52 Ihe Question Box. 



timothy hay, the ration will be wholly unbalanced; there will 

 be too much starch in such a ration. Corn meal would be re- 

 quired only with the clover. 



Dr. Smead. — Two parts of bran, by weight, and one of corn 

 meal for the working horse, will make a balanced ration. But, for 

 the ordinary horse on the road the best ration will be found in 

 oats fed with mixed hay; that is, clover and timothy, cut early. 



Question. — Are wheat middlings as valuable as bran? 



Mr. Woodward. — No; because there is flour in them. The 

 cleaner bran is, the more value it has for feeding. A ton of 

 pure bran is of much more value than is one of middlings. But 

 there is much bran being adulterated; terra alba (white earth) is 

 used; so are finely ground corn cobs. If you have suspicion that 

 the bran is not pure, fill a drinking glass one-fourth full ; fill with 

 water and allow to stand awhile. If there is a white milky sub- 

 stance in the bottom of the glass, you may know the bran has been 

 adulterated with some substance. 



Question. — Would you feed clover hay to work horses and 

 colts; if so, to what extent? 



Dr. Smead. — Clover hay is better than the timothy, but to 

 some colts but little of it can be fed, as it is somewhat consti- 

 pating. Work horses may be fed more of it. 



Question. — How shall we mix gluten and wheat bran? 



Mr. Smith. — Half and half by weight. But, many of these 

 foods are adulterated. The nearer we can get to strictly pure goods, 

 the greater value for the price paid. 



Question. — Are wheat screenings good as ground food, for 

 cattle ? 



Dr. Smead. — Wheat screenings are unsafe to grind, as they 

 are full of weed seeds. If you have such screenings feed them to 

 the hens. They will pick out all that is good for anything, and 

 leave the rest. 



Question. — Does it pay to feed gluten meal that analyzes 3°4 

 per cent, protein, at $30 per ton; how much at a feed? 



Mr. Smith. — I have never seen any gluten meal as rich as that, 



in protein. If I had such meal I should not feed to exceed two 



pounds of it per day to a cow. I have never seen a gluten brand 



advertised that had such a guaranteed analysis, and do not believe 



ue. 



Question. — My herd is due to calve in about a month. I am 

 feeding bean pods and hay. What should the grain ration be? 



