51 Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. 



Question. — What is the value of still slops, compared with 

 ground feed, "before the "whiskey is taken out ? 



A Farmer. — It is asserted that a pailful of still slops has a feed- 

 ing value equivalent to six pounds of corn meal. I figure their 

 worth at 25 cents a barrel. We do not charge anything for haul- 

 ing them. 



Another Farmer. — I consider them the best feed ever fed to 

 cattle. It makes them look sleek and keeps them healthy. The 

 slops are made of corn and barley. 



Another Farmer. — Eleven cows in four days, in my herd, in- 

 creased their milk 35 pounds per day after I began feeding the 

 slop. 



To Mr. Smith. — What are the differences between, and the costs 

 of gluten meal, gluten feed and corn bran ? What are they made 

 from ? 



Answer. — They are all made from corn out of which the starch 

 has been taken. " Gluten feed " has about 27 per cent, protein. 

 "Gluten meal" from 34 to 36 per cent. "Corn bran," another 

 form, contains from 10 to 11 per cent, protein. As a rule 

 gluten feed and corn bran are more expensive than is gluten meal. 

 Such meal ought to be bought for $30 per ton, but it is deficient 

 in mineral matter. So I should prefer oil meal at $2 more per ton. 



Question. — How much shall we feed to a cow ? 



Mr. Smith. — That would depend on the cow. We do not feed 

 an excess of eight pounds to our best cows. 



Question. — What would you say of a ration for cows, not in 

 milk, of two feeds of good ensilage and one of hay, daily? 



Mr. Chapman. — I do not think the cow would object. A cow 

 not giving milk, if she has ensilage twice a day and hay once, 

 rmglit to do very well< unless there is too much corn in the ensilage. 

 In that case, she might lay on too much fat. The ration as given 

 here would hardly contain protein enough for a milch cow or a 

 growing one. 



Question. — What are the host foods for those who cannot have 

 silo«, nor raise clover to feed their cows? 



Mr. Smith. — If a man has no silo and cannot grow clover, the 

 cheapest and most profitable food for him to raise would be man- 

 gels. They will be more profitable than sugar beets, because there 

 can be so many more tons grown on an acre? 



Question. — Which makes the best milk and butter ration, oats 

 and bran and gluten meal, or bran and gluten meal? 



