The Question Box. 369 



Mr. Cook. — The new cattle food law which Mr. Witter got 

 through the legislature last winter will go into effect the Ist of 

 January, when all prepared cattle foods will be sold on a guaran- 

 teed analysis. So, then, if you buy gluten, mixed, or other pre- 

 pared cattle foods after that date, insist on a guarantee. If the 

 dealer refuses to give you one, and sells his goods, he may be 

 prosecuted and fined. 



Which has the most feedhig value, barley straw or oat straw? 



Mr. Cook. — There would not be much difference, provided both 

 were cut at the same stage of ripeness. As a rule, our grains are 

 left till too ripe before cutting them; then we lose more or less of 

 the feeding value in the straw. 



Will the feeding of such food as turnips or cabbage during milking 

 time, taint the milk? 



Mr. Litchard. — I guess there is no doubt that such foods as 

 turnips and cabbage, if fed during the process of milking, will 

 taint the milk. 



Mr. Cook. — The trouble, as a rule, lies in feeding too much. 

 Instead of feeding a few quarts at first, a half bushel or more is 

 fed. If, however, one begins with a small quantity and increases 

 it slowly, a much larger quantity may safely be fed. Prof. Wing 

 determined this fact, through a number of experiments. But I 

 would not feed impure foods of any kind, such as rotten potatoes, 

 turnips, cabbage or apples, to any cow. 



Do you consider it at all advisable to allow a Jersey or any other breed, 

 to come in before she is two years old? 



Mr. Van Dreser. — It would all depend on constitutional vigor. 

 As a rule, I would not prefer to have a heifer drop her calf before 

 she w^as two years old. But there might be one of some breed 

 that was strong enough to withstand the strain on her system. 



Is it a fact that an average Jersey cow will give more for the food con- 

 sumed than will any other breed? 



Mr. Van Dreser. — According to the Chicago test it required less 



feed for the Jerseys tihan of either of the other two breeds there, 



