary depending on the animal’s size and the quality of the animals available grain and roughage.
Remember to call ahead for feed pick up as some items may not always be in stock:
260-410-2305
Kent Feeds - Working to Expand Opportunities in Agriculture
Strong families have always been the backbone of American agriculture. Today, Kent Feeds, Inc., is part of a hard working family of companies, called The Kent Group. We're joining together to open new ways to help America's grain and livestock industries thrive.
Our vision gives us the foresight to set forth in new directions while retaining our dedication to industry stewardship. Even as we expand our vision, we hold tight to our commitments to our customers, dealers, employees, and investors. On American farms it has often been said that many hands make light work. In the same way, by combining financial strengths, we have developed the scope to explore new ventures, employ new technologies and support new research.
Though we have assumed a modern scale, we haven't forgotten our roots. Always a family owned business, we will forever take customer and dealer interests to heart. (excerpt taken from the Kent Feeds website - www.kentfeeds.com/Who-is-Kent-Feeds.aspx)
Thanks to All and We Wish You a Great Fall Season
Thank you for a great show season. We appreciate the opportunity to “walk down the road of life” with you and your families. Congratulations to all the winners and we wish loads of encouragement for those who didn’t place as high as they hoped. Take time to evaluate your livestock project and make notes of what you might do differently for next year. Remember, experience is a great way to learn, and hands on experience is the best.
As in the past, we will offer special show feed pricing for your projects next summer. With both the ag economy and general economy in very volatile times, these programs will be evaluated through the end of the year. Be watching your mail for a special opportunity to lock your show feeds price in as early as the middle of December. We will also offer a program in March.
Have a great fall season and we will ‘talk’ to you again this winter! - Sam & Family
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