DAIRY, SEED IMPROVEMENT, STOCK BREEDERS MEETINGS. 353 



Dr. Woods : When you say equal parts, you meam equal 

 weights? 



Answer: Yes. 



Question : How long do you have your cows go dry? 



Answer: If a cow is a persistent milker, we try to dry her 

 off about six weeks to two months before calving. Some will 

 go off, anyway. It depends on the condition of the cow; if she 

 needs a good rest we give it, and if not, we milk her longer; 

 if she is in good physical conditon, sometimes she will milk 

 clear up, but the calf will not be so good. 



Question : What do you think of the feed value of the 

 mixed feed, as they call it. 



Answer: We prefer the coarse bran; we do not consider 

 mixed feed a good feed for general use. We prefer to buy the 

 ingredients separate. 



Question: What do you think of the prepared feeds? 

 They sell more of that here than anything else. Most of the 

 farmers here use it. It is $1.50 per hundred pounds. 



Answer : I think much of that is mill sweepings ; most of 

 those feeds are simply a means of getting $1.50 per hundred 

 for oat hulls. They price it on the same scale as the other feeds. 

 It is offal from the breakfast food houses. It is good feed for 

 the man who makes it. 



Question : How many times a day would you feed hay to a 

 cow? 



Answer: Twice is just as good as more, and cheaper. If 

 you begin in the fall, two feeds are just as good as three. We 

 feed ensilage twice a day, too, after milking. They will eat 

 the ensilage first, in almost every case. 



Question : Would there be any harm in giving the hay just 

 before milking? 



Answer : The air would be full of hay dust, and we do not 

 want that in the milk. 



Question: You cannot feed too much hay if you feed just 

 what they will clean up? Is that the idea? 



Answer : There might be cases where a cow puts on too 

 much flesh. 



Question : You do not think feeding hay once a day 

 enough ? 



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