Screen size for grinding ear corn?

[faycopa]

Suggestion for screen hole size to grind ear corn in a New Holland 352 grinder.
Feed will be fed to steers being raised for a 4H project

 

[CAB]

one inch screen.

 

[ZNT]

I don't know about the screen size for grinding ear corn, but that is a great feed!  We used it a lot when we backgrounded calves.  The best feed ever i found was earlage.  We put the picker head on our silage chopper and harvested the ears when the corn was still over 26%, put it in the pit, and packed it.  I have never seen cattle eat a feed so well. 

 

[faycopa]

one inch screen.

CAB - will much whole kernals pass thru with a 1" screen?

 

[CAB]

Yes some will but don't worry @ all about it. Like ZNT said, it's mother natures perfect cattle feed. Ground ear corn will be approximately 405 roughage & 60% concentrate.

 

[cowman 52]

Use the 1 in and vigrotone/cargill has a good yeast/additive that will help on the passed grains.

 

[faycopa]

Planning on the following mix:
1150 lb of ear corn
300 lb oats
350 lb protein pellet with minerals
100 lb cotton seed hulls
100 lb molasses
15 lb soy oil

Hope the steers like it ......

 

[johnmetzger]

We use a 1" screen and feed shelled corn at a minimal rate into the grinder/mixer with 1800 rpm's on the tractor and produces cracked corn with little fines. Top dress supplement and heifers do great.